Al,
You said: Other styles of fillet gages are available or can be made using "band strapping" used to secure loads to pallets.
If it wouldn't be too much trouble, would you some day take some pictures of some of those "custom" band strapping gagues you have made and tell some more about how you made your calculations putting them together?
I would be very interested, and I would wager some of the other inspectors here would be too.
Thanks
:Lar
thanks Al. The concave and convex gauge fit within approx .002 of flat, which in my mind is sufficient to get reliable measurements, The idea of either custom made gauges and or beveling the end of the concave and convex gauge was brought up. However I think the argument that if the convex gauge sits well enough to use effectively, than why would someone have a problem with the concave side sitting improperly to measure theoretical throat, won out... at least for now anyway.
I think the major problem now, and with many other inspectors is, how close is close enough or is acceptance concrete. For example the unacceptable profiles in 6. whatever it is in D1,1 shows NO part of the fillet can drop inside the theoretical or diagrammatic triangle. In drawings that is much easier than in reality