A radius gauge, also known as a fillet gauge, is a

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used to measure the

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of an object. Radius gauges require a bright light behind the object to be measured. The gauge is placed against the edge to be checked and any light leakage between the blade and edge indicates a mismatch that requires correction. A good set of gauges will offer both

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and

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sections, and allow for their application in awkward locations. Every leaf has a different radius, for example with radius intervals of 0.25 mm or 0.5 mm.TIP-ordboka (Norwegian technical mechanical dictionary)
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. Each gauge is one of two types; either internal or external, which are used to check the radius of inner and outer surfaces, respectively.

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