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Thread pitch gauge

Okay kiddo, have you ever played with screws and bolts and noticed that they come in different sizes? Well, the thread pitch gauge helps us figure out what size those screws and bolts are.

You see, every bolt or screw has these little lines or ridges going around it called threads. The thread pitch gauge is a tool that has different sets of these little lines or ridges on it too, and they're all different sizes.

So, if we have a screw or bolt and we're not sure what size it is, we can use the thread pitch gauge by putting it on top of the threads and seeing which set of lines or ridges matches up.

Think of it like trying to put a puzzle piece in the right spot. We have to find the right size and shape of that puzzle piece, and the thread pitch gauge helps us do that with screws and bolts.

And there you have it, a thread pitch gauge is just like a puzzle piece that helps us figure out how big our screws and bolts are!
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