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Home » Authors » Mike Oddy

Mike Oddy

Mike Oddy is the technical sales director at Vermont Gage (Swanton, VT). For more information, call (802) 868-2701 Ext. 1123, email tech@vermontgage.com or visit www.vermontgage.com.

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Quality 101

Cylindrical Ring Gages: One Ring to Rule Them All

Cylindrical ring gages may be used as master gages to set variable measuring tools.
Mike Oddy
May 5, 2021
2 Comments

Cylindrical ring gages have a number of inspection purposes. They are used as Go/No-Go gages to inspect the outside diameter of a shaft or rod. They are masters for dial bore gages, internal micrometers and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). 


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Gages for Screw Thread Inserts (STI)

It is critical for both the gage manufacturer and the metrology lab to know the industry standard for the gages being manufactured or calibrated.
Mike Oddy
November 2, 2020
2 Comments

Screw thread inserts (STI) require the threaded hole to be inspected prior to inserting the threaded insert or coil. The dimensions and tolerances for the gages used to inspect these threads have been a bit confusing over the past 30 years. 


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The Gage Selection Conundrum

The correct selection of measuring devices will ensure the quality, price and delivery of the products we manufacture and use.
Mike Oddy
May 1, 2020
2 Comments

Selecting gages and other types of measuring tools can be challenging. It does not matter if you are an experienced or novice gage user, tool crib manager, lab manager or buyer. 


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Thread Classes and Setting Plug Gages

Product tolerances and dimensions always dictate the gage tolerances and dimensions.
Mike Oddy
October 1, 2019
One Comment

Thread classes for product threads, and by extension the gages used to inspect them, can become a bit of alphabet soup. Some find the requirements confusing.


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Depth Measurement Challenges

Let’s look at some of the part and gage features that may impede accurate depth measurement.
Mike Oddy
October 3, 2017
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The measurement of the depth of a hole sounds straightforward and simple. In many cases it is. In others, there are design features of both the part and the gage that must be considered to insure an accurate measurement and a properly assembled or functioning part. 


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Thread ring gages

Adjustable Thread Ring Gages: Functional External Thread Inspection

Functional external thread inspection
Mike Oddy
April 1, 2017
One Comment

External thread inspection can seem confusing and, in some cases, frustrating. There is a wide variety of inspection tools available for external threads.


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Internal Part Thread Inspection

Mike Oddy
August 1, 2016
One Comment

How do you measure an internal thread on a part? How do you decide what you need?


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Depth Measurement

Depth Measurement

Is the hole too deep, not deep enough or just right?
Mike Oddy
January 1, 2016
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The measurement of a drilled, reamed or formed hole depth may be inspected in a wide variety of methods. 


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Inspection of 60 Degrees Working Thread Plug Gages

Mike Oddy
March 2, 2015
One Comment

Working thread plug gages are the fixed limit functional gages used to inspect product threads on a pass/fail basis.


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The Infamous No-Go Gage

Remember, your gages are your best friends.
Mike Oddy
January 1, 2015
2 Comments

The use of the go/no-go fixed limit gage is considered one of the simplest forms of pass/fail attribute inspection.


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