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  1. Squareness Tolerance | Eng-Tips

    Dec 14, 2016 · A squareness tolerance would make sense to me if you were willing to have sloppy dimensions otherwise. I.e. your part would the 19.44 [±]0.5, with a squareness tolerance of 0.1mm.

  2. Squareness comparator from a 1-2-3 block - The Hobby-Machinist

    Jun 9, 2022 · Once squared up in the mill, I ground the faces on the surface grinder, and proceeded to mill away material to create the the “L” shape. I drilled, chamfered and tapped two holes for 1/4-20 …

  3. GD&T - Bent Tube End Squareness | Eng-Tips

    Jul 10, 2023 · One of the most frequent complaints from the customer is end squareness, so I am attempting to define it in a more precise way that can be understood, or easily explained, and inspected.

  4. PM833TV X&Y table squareness | The Hobby-Machinist

    May 13, 2025 · I was concerned about X&Y table squareness after fly cutting a steel block. After getting a 10”X 6” precision granite square and a 0.0001”/division accuracy dial test indicator, I found that it …

  5. Squareness of a spring | Eng-Tips

    Nov 26, 2007 · The squareness of the spring ends are with reference to the spring axis. At least this is how it is defined in the MS standards for helical compression springs (Military and aerospace …

  6. Verifying An Angle Plate - The Hobby-Machinist

    Jun 17, 2015 · A squareness gage is constructed similar to a height gage with a flat base and a vertical beam. An indicator on the vertical beam is capable of sweeping a vertical surface. The base has a …

  7. Surface Plate Squareness Comparator Rig | The Hobby-Machinist

    Oct 26, 2014 · Commercial squareness gages incorporate a compound radiused piece in the bottom of an upright indicator holder and it's rolled against the master square and then the workpiece for …

  8. Checking my block for squareness without a reference square.

    Jan 25, 2024 · I thought it might be interesting to share the technique to accurately measure squareness without a reference square, so I made a video.

  9. Effects of Parallelism and Squareness on Load over Time

    Sep 26, 2014 · Hi, my question is regarding compression springs. I was curious as to what the effects of parallelism and squareness have on the ability of a compression spring to hold a specific load over …

  10. Geometric tolerancing squareness of holes | Eng-Tips

    Oct 10, 2012 · I am trying to apply a geometric tolerance to a dowel hole and slot, such that the plane constructed through their axes is sqaure / perpendicular with Datum A (in this case it is the axis of …