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I would trust the probe. If you're going to use a gage, make sure you use the Actual calibration numbers for size. Remember the calibration house uses a 2 point diameter, so .... it may be slightly different. Temp probes would help too.
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I agree that this is exactly the type of situation that gage correction was designed for; However, in this situation I don't think you're gaining anything, especially considering the equipment used, with using gage correction over normal qualification.
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I usually start with measuring the master that I'm considering using for the correction. If the results are "close enough" to the stated calibration value, then I would probably not use the correction.
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I don't think I can rely on the ring gage because it is class x and has 0.001um mfg tolerance. I'm already seeing a 0.3 deviation from the stated size. I didn't know the mfg tolerance when I posted the original question.
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The class of the gage does not matter, if you have the actuals from the ring's calibration report; then, then only outlier would be the stated uncertainty of the calibration ... if it was only certified as "pass/fail", then you are correct.
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Look at your calibration charts for the machine, you'll see that the machine is MORE than capable of checking to that tolerance. The remaining variables are , work holding , Temperature , Filtering, Outlier elimination, Dirt, and gaging pressure. Make sure they're all good and it should be a piece of cake!
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So Tom gave us the accuracy of his Prismo which is 5um/.0000196in...

Am I correct in saying the repeat-ability is the standard factor by 10?

I use a Contura 2014 RDS XXT, and I try to keep my calibration at under .0002mm and when I first started this job we had some parts that were + / - .00005in...From what I've been able to gather from our Zeiss Tech is that the *repeat-ability* is somewhere around .00008in, which tells me our machine is not accurate in millionths.

Sorry to go on a tangent topic here but I was just wondering what everyone else thinks on this.
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I have a similar measuring task + a form of 0.01mm I do before the start of a comparison with the probe used on the reference sphere and then have the difference as a formula in the result.
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Sorry, how does 0.5um + L/500 equate to 5um /.0000196?

What do you mean by "repeatability is the standard factor by 10"? You hear statements like "accurate to within .xxxx and repeatable to within .xxxx when dealing with CNC machine tools but I'm not aware of this practice as it pertains to CMM's. I've always believed my Contura machines were not good to the millionths either.
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I was wondering if that was what he was referring to. However, when you get into tolerances where 10 to 1 can't be attained, I've read somewhere that a 5 to 1 was industry accepted.
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My calculation for 5um might not be correct lol. What I do know is my MasterProbe calibrates to .0002mm or better and I go by the factor of 10 or 10% of the tolerance because that's how I was trained. I also asked my Zeiss trainers about this and it was confirmed as well by them. They told me my *repeat-ability* or *accuracy* is .00008in. The .00008in is a factor of 10 from the under or around .0002mm MasterProbe calibration.
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Since I don't have certification on the gage, I am going to trust the CMM. Early on, we were getting good results but have since run into manufacturing issues that are distorting the part and are trying to work through these hurdles.
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