How to make a micrometer

[Rik ShawParticipant @rikshaw]

"How its Made – Micrometers" 11.00 – 11.30 on Discovery Science tonight. Sky 525 or Virginal 259.

[Rik ShawParticipant @rikshaw]

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks, Rik … I will have to wait for it to appear on Quest.

**LINK**

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_How_It%27s_Made_episodes

MichaelG.

[HacksawParticipant @hacksaw]

I watched " how its made" Horseshoes , and it was rubbish…apparently we nail them on with nails made of lead…. twat . Its on youtube..

[GwilParticipant @gwil]

"How It's Made" is often interesting to watch, but the narration is often rubbish. The script sounds like it was originally written in French (the show is made in Canada) and then clumsily translated into English by someone who hasn't watched the film and doesn't understand engineering anyway.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I once watched a documentary on aquatic ecology that was narrated by Susan Rae (R4 newsreaders with very distinctive voice).

I'm sure she knows that the expression is 'organic matter' not 'organic matters' but I suppose they are paid to read a script and told NOT to make any changes. It was very grating as the expression came up again and again.

Neil

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Not as bad as the bridges programme which informs us that you make wrought iron by hammering cast iron

[David ColwillParticipant @davidcolwill19261]

If you want to make a micrometer this is better (as always).

**LINK**

and part 2

**LINK**

David.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Even Fred Dibnah showed a glaring lack of engineering knowledge on some of his documentaries……But it can crop up in all sorts of areas. We have had club members and even outside speakers give talks where it seemed they had big gaps in their understanding or even knowledge of their profession. Went to a talk at the Midlands show last month where the professional knew less about his craft than I do.
However I have seen this at work. The best electronics designers used to be amateur radio guys not graduates though now neither know how a superhet works let alone design one.

[Swarf, Mostly!Participant @swarfmostly]

Bazyle,

I read a definition of a 'superhet' once, it went something like this:

'Superhet – a clever type of wireless receiver that receives every signal, most of them twice'!

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

Mix a Trident with a Ducati exhaust notes and enjoy a practical demonstration of the superheterodyne effect.

Mike

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by David Colwill on 25/11/2016 12:00:32:

If you want to make a micrometer this is better (as always).

**LINK**

and part 2

**LINK**

David.

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Great videos, David

… albeit covering the making of a fancy frame for an existing micrometer

MichaelG.

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P.S. In a series of 'ME' articles in 1964, Martin Cleeve described making micrometers.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 25/11/2016 18:50:43

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