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title: Vernier Scales Don't Have To Be Scary!
description: Every Machinists needs to know how to read one of these!
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# [Vernier Scales Don't Have To Be Scary!](https://blog.caminstructor.com/vernier-scales-dont-have-to-be-scary)

 Written by [camInstructor Mike](https://blog.caminstructor.com/author/caminstructor-mike) | 8/29/25 5:51 PM

Reading a vernier scale isn't as hard as it looks!Use this one tip to easily read them!

 

In the video, I explain how a vernier scale works and provide a tip on how to easily read a vernier scale....its very simple if you know this little trick! 

I go through making a vernier which uses the n-1 difference between vernier scale and main scale, using this you can create a scale of any increment. 

As much as this is an old technology that has been replaced by dial and digital displays, it is still and useful technology and a right of passage for any machinist!

 

If you are interested in the file from the video, you can complete this for the download. The file contains a few different vernier scales and a solid model of a vernier. You can manipulate these scales in Mastercam using Transform>Translate. You can experiment with creating your own scales as well.

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