Gap Tester - Spaces from 1/16 to 3/4 of an inch

Spacer/Gap Tester

Handy tool to quickly estimate the space/size of gaps from 1/16 to 3/4 of an inch.

(actually it's 1/16 to 13/16ths of and inch but 3/4 just sounds better)

The model ALSO has a handy metric/imperial/standard conversion chart to make it easier for you.

Available in:

• Monocolor (letter heights increased for easer readability in a single color)
• Multicolor (thinner lettering with different color letters AND layer lines on the body for effect and maybe you could find it useful too)

How it works:

The model has pegs from ¼ to ¾ of an inch. It also has a loose piece that is 1/16th of an inch.

This isn't by accident. The loose pieces allows you to check gaps as small as 1/16 but also allow you to move that piece around and use it with any other peg.

For example, if you slide the 1/16 piece behind the 1/8th peg then it's 3/16ths. You can do this with every peg which means you can actually measure in increments of 1/16th all the way up to 13/16ths.

Hopefully that made sense!

Attach the piece to the model using some string.

Note, you can reduce layer heights for greater precision if you'd like (my profiles just use 0.2mm). Even the multicolor version has only one color per layer so it shouldn't really increase any waste, just time.

Back story:

In the auto glass industry, placing windows into a vehicle can require some precision but doesn't usually to the mm. So I quickly made this tool so that two people on either side of a large window could quickly check if the spacing on both sides was approximately the same. We never really use gaps as large as ¾ but I made the model support it anyways.

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Happy printing!