Description Acme Screw Thread Gauge Acme Screw Thread Gage • Made of Polished Stainless Steel • Clearly Etched Graduation • Used for Gaging Thread Profiles 47-1/2° British Association, 14-1/2 Acme 60° American • Acme Standard Screw Thread Gage is a standard for grinding and setting tools when cutting Acme threads, which have the same depth as square threads but the sides of the threads are at an inclination of 14-1/2 Deg (29 Deg included angle). • This form of thread is used extensively and has in many instances replaced the square thread in machine construction. • The advantages of the Acme thread is its strength and the ease by which it can be cut compared with square threads. • The angles and edges of this gage are hardened, ground and carefully tested • The angle on the thread cutting tool is checked on the large precision-ground V at the end of the gage. • Used for grinding and setting acme thread cutting tools. • Identical depth for all slots in the gauge. ITEM CODE NO. ABM-EPT-9760
