surface finish question

Jun 16, 2008 2 Replies

If I have an ID that calls out for a ream of .4720+-.0005, would it be posible for it to be inspected to a +-.003? I was asked to put this runout on a drawing and I'm thinking at 4 places with a +- in 4 places the ream would never be that loose.



Any one have something on this?



Thanks



Frank


The purpose of the tolerance on the hole size is to ensure that you get = an interference fit on a 12mm pin. The purpose of the runout tolerance = (or profile tolerance) is to ensure that the mating part can line up = with the dowel, even if the hole is not perfectly straight. BTW, the = runout tolerance does not effect the size of the hole. So, no, I don't = think it's contradictory to specify different tolerances on size and = location/condition of the hole. Especially not when you're translating = from metric to US Customary (English, Imperial units, whatever you want = to call them) where a mere sixty-fourth tolerance takes 6 places to = express evenly.

David Janes

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interference fit on a 12mm pin. The purpose of the runout tolerance (or pro= file tolerance) is to ensure that the mating part can line up with the dowel= , even if the hole is not perfectly straight. BTW, the runout tolerance does= not effect the size of the hole. So, no, I don't think it's contradictory t= o specify different tolerances on size and location/condition of the hole. E= specially not when you're translating from metric to US Customary (English, = Imperial units, whatever you want to call them) where a mere sixty-fourth to= lerance takes 6 places to express evenly.

OK David, thanks for getting me thinking right again.

Frank McDougle

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