Angular

Measurement

Session 2

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Angular Measurement
• Circles are divided into 360 equal parts,
each being a degree.
• Each of these degrees can be evenly
divided into 60 equal parts. These parts
are called minutes.
• These minutes can be evenly divided into
60 equal parts. These parts are called
minutes.

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Angular Measurement
• 1 Circle = 360 Degrees ( 360° )
• 1 Degree ( 1° ) = 1/360th of a Circle

• 1 Degree ( 1°) = 60 Minutes ( 60' )

• 1 Minute ( 1' ) = 1/60th of a Degree

• 1 Minute ( 1') = 60 Seconds ( 60" )

• 1 Second ( 1" ) = 1/60th of a Minute
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Angular Measurement

• The unit of degree can also be divided

into either decimal or fractional parts and
is referred to as decimal degrees or
fractional degrees respectively.

• 1½ Degree = 1.5 Degree ( 1.5°)

• 87¼ Degrees = 87.25 Degrees ( 87.25° )

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Angular Measurement
• Minutes and seconds can each be
expressed as decimal or fractional
degrees.

• 1 Minute ( 1' ) = 1/60th of a Degree =

0.01667°

• 1 Second ( 1" ) = 1/60th of a Minute =

0.01667'
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Angular Measurement
Change 5°25' to decimal degrees

Divide the minutes by 60

25 divided by 60 = 0.4167

Add 0.4167 to 5 = 5.4167°

5°25' = 5.4167°

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Angular Measurement
Change 27°52'35" to decimal degrees
Divide the seconds by 60, add to minutes
35 divided by 60 = 0.5833
Added to the 52 minutes, it becomes 52.5833'
Divide the minutes by 60, add to degrees
52.5833 divided by 60 = .8764
Added to the 27 degrees, it becomes 27.8764°

27°52'35" = 27.8764°
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Angular Measurement
Change 47.75° to degrees, minutes, and
seconds
Multiply the decimal portion by 60
75 x 60 = 45
This decimal .75 becomes 45 minutes.
Add this to the degrees.
Since there isn't any decimal portion after
the 45, no further work is necessary.

47.75° = 47°45'
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Angular Measurement
Change 82.3752° to Degrees, minutes, and seconds

Multiply the decimal portion by 60

0.3752 x 60 = 22.512 (the 22 becomes
the minutes) Now add this to the degrees
82.3752° = 82°22.512'
Multiply the decimal minutes by 60
0.512 x 60 = 30.72 Now add this to the
degrees and minutes to become seconds.

82.3752° = 82°22'30.72"
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Angular Measure Tools

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Angular Measurement
• Most common tools
• Simple Protractor
• Multi-Use Gage
• Combination Set
• Universal bevel protractor
• Sine bar
• Sine plate

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Protractor

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Protractor

Whole degree increments

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Multi-Use Gage
Pre-set positions for
45 and 90 degrees,
59 degree drill point
angle, and whole
degree increments.

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Multi-Use Gage

Pre-set position for 90 degrees. 15

Multi-Use Gage

Pre-set position for 45 degrees.

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Multi-Use Gage

Measuring 59 degree drill point angle.

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Combination Set Protractor

Whole degree increments

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Protractor Head

Whole
degree
increments

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Protractor
Built-in
Spirit
Level

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Protractor

Angular
Measure
with
Protracto
r Head

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Transfer-type Protractors

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Universal Bevel Protractor
• Precision angles
to within 5'
(0.083º)
• Consist of base
• Vernier scale
• Protractor dial
• Sliding blade
• Dial clamp nut

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Vernier Protractor
• Used to measure obtuse angle (90º-180º)
• Acute-angle attachment fastened to
protractor to measure angles less than 90º
• Main scale divided into
two arcs of 180º
• Scale divided into 12
spaces on each side of 0
• If zero on vernier scale
coincides with line on
main: reading in degrees

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Reading a Vernier
Protractor
• Note number of whole degrees between zero
on main scale and zero on vernier scale
• Proceeding in same direction, note which
vernier line coincides with main scale line
• Multiply number by 5' and addFourth
to
degrees on protractor dial

50º
4 x 5'= 20'

Reading =
50º 20'
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Inclinometer

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Sine Bars
• Used when accuracy of angle must be
checked to less than 5 minutes
• Consists of steel bar with two cylinders
of equal diameter fastened near ends
• Centers of cylinders exactly 90º to edge
• Distance between centers usually 5 or 10
inches and 100 or 200 millimeters.
• Made of stabilized tool hardened steel

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Sine Bar

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Sine Bars
• Used on surface plates and any angle by
raising one end of bar with gage blocks
• Made 5 inch or in multiples of 5 or 100
millimeters or multiple of 100
• Distance between lapped cylinders.
• Face accurate to within .00005 in.
in 5 inches or 0.001 mm in 100 mm.

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Sine Bars

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Sine Plate

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