Miller, that is the way I was taught and I too still do it that way. Doesn't make any difference in diameter from 3/8"-2' or better.
The same applies to inside mikes except takes longer. We had Babbitt bearing on our generators some very large and had to take readings in three areas and then mike then, then had to repeat them. Gets tricky holding a 24" micrometer and the inside mike and we didn't have digital mikes in that size. I think the one set went from 12" -24". You had to naturally sit and prop the mike leg on your knee, use the one hand on the inside mike and then adjust the barrel on the mike with the other hand.
Last edited by David Williamson; 03/03/20 03:13 PM.
