After 18 months of development, a new metal version of the chain wear gauge is now available to all FB Chain customers. The new model is made from high grade stainless steel with all the markings etched in black into the surface. It has a robust feel, weighs more than 300g (almost three times the weight of the original) and provides the same level of accuracy.

The creation of a metal FB Professional Chain Wear Gauge was prompted by customer demand, as FB Chain’s managing director, Peter Church, explains:  “We’ve been receiving requests for a robust, metal version of our chain wear gauge for a few years now. However, despite a number of efforts to produce one, it was difficult to achieve the same level of accuracy required on the scales to the V-shape jaws that the original plastic version offers. Thanks to recent developments in laser marking, we’ve managed to create a metal product that is just as accurate as its plastic twin. It took about a year and a half to make and it’s great to finally have them in our hands.”

Like the original, the steel version of the FB Professional Chain Wear Gauge is suitable for measuring wear on all chains from 3/8 to 3-inch pitch. It enables service technicians to quickly and accurately compare the chain’s actual length to the nominal pitch length and calculate the percentage wear. This figure is shown in 0.25% wear increments from 0 to 4% worn with a warning box appearing at 2%.

The steel chain wear gauge comes with a protective box and a set of instructions detailing how to determine the nominal pitch of a chain and the correct measurement procedure.