Right Calipers

[Mike in Oregon]

Did I get the right calipers?

And no I did not buy them off Amazon.

 

[DDRanch]

Good to go!

 

[Straightshooter1]

Did I get the right calipers?

And no I did not buy them off Amazon.

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[Mike in Oregon]

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Check, check and check. Mine are the real deal.

Thanks Straightshooter1.

 

[std7mag]

Just make sure you verify the readings on a set of standards.

There's only a couple of guys that use digital calipers in the shop I work at. They got them to be lazy and not have to convert the prints from metric to SAE.
The majority of us use dial calipers and do the conversion.

Have extra batteries on hand.
A battery going dead can give you wonky readings.

 

[Killick]

I tried digital but went back to dial. Got tired of battery fatigue.

 

[jds holler]

You can put me in the camp of "easy metric conversion" folks.

Also, in my world, I'm generally a +/- .001" guy. jd

 

[TheOtherZilla]

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[Rick in Oregon]

Mike, I use both digital and dial, both are Mitutoyo on the reloading bench and when I was in the machine shop.

Quality costs, your choice was spot-on. You should be good to go.

 

[wkdickinson]

OK, so I assumed I had a "real" Mitutoyo caliper and after watching the You Tube video I found out I don't (yes, I bought them from Amazon - mistake obviously). What are you guy's recommendations for sourcing the real deal?

 

[Mike in Oregon]

This is where I got mine.

https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/62529482

 

[TheOtherZilla]

This is where I got mine.

https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/62529482

Ditto.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

OK, so I assumed I had a "real" Mitutoyo caliper and after watching the You Tube video I found out I don't (yes, I bought them from Amazon - mistake obviously). What are you guy's recommendations for sourcing the real deal?

send em back. Easy with Amazon.

 

[wkdickinson]

send em back. Easy with Amazon.

3 years old

 

[TheOtherZilla]

3 years old

Nebba mind...

 

[SKWERLZ]

Did I get the right calipers?

And no I did not buy them off Amazon.

That’s what I have and what we use at work.

 

[Trigger-Jerker]

OK, so I assumed I had a "real" Mitutoyo caliper and after watching the You Tube video I found out I don't (yes, I bought them from Amazon - mistake obviously). What are you guy's recommendations for sourcing the real deal?

Typically best prices around for that model is Global Test Supply.

Mitutoyo 500 Series ABSOLUTE Digimatic Caliper, 0 to 6"/0 to 150 mm

Mitutoyo 500 Series ABSOLUTE Digimatic Caliper, 0 to 6"/0 to 150 mm. Great savings and get fast delivery when you order online at GlobalTestSupply.com. In stock, fast shipping!

www.globaltestsupply.com

 

[Syncrowave]

Looks almost identical to my $25 Amazon Neiko which, for hand-chaining to the nearest half-mil, is overkill. ;-)
If I want to get fancy, I break out my dial B&S ... or B&S mike, which goes to a tenth.

 

[round]

It's what I use at work as well.

Ignore the 4th place ( tenths ) because it doesn't matter with this stuff.

 

[tac284]

Check out Shars.com, they have always had good prices on Mitutoyo brand products.

Mitutoyo 6" LCD Electronic Digital Caliper

www.shars.com