Either a ring
gauge
or setting ring is callipered in a ring gauge calibrator. Two
versions of ring gauge calibrators are available, the mechanical
comparator type where the ring gauge under calibration is compared
with a block of gauge blocks and the comparator of more recent
origin where the comparison is against a laser holoscale or gratin
interferometer.
Alarge amountr of diameters of the ring gauge are measured and the
mean computed. Also the out of roundness or ovality of the ring
gauge is estimated.