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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1997
David S Strait, Lyle, WA (US);
Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc., Newberg, OR (US);
Abstract
A bore measurement apparatus and method is provided for measuring with a single apparatus the inner diameter of a bore and the outer diameter of a cutting tool mounted on a boring bar. The apparatus comprises a set of clamping jaws secured to an elongate bar having a magnetic graduated strip positioned thereon, an indicating head slidably mounted on the elongate bar, and a measurement arm having a stylus, the measurement arm slidably mounted on the indicating head for movement between an inner measurement position wherein the stylus contacts the inner surface of a bore and an outer measurement position wherein the stylus contacts the upper surface of a cutting tool.