Test if the left-hand threads on parts fall within tolerance. These gauges are often used with parts such as screws, bolts, and threaded rods. All come with a manufacturer’s certificate of accuracy, also known as a certificate of compliance or a short-form certification, that verifies the thread sizes are within tolerance.

The part is within tolerance if it’s easy to thread a go gauge onto, but difficult to thread a no-go gauge more than two turns. Use a threaded ring gauge holder to keep two gauges on hand at once for faster inspection.

Go gauges check the maximum external thread size.

No-go gauges check the minimum external thread size.

Thread fit designates the tightness or looseness of mating threads. For inch threads, the higher the class number, the tighter the fit. These metric-threaded ring gauges are class 6g, which is comparable to the fit of those with class 2A threads.

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