C9
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2005
- Location
- N/W Arizona
A lot of folks seem to like digi-calipers, but they seem to have their flaws and potential weaknesses.
As do dial-calipers, but they seem a little more rugged to me.
Aside from the quick read-out capability of the digi-calipers are there any other qualities they have that a dial-caliper doesn't?
I've been tempted by the digi-calipers, but I like my dial-calipers just fine and they do what I need.
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As a side question, what is the advantage - if any - of the dial-calipers with the 0-.050 - 0 .050 in one revolution of the dial.
Besides driving you crazy.
My dad picked up one of these for me, a Mitutoyo if I remember right and when we realized the potential for error, he swapped it out for the standard 0-.100 calipers.
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Along these same lines, do a lot of you folks use outside and inside calipers when turning/boring on the lathe?
I use them to get close and then start using caliper or micrometer.
And if I'm just knocking something down to a general/convenient size I use calipers.
They seem to be pretty accurate as far as sizing multiple pieces go.
As do dial-calipers, but they seem a little more rugged to me.
Aside from the quick read-out capability of the digi-calipers are there any other qualities they have that a dial-caliper doesn't?
I've been tempted by the digi-calipers, but I like my dial-calipers just fine and they do what I need.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As a side question, what is the advantage - if any - of the dial-calipers with the 0-.050 - 0 .050 in one revolution of the dial.
Besides driving you crazy.
My dad picked up one of these for me, a Mitutoyo if I remember right and when we realized the potential for error, he swapped it out for the standard 0-.100 calipers.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Along these same lines, do a lot of you folks use outside and inside calipers when turning/boring on the lathe?
I use them to get close and then start using caliper or micrometer.
And if I'm just knocking something down to a general/convenient size I use calipers.
They seem to be pretty accurate as far as sizing multiple pieces go.