What brand do most of you gunsmithers prefer when it comes to digital calipers? I'm not smithing, but do want very good accuracy when measuring. The set I have now, Lyman are inexpensive and are beginning to give inaccurate readings, not very repeatable. Appreciate your time amd replys.
Digital Caliper ??'s
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TAJ45
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If I were to go digi, it would be Mit.
Mitutoyo all the way..........glad to say I've never dropped a set yet - 40 years. I bought my Mit. dials in '78. Still going strong and in original box. Foam got crumbly so swapped out with a box that was being discarded a few years back.
They just don't make foam like they used to.........eh? ;-))
Mitutoyo all the way..........glad to say I've never dropped a set yet - 40 years. I bought my Mit. dials in '78. Still going strong and in original box. Foam got crumbly so swapped out with a box that was being discarded a few years back.
They just don't make foam like they used to.........eh? ;-))
Erik Cortina
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Mitutoyo.
Off topic question… my Mitutoyo dial caliper is some 35 years old, never been dropped but has become hard to slide.
Given it's a precision instrument, what would you suggest as a fluid to clean it back to "new" ?
Given it's a precision instrument, what would you suggest as a fluid to clean it back to "new" ?
Toolbreaker
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deadwooddick said:
I've used denatured alcohol & WD-40 both to clean my mic's & calipers for years, but you have to be careful of each. The alcohol can wash out lettering on some instruments, so use it sparingly. WD-40 is a lot more forgiving, but has to be cleaned off afterward so that it doesn't dry & leave a varnish.
butchlambert
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EOD350 said:
Kind of an oxymoron. Calipers are not made for precision measurements. That is what micrometers are for. I do have several sets of digital calipers. I do them for rough measurements. I have Starrett, Mitutoyo, Brown & Sharpe, and others. Anything needing closer than a .005" tolerance, the mics come out.
+1 that's what mics are forbutchlambert said:
I go along with Butch's concept, calipers are for rough stuff. And as such, They get grabbed and used all the time, and have also been dropped on the concrete floor! so I buy knock-off dial calipers, chi com stuff. They actually are fairly decent most of the time. Digitals? When I grab calipers, I want to go at it, not have to be sure and return it to zero and push the button.
Mics are for the serious stuff.
Mics are for the serious stuff.
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