Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device for testing the diameter, the pitch, and the accuracy of the thread of screws.
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The size of screws is indicated by their length in inches, and by the diameter of the wire from which they are made, using the standard screw-gage, Fig. 220, p. 117.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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_Machine-screws_, Fig. 231, are similar to stove-bolts, but are accurately cut and are measured with a screw-gage.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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