Go/no go gauge

A go/no-go gauge refers to an inspection tool used to check a workpiece

against its allowed tolerances via a go/no-go test. Its name is derived from
two tests: the check involves the workpiece having to pass one test (go) and
fail the other (no-go).

ISO 1502 sets a standard for threads and gauging to test them. It establishes
the attribute T as go for the major diameter and the attribute Z as no-go for
the pitch diameter.[1] The inspection tool has two threaded components. For
example, there would be two female sections on a gauge to test a threaded
male workpiece such as a screw. If the major diameter of a screw is too large,
it will not fit in the T test thread at all (fail). If the major diameter is too small,
the fit is sloppy (fail). If the thread has been cut too deep, it screws into the Z
test thread (fail). If it is the right size and only does about three turns, the fit is
right (pass).[2]

A go/no-go gauge is an integral part of the quality process that is used in the
manufacturing industry to ensure interchangeability of parts between
processes or even between different manufacturers. It does not return a size
or actual measurement in the conventional sense, but instead returns a state,
which is either acceptable (the part is within tolerance and may be used) or
unacceptable (the part must be rejected).

They are well suited for use in the production area of the factory as they
require little skill or interpretation to use effectively and have few, if any,
moving parts to be damaged in the often hostile production environment.

Contents
Plug gauge
Pin gauge
Snap gauge
Other styles
See also
References
External links

Plug gauge

Replaceable thread and plug

gauges
Hardened and ground plug
gauge
These gauges are referred to as plug gauges;
they are used in the manner of a plug. They
are generally assembled from standard parts, where the gauge portion is
interchangeable with other gauge pieces (obtained from a set of pin type and a
body that uses the collet principle to hold the gauges firmly. To use this style
of gauge, one end is inserted into the part first, and depending on the result of
that test, the other end is tried.[3]

In the right image, the top gauge is a thread gauge that is screwed into the
part to be tested, the "GO" end should fully enter the part; the "NOT GO" end
should not. The lower image is a plain plug gauge used to check the size of a
hole; the green end is the go, and the red end is the no-go. The tolerance of
the part that this gauge checks is 0.30 mm, where the lower size of the hole is
12.60 mm and the upper size is 12.90 mm, every size outside this range is out
of tolerance. This may be initially expressed on the parts drawing in a number
of styles; three possibilities may be

12.75 ± 0.15 mm
+0.30
12.60 −0.00 mm
+0.00
12.90 −0.30 mm

Pin gauge
The image on the right is a set of pin gauges used to measure holes only a few
millimeters in diameter.
Snap gauge

A set of pins from 1.550–6.725 mm

Snap go/no-go gauge for

the OD of a cylindrical
workpiece

Snap gauges are often used when a

large quantity of work pieces must be
inspected.[4] The snap gauge has four
anvils or jaws, the first one or pair
(outermost) are set using the upper Thread snap gauge
limit (tolerance) of the part and the
inner set adjusted to the lower limit of
the part. A correctly machined part will pass the first set of jaws and stop at
the second—end of test. In this manner, a part may be checked in one action,
unlike the plug gauge that needs to be used twice and flipped to access the
second gauge. The first go/no-go snap gage for checking thread rolls was
invented in 1943 to speed production of parts during WWII.[5]

Other styles
Once the concept is understood, the principle of operation can lead to all
manner of designs where internal grooves, keyways, splines, etc. may be
measured in a simple yet effective manner. These will often be made to order
by the toolmakers, or a related skilled tradesman.

Go/no-go gauges play an integral part in setting the correct headspace during
gunsmithing. In order for the chamber to be in-spec, the bolt must close
without resistance on the go gauge, but it must not close completely on the
no-go gauge. In addition, there is usually a third gauge called FIELD that is
slightly larger than the no-go gauge. Since bolt and chamber lugs eventually
stretch with use, the bolt may start to close on the no-go gauge. If the bolt also
closes fully on the field gauge, such a gun is considered unsafe due to high risk
of shell case rupture if the cartridges length happens to be on the shorter end
of the spec.

A special match-grade go gauge can also be employed to verify a particularly

tight, or shorter-than-SAAMI spec. chamber length. Such gauges are usually
specially ordered from chamber-reamer manufacturers. This minimizes case
stretch or end-play in order to best control the positioning of an unfired round
prior to its firing in a match-grade chamber. Such chambers are also usually
cut to tighter dimensions in the case-neck area. Thus, a standard go gauge
may not actually chamber as easily due to these reduced dimensions, even if
they are cut properly.

See also
Gauge block

References
1. "ISO 1502:1996: ISO general-purpose metric screw threads -- Gauges
and gauging" (http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=609
2). 1996.
2. ISO general-purpose metric screw threads- Gauges and gauging (http://w
ww.f-m-s.dk/6D13%20ISO%201502%20Thread%20Gauge%20Tolerance
s.htm) Retrieved 2016-5-13.
3. Hoffman, Edward G. (1985). Fundamentals of Tool Design. Dearborn:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Publications/Marketing
Division. pp. 499–502. ISBN 0-87263-134-6.
4. Burghardt, Henry D. (1919-01-01). Machine Tool Operation ... (https://boo
ks.google.com/books?id=iD5IAAAAIAAJ) McGraw-Hill book Company,
Incorporated.
5. "Snap Gage for Checking Threads Combines Go-no-Go Limits" Popular
Mechanics, December 1943 (https://books.google.com/books?id=S9YDA
AAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=Popular+Science+1935+plane+%22Popular+M
echanics%22&hl=en&ei=Uu44TpGOEquGsgLepeUC&sa=X&oi=book_res
ult&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q&f=true)
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External links
 Limit (GO & NO GO) Gauges (https://web.archive.org/web/200804102030
43/http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~jackh/eod/manufact/manufact-124.
html)
https://books.google.com/books?id=FxtWAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA12-PA15
Technical Specification on Plug (GO / NO GO) Gauges (http://www.thegau
ge.co.uk/technical-specifications/plain-cylindrical-plug-gauges/)
Using Go and No Go Gages (http://www.threadcheck.com/go-and-no-go-g
ages/technicalinfo/)

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