The following list shows the gauges adopted in various countries:-- ft.
The gauges included plug, ring, cylinder and screw gauges to the closest degrees of accuracy, which in practice are verified by the rigid inspection of the National Physical Laboratory.
For this purpose pressure-gauges can be connected to the gallery at the desired spots by means of flexible tubes.
And they too are checked by master gauges of a finer degree of accuracy still, being made by the most laborious methods, and checked over and over again, so as to reach the utmost limits in the way of correctness.
The gauges themselves are a case in point, for they must be true within, say, a ten-thousandth, or even less.
This system involves the use of twogauges for every size.
If numerous rain-gauges were established throughout the country, and all their records sent to one central station, what valuable information might be collected for a particular district or country in the course of years.
A more complete rain-gauge] As the fall of rain is always measured in inches gauges are made to indicate the equivalent of a cubic inch of rain on the surface of the earth.
The better rain-gauges are constructed to avoid these contingencies, as far as possible and to depend only on the area of entry for the accuracy of the measurements.
Sewing machine items] When a machine is reasonably tight in all parts, gauges and setting marks may be adhered to for the preliminary adjustments; and then if the machine works erratically, other adjustments must be made.
Where no marks or gauges are furnished for the adjustment of the needle bar, it should be so set as to allow the shuttle or hook to enter the bold part of the loop formed from the needle.
To prevent these gauges from being pushed off, or to facilitate refixing in the event of their becoming loose, the gauge generally supplied with the press is brought close up behind them.
The gauges thus made are fixed with wax at convenient places, best on the middle line above and below the table but in such a way that they themselves are not touched by the plate.
The weighing machine has a hopper which lets the coffee down into a device thatgauges the correct amount, say a pound or two pounds, and then pours it into the can.
By his sense of smell of the roast and of the brew, he gauges the strength of the aroma, which also enters into the valuation calculation.
He gauges the capacity and facilities of each retail customer, and then gives him practical help to keep the stock moving.
Just an instant before the cylinder commences to rotate, the grippers seize the front edge of the sheet, and the gauges lift out of the way.
Extending a little over the front of the feed board are two gauges against which the front edge of the sheet of paper is placed, while one side edge of the sheet is placed against a gauge at the side of the feed board.
They have to pass gauges over the shell and the shell must fit all the gauges.
There are 150 different gauges authorized for the measurement of one type of fuse, and in practice even more are used, to ensure perfection of accuracy.
They were measuring with small gauges parts of the fuse, some the size of a good-sized bead.
I made it all myself,' she said joyfully, 'dead exact, and all the other gauges of this size in the School are made from it.
Here the gauges and valves are ordinarily checked at the time a boiler is cut out, the valves being assured of not sticking by daily instantaneous opening through manipulation by hand of the valve lever.
The installation of a draft gauge or gauges is strongly to be recommended and a record of such drafts should be kept as being a check on the combustion rates.
Vacuum gauges indicate the difference, expressed in inches of mercury, between atmospheric pressure and the pressure within the vessel to which the gauge is attached.
The same indicators, thermometers and gauges were used in all the tests, so that the results are directly comparable.
Thermometers, draft gauges and flue gas sampling pipes should be so located as to give as nearly as possible an average of the conditions, the gases flowing freely over the ends of the thermometers, couples and sampling pipes.
U-tube, containing water, lacks sensitiveness in measuring such slight pressure differences as usually exist, and for that reason gauges which multiply the draft indications are more convenient and are much used.
The ring and cylinder gauges shall be examined before each inspection, and when found to have enlarged 0.
When the number of rounds fired is not known, an estimate may be made from an examination of the vent by cylindrical gauges differing from each other by .
Vent-gauges of untempered steel wire, with shoulders to prevent them from slipping into the vent.
The vents should be examined with the vent-gauges and searchers, to see that they are clear from any substance which may obstruct the use of priming-wires and primers.
The exterior diameters are measured with the calipers and square, or by the set-gauges used in turning, and a graduated wedge.
The tone of criticism naturally changes with local conditions in different parts of a country extended like our own, so that it is one of the most convenient gauges of the partial movements in the direction of civilization.
Equally as fine gauges can be and are made for the inch as for the metric system, and the inch is decimally divided, but we require another decimal point to express our measurement.
On the other hand the petrol car has no boiler to get out of order or burst, no troublesome gauges requiring constant attention, and there is small difficulty about a supply of fuel.
The barometer gauges for the eye the amount of atmosphere that is piled above one.
But it is to be observed that while the reamer wears smaller, the standard gauges to which the pins or bolts are turned wear larger, and the wear is here again in a direction to prevent the work from fitting together.
A pair of gauges for the same size, the plug being sometimes termed the male and the collar the female gauge.
Furthermore the workman's measuring gauges are themselves subject to wear, those for measuring the pins wearing larger and those for the holes wearing smaller, and this again is in a direction to prevent the work from fitting together.
Both saws are provided with ripping gauges and with right and left hand mitre fences, adapted to the application of either short or long work, and provided with length gauges.
By its use, gauges and other exact tools can be made, and at the same time keep gauges of all kinds to standard size by detecting wear or derangement.
And so as he stared at the gauges again there was bewildered amazement in his eyes .
The miners work in pairs, so that one may assist the other in case of accident, or of injury to the breathing apparatus, and so that each may watch the condition of the oxygen supply, as shown by the gauges in the other’s outfit.
Hand gauges were then used to cut the splints into strips of uniform width.
This favourite semi-decorative and functional feature also occurs in the handles of gauges (Figure 1).
The gaugesmade by these people are somewhat distinctive (Figures 18 a and b, and 19).
The gauges show that we're about two and a half fathoms down at present," replied Harry.
Until the gauges showed a depth of twelve fathoms, Jimmie held the levers in position.
The gauges indicated a depth of about eight fathoms when Jimmie, who was at the helm, requested that the rudders be again deflected.
In certain branches of telephone work, such as line construction, the existence of the several wire gauges or standards is very likely to lead to confusion.
Each of the so-called wire gauges consists of a series of graded sizes of wire, ranging from approximately one-half an inch in diameter down to about the fineness of a lady's hair.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gauges" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
