Safe place to puchase Mitutoyo products?

[Ledd Slinger]

My experience differs considerably when comparing coolant proof options. Longevity of the Gauging has not compared. Workmanship does fall short of the Mitutoyo in my opinion. Though suit yourself I suppose. If you can't tell the difference why pay the difference has been a slogan offered out there. IMHO I can tell the difference & mititoyo IP67 stuff is hard to beat. If you are looking at the non coolant proof Mititoyo stuff then the IGauging starts to compare with the mititoyo non-coolant proof offerings in my opinion. Though I do feel true Mititoyo stuff is worth the asking price even when compared to I gauging stuff.

I would rather pay 4 times the money for a lightly used Mititoyo IP67 offering as opposed to a brand new IGauging offering. Just my 2 cents based on a lot of experience over the years & using the stuff in a professional environment. Few or no, professional machinist will use the Gauging stuff for very long based on my observations.

Well iGauging only makes an IP54 rating so thats not comparing apples to apples. Of course an IP67 rating will be better than an IP 54 rating. Maybe keep your tools out of the coolant.

Workmanship, durability, and repeatability of the iGauging OriginCal verniers outperforms any Mitutoyo Digimatics ive ever used. Hands down. So not sure which iGauging tools youve used. Dont buy the low end just like anything. Mitutoyo makes some real garbage on their low end price points as well. I only use iGauging OriginCal absolute zero verniers and digital mics. Still have mechanical mitutoyo dials i like tho.