Slip Gauges

Slip gauge
• Also known as Gauge blocks or Johannson gauges.
• Cuboidal-shaped blocks of high-grade steel with a high finish.
• These are mainly used as measuring standards.
• These are first hardened to resist wear and carefully stabilized so that
they are independent of any subsequent variation in size or shape.
• The longer gauges in the set and length bars are hardened only locally
at their measuring ends.
Slip Gauges
Slip Gauges
Slip Gauges
Wringing of Slip Gauges

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lOOl3VxOtE
 Indian Standard on Slip Gauges (IS 2984 -
1966)Grades/Classes of Slip gauges
• There are five grades or classes of slip gauges:
• #1. Grade 2 : Workshop grade. Typical uses include setting up machine
tools, positioning milling cutters, and checking mechanical widths.
• #2. Grade 1 : Used for more precise work, such as that carried out in a
good-class tool room. Typical uses include setting up sine bars and sine
tables, checking gap gauges, and setting dial test indicators to zero.
• #3. Grade 0 : Used for machine shop inspection. This means that it is the
Inspection Department only who has access to this grade of slips.
• In this way, it is not possible for these slip gauges to be damaged or abused
by the rough usage to be expected on the shop floor.
• #4. Grade 00 : Also known as inspection grade is kept in the Standard
Room and for work of the highest precision only.
• #5. Calibration grade : This is a special grade, with the actual sizes of the
slips stated or calibrated on a special chart supplied with the set.
Applications of Slip Gauges
 Set of Slip Gauges
• Gauge blocks are available in sets of steps of 10, 1, 0.1, 0.01 & 0.001 mm.
• On small size blocks, the size is marked on the measuring face, and large
blocks are marked on a side surface.
• The sets are available in ‘Metric’ (in mm) & ‘English’ (in inch) units and
Expressed by Letter ‘M’ and ‘E’ respectively.
• The number of pieces in a set is given by the number followed by letter E
or M.
• For Example, E 81 refers to a set whose blocks are in inch unit and 81 in
number. Similarly M 45 refers to a set whose blocks are in mm units and
are 45 in number.
• Typical grades of the Gauges are M122, M106, M87, M 50, M 33, M27
and E 81, E 49, E 41, E 35, E 28
Set of Slip Gauges
 Exercise 2 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• Ex 1 – Working out the dimension of 73.975 mm using Set M 87 of
Slip Gauge.
Slip Gauge Set M 87
Range Steps No. of Pieces
1- 1.0005 mm – 1
2- 1.001 – 1.009 mm 0.001 9
3- 1.01 – 1.49 mm 0.01 49
4- 0.5 – 9.5 mm 0.5 19
5- 10 – 90 10 9
Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• Establishing dimension 73.975 mm out
of M 87.
• First Step
• 73.975 – 1.005 = 72.970 mm
• (Gauge of 1.005 mm Available and Slip Gauge Set M 87
Accepted – Ist Gauge ) Range Steps No. of Pieces
1- 1.0005 mm – 1
• Next 2- 1.001 – 1.009 mm 0.001 9
• 72.970 – 1.07 = 71.900 mm (Gauge of 3- 1.01 – 1.49 mm 0.01 49
1.07 mm Available, So Selected) 4- 0.5 – 9.5 mm 0.5 19
• Next 5- 10 – 90 10 9
• 71.900 – 1.9 = 70.000 mm
• (But, Gauge of 1.9 mm not Available, So
taking another Gauge in Previous step)
Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• 72.970 – 1.17 = 71.800 mm (But,
for next step 1.8 mm Gauge Not
Available).
• 72.970 – 1.27 = 71.700 mm (But,
for next step 1.7 mm Gauge Not
Available). Slip Gauge Set M 87
Range Steps No. of Pieces
• 71.970 – 1.37 = 71.600 mm (But, 1- 1.0005 mm – 1
for next step 1.6 mm Gauge Not 2- 1.001 – 1.009 mm 0.001 9
Available). 3- 1.01 – 1.49 mm 0.01 49
• 71.970 – 1.47 = 71.500 mm (For 4- 0.5 – 9.5 mm 0.5 19
next step 1.5 mm Gauge is 5- 10 – 90 10 9
Available)
• (Gauge of 1.47 mm Available and
Accepted – IInd Gauge)
Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• Next Step
• 71.5 – 1.5 = 70.000 mm
• (Gauge of 1.5 mm Available and
Accepted – IIIrd Gauge)
• 70.000 mm
• (Gauge of 70 mm Available and
Accepted – IVth Gauge)
• (Gauge of 1.005 mm Available and
Accepted – Ist Gauge )
• (Gauge of 1.47 mm Available and
Accepted – IInd Gauge)
• (Gauge of 1.5 mm Available and
Accepted – IIIrd Gauge)
• (Gauge of 70 mm Available and
Accepted – Vth Gauge)
•
• (Rs 73.975 = 1.005 mm+ 1.47 mm
+1.5 mm + 70.00mm)
•
 Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• Ex 1 – Working out the dimension of 58.975 mm using Set M 112 of
Slip Gauge.

Slip Gauge Set M 112

Range Steps No. of Pieces
1- 1.001 – 1.009 mm 0.001 9
2- 1.01 – 1.49 mm 0.01 49
3- 0.5 – 24.5 mm 0.5 49
4- 25, 50, 75 and 100 25 4
5- 1.0005 mm – 1
Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• Establishing dimension 58.975 mm out
of M 112.
• First Step
• 58.975 – 1.005 = 57.970 mm
• (Gauge of 1.005 mm Available and Slip Gauge Set M 112
Accepted – Ist Gauge ) 1-
Range
1.001 – 1.009 mm
Steps
0.001
No. of Pieces
9
• Next 2- 1.01 – 1.49 mm 0.01 49
3- 0.5 – 24.5 mm 0.5 49
• 57.970 – 1.07 = 56.900 mm (Gauge of 4- 25, 50, 75 and 100 25 4
1.07 mm Available, So Selected) 5- 1.0005 mm – 1

• Next
• 56.900 – 1.9 = 55.000 mm
• (But, Gauge of 1.9 mm not Available, So
taking another Gauge in Previous step)
Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• 57.970 – 1.17 = 56.800 mm (But,
for next step 1.8 mm Gauge Not
Available).
• 57.970 – 1.27 = 56.700 mm (But,
for next step 1.7 mm Gauge Not
Available).
• 57.970 – 1.37 = 56.600 mm (But,
for next step 1.6 mm Gauge Not
Available).
• 57.970 – 1.47 = 56.500 mm (For
next step 1.5 mm Gauge is
Available)
• (Gauge of 1.47 mm Available and
Accepted – IInd Gauge)
Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• Next Step
• 56.5 – 6.5 = 50.000 mm
• (Gauge of 6.5 mm Available and
Accepted – IIIrd Gauge)
• 50.000 mm
• (Gauge of 50 mm Available and
Accepted – IVth Gauge)
Exercise 1 : Establishing Desired Dimensions
• (Gauge of 1.005 mm Available
and Accepted – Ist Gauge )
• (Gauge of 1.47 mm Available
and Accepted – IInd Gauge)
• (Gauge of 6.5 mm Available and
Accepted – IIIrd Gauge)
• (Gauge of 50 mm Available and
Accepted – Vth Gauge)
• Adding up all the Dimensions
1.005 mm+ 1.47 mm +6.5 mm +
50.00mm = 58.975 mm
Sine Bar
• Link for Sine Bar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmyjC2ooamE
Angular measurement with Sine Bar
Sine Bar
Angular measurement with Sine Bar
Taylor’s principle of Gauge design
 Taylor’s Principle of Gauge Design
• It states that GO gauge should check all related dimensions.
Simultaneously NOGO gauge should check only one dimension at a
time.

• Maximum metal condition : It refers to the condition of hole or shaft

when maximum material is left on i.e. high limit of shaft and low limit
of hole.

• Minimum metal condition : If refers to the condition of hole or shaft

when minimum material is left on such as low limit of shaft and high
limit of hole.
Taylor’s principle of Gauge design
Taylor’s principle of Gauge design
Gauge design as per Taylor’s principle
 Plug and Ring Gauges
(American Gauge Design standard)
Selection of Tolerance class
Wear Allowances