Digital Vernier Calipers

[FMJ]

Ive owned both expensive[£100] and cheap[£7]
The cheap ones dont lock off properly and the reading can move slightly,not critical as it only moves .+/- .0001. But annoying none the less and totally unsuitable for precision work.
Wish id never flogged the good ones

The "good" ones are rubbish for precision work, too. I have the stupid money ($300) carbide jaw SPC output 6" Mitutoyos. We jokingly refer to them as very-nears, as in the measurement you get will be very near to the actual dimension.

 

[cyfa2809]

What do you use instead?

 

[FMJ]

What do you use instead?

1/10th mics, depth mics, inside mics, telescopig gauges + mics, and of course CMM.

 

[the great roberto]

Get some vernieers you lazy buggers.
No problems with batteries going flat.Just my eyes going duff

There is very little that I measure that I need to worry about a thou' over 6 inches (that don't sound right).

However,that does not stop me taking them to work and being cal'd against our ref set once a year !

 

[cyfa2809]

What do you use instead?

1/10th mics, depth mics, inside mics, telescopig gauges + mics, and of course CMM.

Love that sort of stuff.

 

[apache]

I have an old analogue set, and a cheapo eBay digi set. Keep coming back to the old set, and yes, the digi set does eat through batteries!

 

[dyna-ti]

What do you use instead?

1/10th mics, depth mics, inside mics, telescopig gauges + mics, and of course CMM.

What!!
No lasers ? :shock:

 

[FMJ]

What!!
No lasers ? :shock:

Who do you think I am? Dr. Evil?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voSpOrimkMY

 

[Woz]

Anything with a battery is evil and will go wrong. I prefer string and a pencil for micro precision work. Never fails.