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The air probe (also referred to as an air plug gage, air spindle or mandrel) consists of a precision ground hardened steel body incorporating two or more air gage nozzles. Air is passed through the probe body to the nozzles where a back pressure is produced by the surface of the workpiece. An air gage readout (air comparator) senses the resulting back pressure and displays the size of the workpiece.
