Balax 0.0990" 3-48 Thread Plug Gage Is A Precision Gage, Inch Inspection Tool Used To Verify Internal Thread Accuracy And Dimensional Compliance. Manufactured From Hardened High Speed Steel, This Gage Provides Dependable Verification Of Thread Form, Pitch, And Class Of Fit. Ideal For Production Machining, Quality Control, And Manufacturing Applications Requiring Accurate Thread Inspection. Balax Part Number 90050-000. Manufactured From High Speed Tool Steel And Heat Treated To 63-65 Rockwell C For Durability And Long Service Life. Precision Ground On Proprietary Balax Thread Grinding Equipment To Provide Accurate Thread Profiles With Reduced Lead Error. All Balax Thread Gages Are Furnished With A Certificate Of Inspection Including Actual Fifth-Place (.00000) Measurements Of Pitch Diameter And Major Diameter To Verify Class-X Tolerance Accuracy. Features Balax's Extra Length Go Gage Design With A Relieved Or Undercut Thread Section For Checking Deeper Tapped Holes. This Longer-Than-Standard Design Helps Inspect Thread Depths Produced With Standard Tap Thread Lengths And Reduces The Need For Reversible Gages.

• A Mechanical Thread Inspection Tool Used To Check A Work Piece Against Its Allowed Thread Tolerances
• Hardened High Speed Steel Construction
• Taperlock GO Gage Members
• Extra Length Feature
• Manufactured from High Speed Tool Steel
• Heat Treated to 63-65 Rockwell C
• Precision Ground on Proprietary Balax Thread Grinders
• Includes Certificate of Inspection with Actual Pitch and Major Diameter Measurements
• Extra Length GO Gage Design with Relieved Thread Section for Deep Tapped Holes

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