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2. Category:Metalworking measuring instruments - Wikipedia

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   This category includes measuring tools (gauges and instruments) that, while not exclusive to, are used in the field of Metalworking. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.

3. Gauge (instrument) - Wikipedia

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   Vernier height gauge: a measuring device used either for determining the height of something, or for repetitious marking of items to be worked on. The former type of height gauge is often used in doctor's surgeries to find the height of people. Wire gauge: measuring tool determines the thickness of a wire.

4. Sheet metal - Wikipedia

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   In most of the world, sheet metal thickness is consistently specified in millimeters. In the U.S., the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional, non-linear measure known as its gauge. The larger the gauge number, the thinner the metal. Commonly used steel sheet metal ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.

5. Gauge - Wikipedia

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   American wire gauge, a common measure of nonferrous wire diameter, especially electrical; Birmingham gauge, a measure of ferrous wire and hypodermic needle diameter; Jewelry wire gauge, the size of wire used in jewelry making; Sheet metal gauge, thickness of metal in sheet form; Film gauge, a physical property of film stock which defines its size

6. Gauge block - Wikipedia

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   The individual gauge block is a metal or ceramic block that has been precision ground and lapped to a specific thickness. Gauge blocks come in sets of blocks with a range of standard lengths. In use, the blocks are stacked to make up a desired length (or height). Gauge blocks were invented in 1896 by Swedish machinist Carl Edvard Johansson. [1]

7. Marking gauge - Wikipedia

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   Stanley and Veritas marking gauges. A marking gauge, also known as a scratch gauge, [1] is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations. [2] The purpose of the gauge is to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface. It is used in joinery and sheetmetal operations.