How to Use Digital Calipers to Measure Objects

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  • Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
  • Digital calipers are amazing tools for measuring objects in the real world. They can measure depth, outside dimensions, interior dimensions and step dimensions. They are an indispensable tool for 3D modeling, design, engineering, Machining and any other related field.
    0:00 Introduction
    0:18 Calibration
    0:36 Caliper Measurement Tools
    1:02 Measure Outside Dimensions
    1:28 Measure Interior Dimensions
    1:46 Measure Depth
    2:01 Step Measurements
    2:41 Comparative Measurements
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  • @troyc333
    @troyc333 Рік тому +9

    Great simple explanation of how to use the basic features of digital calipers.

  • @CostlyFiddle
    @CostlyFiddle 10 місяців тому +2

    great tutorial, to the point with no fluff. I had no idea about the step measure ability before watching this and have been struggling to get certain measurements. Thanks for the video and welcome to my algorithm!

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah the step measurement on the calipers is super handy, I didn't know about it for the longest time either until someone showed me too

  • @Tenetri
    @Tenetri Рік тому +3

    I want to make my fiance a pen holder that attaches to her journal. I didn't know how to take measurements, and I learned a lot more! Thanks so much for the video!

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  Рік тому +1

      That's a great use for digital calipers, hope the pen holder works out well

  • @DethronerX
    @DethronerX 10 місяців тому +3

    Thanks! There were a few things I didn't know, but now I do!

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  10 місяців тому +1

      Always new stuff to learn 👍

  • @JPG747
    @JPG747 Рік тому +2

    Thanks, great video, bought one to help set up my guitars, takes the guesswork out of bridge heights etc..

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  Рік тому

      Great use for digital calipers 🎸📏

  • @satindollyxx
    @satindollyxx 2 роки тому +5

    i am surprisingly using this for my science revision. this helped so much! finally clear on a certain concept:)

  • @torque6389
    @torque6389 2 роки тому +2

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @nyashapatrick1589
    @nyashapatrick1589 10 днів тому +1

    Very informative information

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  10 днів тому

      Glad it helped 📐📏⛏️

  • @Brappbruhclassic
    @Brappbruhclassic 2 місяці тому +1

    I’m a tool and die technician and this is my daily tool cool simple tool in my opinion ✌🏼

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  2 місяці тому

      Digital calipers are amazing tools ⚙️

  • @ScarTalon
    @ScarTalon 5 місяців тому +1

    this was very helpful, thank you!

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  5 місяців тому +1

      Glad it helped 📏📐

  • @shinwonderboy
    @shinwonderboy Місяць тому +1

    i was wondering what the little jaws on the outside were for, i would have never guessed on my own that they were for interior measurements 😅 thanks for the simple explanation/demonstration! i really appreciate people like you who upload how-to videos for items other people might not think need one.

  • @damrgee8279
    @damrgee8279 Рік тому +1

    A full semester in a few minutes thank you very much

  • @nataliejohnson7379
    @nataliejohnson7379 2 роки тому +1

    great video. thank you

  • @georgejones1841
    @georgejones1841 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the knowledge on digital caliper's

  • @birphon
    @birphon 4 місяці тому +1

    Wonderfully amazing video! I even learnt how to open and close them by watching this video LOL I was always holding one end and then pulling/pushing on the digital reader cause i was confused at what the spinny thing did as i tried a lot of was to use and it was like it was "locked" but no, twas being dumb about it XD Off to measure all these electrical comps so I can learn to CAD up a box to house them all

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  3 місяці тому

      Sometimes it's the simplest things 👍

  • @alexhetherington8028
    @alexhetherington8028 2 роки тому +2

    Nice video. Can you explain to me what the resolution and accuracy readings mean on the back and how to use them ?

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  2 роки тому +1

      "Calipers may read to a resolution of 0.01 mm or 0.0005 in, but accuracy may not be better than about ±0.02 mm or 0.001 in for 150 mm (6 in) calipers, and worse for longer one." Wikipedia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Comparison

  • @BedsitBob
    @BedsitBob 8 місяців тому +1

    Before zeroing (not calibrating) the calliper, you should open the jaws, wipe them of any dirt, dust etc., and reclose them.
    Anything on the faces of the jaws, is going to affect the zero, and hence the accuracy of the readings.

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  8 місяців тому

      Great tip, thanks for sharing with everyone

  • @AB-vp9mi
    @AB-vp9mi 9 місяців тому +17

    Had no frigging idea about step gauge.

  • @lkmanzana4137
    @lkmanzana4137 Рік тому +1

    You saved my life bro 🙏🏽🗿

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  Рік тому +1

      Time to measure everything with digital calipers 👍

  • @andrewerohin2459
    @andrewerohin2459 3 місяці тому +1

    Since I'm not very familiar with this tool, I felt kinda stupid trying to figure out how to switch between outside and inside measurements. Only after measuring with the ruler I found that inner and outer jaws are set the way that the gap between both has similar size=)

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  3 місяці тому

      It's not initially obvious, glad you figured it out👍

  •  7 місяців тому

    @WhatMakeArt i plan to buy this caliper. do you recommend it? thanks.

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  7 місяців тому +2

      Seems to work fine, most digital calipers will serve you well, be careful, you might find yourself measuring everything

  • @ralphconnell8163
    @ralphconnell8163 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you. Silly Q.. but what is the 'Origin button for?'

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  2 роки тому +2

      The origin button changes the zero point, for example if you press it with the jaws open then it will read as zero at that point rather than when the jaws are closed
      You can use this to do simple math, measure something, press the origin button, then measure something else,
      The difference in size will be the reading on the digital calipers

    • @RationalSaneThinker
      @RationalSaneThinker 4 місяці тому

      It sets the baseline for relative measurements. It's equivalent to the Tare button on digital scales. You can use it for additive and subtractive measurements. And it's also used to recalibrate the calipers to 0 in case it gets misaligned.

  • @nabilanuzhatmoin5392
    @nabilanuzhatmoin5392 11 місяців тому +1

    everything is well explained. please add how to take the reading of the measurement and the unit of the reading.

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  11 місяців тому

      Since this is a digital calipers, you just need to read the numbers to take a reading, for the units, you can press the button and it will generally change between metric and inches, some digital calipers also do fractions as well.

    • @nabilanuzhatmoin5392
      @nabilanuzhatmoin5392 11 місяців тому

      @@WhatMakeArt Thank you so much.
      Could you please explain how to determine the Vernier constant/Least Count in a digital Vernier Scale?

  • @simbad909
    @simbad909 Рік тому +1

    ✔️

  • @DougAlesUSA
    @DougAlesUSA 4 місяці тому +1

    If you took a pipe and made the ID larger than the OD would the hole be on the outside?

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  4 місяці тому +1

      You can simulate this effect by dropping a solid steel bar in the ocean, then the water flows through the ID on the outside

    • @DougAlesUSA
      @DougAlesUSA 4 місяці тому +1

      @@WhatMakeArt I like where you are going with this.

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  4 місяці тому

      🌊

  • @ChozoSR388
    @ChozoSR388 6 місяців тому +1

    I had no clue about the step gauge, and hadn't really thhought to use the zero button to facilitate comparative measurements, but that makes total sense! Thank you!

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  6 місяців тому

      I didn't know about the step gauge for a long time too

  • @curiousassortment
    @curiousassortment 6 місяців тому +1

    I am very interested in calipers and how to get accurate measurement of watch crystals. Experts recommend taking a few measurements to be sure. But if the arms of the caliper can only measure the diameter, then why aren't all the measurements exactly the same? (This question is because I am having difficulty with using the calipers.) Thanks!

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  6 місяців тому

      Yes, it's best to take a few measurements with calipers and then take an average, if you look at the video, there's other things you can measure besides diameter, such as offset and depth

    • @RationalSaneThinker
      @RationalSaneThinker 4 місяці тому

      There are imperfections in the manufacturing of watches and crystals so the size may not be exactly the same throughout the item. And when measuring outer diameters, you cannot be sure that you have the farthest points at both end. We're talking about resolutions of 1/100th of an inch for cheap digital calipers (mine was $3!) or up to 5/10,000th of an inch for expensive ones, e.g. Mitutoyo.

    • @testchannelone6616
      @testchannelone6616 4 місяці тому

      Thanks @@RationalSaneThinker

  • @WhyAliasIdontNeedOne
    @WhyAliasIdontNeedOne 11 місяців тому +1

    But how do I ensure I am holding the calipers perpendicular?

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  11 місяців тому

      Do your best to make sure the jaws are flat and resting on the surface

    • @WhyAliasIdontNeedOne
      @WhyAliasIdontNeedOne 11 місяців тому

      @@WhatMakeArt That is imprecise

  • @humiii2832
    @humiii2832 9 місяців тому +1

    In which unit it measure the lenght?

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  9 місяців тому

      mm and inches

    • @RationalSaneThinker
      @RationalSaneThinker 4 місяці тому

      You can switch between millimetres and inches. Some also have the option to show the measurements in fractions.

  • @Feenix102
    @Feenix102 11 місяців тому +1

    What does it mean when you get a minus value?

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  11 місяців тому +1

      Either the digital calipers need to be re zeroed or you are using the memory function of the calipers to make a measurement difference.
      Easiest way to reset the calipers is to make sure the jaws are clean, close them all the way, press the zero button, and then measure something that has a known size to see if it's accurate

    • @Feenix102
      @Feenix102 11 місяців тому +1

      @@WhatMakeArt Cool. Yeah, I think what happened was I zeroed them before they were completely closed so logically when closing them it would give the minus error. Thankyou. :o)

    • @RationalSaneThinker
      @RationalSaneThinker 4 місяці тому

      If you're comparing two objects, it means that the second measurement is shorter than the first. In other words, you closed the jaws when taking the second measurement.

  • @olayemicooking
    @olayemicooking 3 роки тому +1

    Hello everyone

  • @SE45CX
    @SE45CX 6 місяців тому +1

    And you also have a nice voice.

  • @adrenalinehigh2070
    @adrenalinehigh2070 Рік тому +2

    You mention calibrating the caliper , but don’t even mention cleaning the jaws prior to zeroing it. So with that…. Im out

    • @WhatMakeArt
      @WhatMakeArt  Рік тому

      Out with dirty jaws

    • @x2xtreme360
      @x2xtreme360 11 місяців тому +2

      If you're not measuring mud, like apparently you are, I think the tutorial is more than informative. Sheesh.