The quality control of wire mesh can be performed in just two relatively simple steps, depending on which types of mesh and wire mesh sizes are under inspection.
- For space cloth: Use a rule to check the distance from the inner edges of two adjacent parallel wires. Deviations between the two should be a cause for concern.
- For coarse mesh: With a rule, count the openings in one linear inch, starting at the center of any wire.
- For medium mesh: Beginning about 20 mesh, use a counting glass to determine the openings per linear inch form wire center to center, both horizontally and vertically.
- For space, coarse and medium mesh cloth: Measure both the warp and shute with a micrometer caliper. Use a magnifying glass to make sure warp and shute wires are parallel.
