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Offline swervncarz

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Unknown Gauge
« on: July 11, 2016, 11:56:55 AM »
Can someone tell me what this gauge is used for?



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Offline mikeswrenches

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Re: Unknown Gauge
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2016, 12:03:29 PM »
Maybe for checking drill bit sizes or just round stock in general?

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Offline gibsontool

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Re: Unknown Gauge
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2016, 12:09:00 PM »
Any thing round.
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Offline jefftrin

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Re: Unknown Gauge
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2016, 09:15:18 PM »
this link might help track it down

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fox_(engineer)
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Offline Plyerman

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Re: Unknown Gauge
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2016, 09:24:42 PM »
The numbers on the right are measurements in 64th's of an inch (which of course fall in-between all of the measurement sizes on the left).
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Offline Davetoombs

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Re: Unknown Gauge
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2016, 12:20:34 PM »
Hello. It is a wire gauge. as already mentioned. I find they give quite accurate measurements. 
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