Kasutamisel eemaldatakse otsmõõdud otsmõõtude komplektist, puhastatakse nad kaitsekattest (vaseliin või õli) ja surutakse kokku, et moodustada vajaliku mõõtmega koosteplokk, kusjuures otsmõõdud on kalibreeritud temperatuuri 20 °C juures ja neid tuleks mõõtmisel hoida samal temperatuuril.
In use, the blocks are removed from the gauge block set, cleaned of their protective coating (petroleum jelly or oil) and wrung together to form a stack of the required dimension, whereat gauge blocks are calibrated to be accurate at 20 °C and should be kept at this temperature when taking measurements.
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