Measuring Tools
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Tape rules
used to measure materials in shop.
2
Rigid steel rules
used to measure materials in the shop
3
Steel (fiberglass) tape rules
used to measure materials in the shop.
4
Folding rules
used to measured materials in the ship.
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Micrometer
can measure down to thousandths of an inch, so you use them when you need to precisely measure the thickness of a flat object or the outside diameter of a cylinder.
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Caliper
work in the same way as micrometers.
7
Depot Gauges
measure the depth of holes.
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Thickness gauges 
measure the thickness of small gaps.
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Thread gauges
measure the number of threads per inch in threaded fasterners.
10
Wire gauges
measure the thickness of wire.
11
Inside calipers
measure the internal size.
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Slide calipers
have a built-in rule.