Starrett - Outside Micrometers Special Functions

Disc Type Micrometers - No. 256, 256M Series
with rotating or non-rotating spindles

Range: 0-3" (0-75mm)

These tools are used to measure the thickness of work sections such as ribs, lands, fins, cutting edges on form tools, and chordal thickness of gear teeth. Because of their large anvil and spindle faces, the 1" and 25 mm sizes are also useful for measuring the thickness of sheet materials like paper, cardboard, rubber, and plastics.

Readability Features

  • Starrett satin chrome finish – no glare – resists rust
  • Advanced sleeve design with staggered lines and distinct figures for precise and easy readability
  • Quick-reading figures – every thousandth numbered on Inch tools
  • Convenient decimal equivalents on 1" and 2" reading tools

Ease-of-Handling Features

  • Balanced frame and thimble design insure easy handling and better readability
  • Ring-type knurled lock nut for quick and sure locking
  • The combination ratchet and speeder for uniform pressure and quicker adjustment on all sizes
  • Gracefully designed tapered frame for use in narrow slots and tight places
  • Anvil and spindle discs are 1/2" (12.7 mm) diameter tapering to .015" (0.4 mm) edge thickness making it possible to enter narrow grooves and recesses
  • Available in the 1" and 25 mm sizes with rotating or non-rotating spindle

Accuracy and Long-Life Features

  • Rigid one-piece frame of drop forged steel
  • Extremely hard and stable one-piece spindle (the heart of our accuracy)
  • Micro-lapped measuring faces
  • Quick and easy adjustment
  • Starrett workmanship

This tool is accurate to ± .00015" or ± 0.003 mm measuring over the whole surface and ± .0002" or ± 0.004 mm measuring on the edges

Disc Type Micrometers with rotating or non-rotating spindles
No. 256, 256M Series
Range: 0-3" (0-75 mm)

Range 0-3"
Catalog No. EDP No. Description List price
256RL-1 51236 0-1" Range, .001" Grad, Ratchet Stop, Lock Nut 237.00
256PN-1 56469 0-1" Range, .001" Grad, Non-Rotating Spindle 268.00
256RL-2 55940 1-2" Range, .001" Grad, Ratchet Stop, Lock Nut 254.00
256RL-3 55941 2-3" Range, .001" Grad, Ratchet Stop, Lock Nut 269.00

Range 0-75 mm
Catalog No. EDP No. Description List price
256MRL-25 51238 0-25mm Range, 0.01 Grad, Ratchet Stop, Lock Nut 237.00
256MPN-25 56470 0-25mm Range, 0.01 Grad, Non-Rotating Spindle 268.00
256MRL-50 55942 0-50mm Range, 0.01mm Grad, Ratchet Stop, Lock Nut 254.00
256MRL-75 55943 0-75mm Range, 0.01mm Grad, Ratchet Stop, Lock Nut 269.00

Cases
Catalog No. EDP No. Description List price
910 55397 Steel/Vinyl Case for 1" (25mm) Micrometers 6.60
912 55399 Steel/Vinyl Case for 2" (50mm) Micrometers (Nos. 2, 2A, 256, 585,1212) 12.00
922 55222 Wood Case, 3"/75mm (was 216ZZ-3/226ZZ-3/256ZZ-3/436ZZ-3/486ZZ-2) 24.50

J.W. Donchin Co.
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