Probe of the Month December 2015

Our Probe of the Month for December 2015 is a custom M3 threaded silicon nitride stylus.  The silicon nitride ball is 15 mm diameter.  It has a 4 mm diameter stainless steel M3 threaded stem bonded into a hole we drilled in the ultra-hard ceramic. The working length, from the tip of the ball to the base of the threads, is 19 mm.  The stylus weighs 6.38 grams.

Our client is a precision instrument manufacturer based in the Midwest. They ordered four.