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Question
What do you understand by the following term as applied to micrometre screw gauge?
Sleeve cylinder
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Solution
A hollow cylinder attached to a nut of the screw gauge is known as a sleeve cylinder.
The spindle of the screw passes through a sleeve cylinder.
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