Thank you all so much for the help to date. Just to answer a few questions:
It's total indicated run-out (TIR) I'm trying to measure, not circular run-out (not entirely sure what circular run-out is though?).
If the number of vee-blocks (and noted the discussion on this) is supposed to mimic...
Thanks for great advice so far, but I'm surprised that there is no official recommended set-up re type (and number) of vee blocks, type of table, how to conduct measurements, etc. Nothing from any official or unofficial body that I can see out there. Our supplier recommends we use 5 vee blocks...
First post in this forum - starting with a question I hope someone can help me out with; hoping there might be a definitive answer to this one.[ponder]
The company I work for currently measures run-out (TIR) on 16 cylinder diesel engine crankshafts by using a steel-topped table, two vee-blocks...
