Understanding Radial Float - What is it?

[goldleader]

Hello everybody... another basic question. While trying interpreting a blueprint I stumbled on RADIAL FLOAT . Do you know a definition for a Radial Float?

Thnx

 

[berkeman]

Hello everybody... another basic question. While trying interpreting a blueprint I stumbled on RADIAL FLOAT . Do you know a definition for a Radial Float?

Thnx

Welcome to the PF. Just Googling the title of your thread gives lots of informative hits. Here's one:

http://www.cutting-tool.americanmachinist.com/guiEdits/Content/bdeee9/bdeee9_1.aspx

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[goldleader]

Welcome to the PF. Just Googling the title of your thread gives lots of informative hits. Here's one:

http://www.cutting-tool.americanmachinist.com/guiEdits/Content/bdeee9/bdeee9_1.aspx

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Thank you! Yes, I have already read that page but the problem is, what about a blueprint that reads
RADIAL FLOAT - + 0.06? Does that indicate the tolerance in the radius of a hole?

Thnx