How to read the digital micrometer correctly?
Step1: The digital micrometer can provide high precision reading with the LCD display. So you can get the reading directly from the large LCD display. For example, the reading is 14.054 mm in the picture.
You can also get the reading by reading the marks on the sleeve and the thimble. Usually, we mainly get the reading from the large LCD display for the digital micrometer because the digital reading is more accurate. The reading on the sleeve and the thimble is just for reference.
Step2:
Read the markings on the sleeve and the thimble, firstly, read the point which the thimble stops at it on the right of the sleeve (It is 14mm here, because each line above the centre long line represents 1mm while each line below the centre long line represents 0.5mm). Secondly, read the markings on the thimble, it is between 5 and 6. So you need to estimate the reading. (It is 0.054mm for each line here represents 0.001mm). At last, add all the reading up: 14mm + 0.054mm=14.054mm. So the total reading is 14.054mm.