MICROMETER SCREW GAUGE: MAIN SCALE READING + (ROTATING SCALE READING X 0.

01mm)
Example 1

The resolution of micrometer screw gauge is 0.01mm

The reading would therefore be 21 + (32 x 0.01) = 21.32

COMMENTS: Look at the divisions carefully. Each division on the main scale is 0.5mm. There are two visible divisions
after 20. You can see that there is a reading after 21. The reading is 21 “something”. That something is less than
0.5mm because the next marking is not visible. The reading after 21

Example 2

The reading will be 5.5 + (35 x 0.01) = 5.85mm

COMMENTS: Irrespective of whether it’s mentioned in the question, each division on a MSG is always 0.5mm. Now
look at the main scale the visible reading is 5.5mm but you can clearly see some more reading after 5.5. That’s what
the MSG will help to find out from the rotating scale
VERNIER SCALE: MAIN SCALE READING + (VERNIER SCALE READING X 0.1mm)
Example 1

Main scale ↗

↖Vernier Scale

Now the issue with vernier scale is that the main scale can be both in cm or mm. Regardless, the precision is always
0.1mm. So if you have to give the answer in cm, like in this case, convert the precision to cm.

The reading would be 10.2cm + (7 x 0.01cm) = 10.27cm

Example 2

Main scale reading is 16mm ↗

↑
Vernier Scale reading is 4

In this example, the main scale is in mm. Therefore you don’t need to convert the precision to cm. The calculations and
answers will be in mm all throughout.

Therefore the reading would be 16 + (4x0.1) = 16.4