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162 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK LARRY BOROWSKI SETTING ADJUSTABLE THREAD RINGS PART 2 - HOW IT IS DONE from page 142 Checking the other side of the ring. [12] We never defined which side of the ring we want to check, and that is because both sides should be checked. Just because it is good on the “marked side”, doesn’t mean it is automatically good on the un-marked side. [13] Remove the ring entirely from the setting plug, turn it around, and start it back up the set plug. You should have the same friction feel all the way up and down the setting plug. If you don’t, it probably means that you only use the ring in one direction which is typically a bad practice because you get un-even wear and less life out of your rings. Finishing up [14] If you completed the above process and had a good friction fit on both sides of the ring, it is now time to seal off that hardware to ensure the setting remains intact. [15] Seal the hardware access points back up using any manner of tamper proofing material. Hot glue works well because it is a relatively clean process and is easily removed for the next calibration. Standard sealing wax works well too, but has a tendency to be difficult to dig out. I would not recommend materials like solder, or other melted metallic substances because of the difficulty in accessing it again for future calibrations. [16] Before putting the ring gage back into the cabinet or sending it out for use, you should take another minor diameter measurement. This measurement combined with your initial minor measurement, and the final pitch diameter setting will help you get a relatively good estimate of the actual functional pitch diameter size before you made the adjustment. You can use the following formula to estimate that value: Initial Pitch diameter = ((final minor diameter – initial minor diameter) + Final Pitch diameter) If your ring gage ended up being “bad” meaning that at some point during the setting procedure, you lost flank contact or your friction fit, then you should either replace it or attempt to have it reworked. Some manufacturer’s can refurbish worn ring gages, but many times it costs almost as much as a new ring just because of the labor involved, at which point it becomes more of a business decision. If your ring gage ended up being “good”, then you’ve sealed it all up and you are ready to put it into use, or store it for the next time you need it. There is no shelf life for the setting of a ring gage, which becomes a calibration cycle discussion for another time. Either way, hopefully you now have a better understanding of the process used to set adjustable ring gages. You can now decide to take on this endeavor yourself, or send it off to someone that does this for a living. i.e. an ISO 17025 accredited calibration laboratory. LARRY BOROWSKI | GREENSLADE & COMPANY INC
PAC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION SPRING CONFERENCE SCOTTSDALE, AZ - APRIL 27-29, <strong>2023</strong>
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