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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:30:42 PM EDT
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I picked mine up at Cabelas for 20 bucks. Most any set you find will be decent enough. I'd recommend a good calibration set for that calipers if your really serious about accuracy. Now those? Those are sufficiently more expensive.
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:31:51 PM EDT
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make sure you get a metal set plastic seems to wear out ..had 2 so far
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:32:26 PM EDT
[#3]
How accurate must it be? Mine measures cunt hairs.
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:32:53 PM EDT
[#4]
Brown and Sharpe
Mitutoyo |
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:36:53 PM EDT
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Dude, for the record here..... Theres FAR better things to do with a cunt then measure its hairs.... 
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:41:26 PM EDT
[#6]
I use my teeth. |
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:47:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:53:14 PM EDT
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Ditto. I personally prefer Mitutoyo. Used mine to make a living. Have a solar powered 8" caliper that I have had for almost six yrs. and use repeatedly on a daily basis. Never had to re-zero and still good for .0005" all around. But i can't say they are cheap. Dial calipers can be had for a decent price and will last for a very long time. The same goes for non-digital mikes. |
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:57:22 PM EDT
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A good place to purchase from is enco.
I use cheap ass harbor freight electronic caliper set ($20) and its good enough for what I use it for. For a professional tool, I'd go with Mitutoyo. |
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:58:38 PM EDT
[#10]
Mitutoyo makes the best stuff for the money.
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Posted: 10/23/2004 8:59:34 PM EDT
[#11]
Starret is #1 in my book.
however.... I have 2 sets of the 6" digital calipers they have on sale at Harbor Freight for about $15... they read dead nuts on when checked against the standards that came with my Starret mic's and calipers. they come in a case with a spare battery and will zero at any distance And change between metric/standard at the push of a button. |
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Posted: 10/23/2004 10:39:41 PM EDT
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Ditto on the Mitutoyo, had one for 10 years never let down. Good quality tool for a reasonable price. |
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Posted: 10/23/2004 10:41:21 PM EDT
[#13]
Starret
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Posted: 10/24/2004 3:17:36 AM EDT
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Starret is great or Mitutoyo.I've got a set of digital Mitutoyo's Ive had for 15 yrs with no problems.Trust me and get the digital ones so you're not going "Is that mark tenths or hundreds or.....".They make it so much easier.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 4:00:50 AM EDT
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I have Mitutoyo & Starret in my collection , if your on a budget look
into the Storm line from Central tools . Good quality at a decent price . |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 4:05:51 AM EDT
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+1 I used to work in a dimensional calibration lab, and the Mits were always closest to the gauge blocks that we calibrated them with. |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 6:20:28 AM EDT
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Starret or Mitutoyo, For me Starret is best but there is nothing wrong with Mitutoya, get the dial faced not digital, unless you cant read the dial faced.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 6:21:33 AM EDT
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Starrett.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 6:49:25 AM EDT
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Depends on what you want to use them for and your skill in said use.
If dial is "close enough" it is certainly cheaper. Digital is far easier to read and is helpful for persons not familiar with reading mics & calipers. Mics are inherently more accurate - if you need to read to tenths. They are also made in digital but can be priicey. Skill in use is a must. An unskilled user can cause the readings to vary by .001 or more just by not using the tool properly!! Mitutoyo is very good for the money. (I happen to prefer them to the American made tools.) Used that works is just as good as new - at less than 1/2 the cost. |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 8:53:29 AM EDT
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Alright, I have decided to go with a digital Mitutoyo. I need one that can go from english to metric and that can zero at any position.
What are my options as far as battery or solar? |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 4:33:47 PM EDT
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anyone?
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Posted: 10/24/2004 4:47:01 PM EDT
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If you use a solar powered micrometer or calipers ,,, they may not operate unless you are in a well lite area. Moving into an indirectedly illuminated area may cause the instrument to be inop. I have attempted to use solar instuments on a part I was machining set-up on milling machining table ... it was an awkward position. I kept loosing my measurment. From then on, battery power for me.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 4:56:56 PM EDT
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IMO Mitutoyo and brown and sharp make better digi mics than starret. If you only need to read sizes to the nearest thousandth get calipers. IF you need to read down to tenths get mics. If you do get mics you'll have to practice learning the feel if you want to accurately measure something to the nearest tenth. Mics usually come with a standard that you can check against your mics. Also if you get mics Id recommend getting ones that have a wratchet or friction knob that you turn so as to aid in accurate measurments and to keep from getting the mics too tight.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 5:28:37 PM EDT
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Starrett.
good spelling. fantastic american made tools. i have starrett, b&s, fowler, etalon, mahr, federal, general, victor, mitutoyo, lufkin and some chicom tools. mitutoyo is the best bang for the buck imo. starrett is still the gold standard. chinese shit works for a while. it's fine for hobbyists and home machinists. none of us will use it in the shop environment. |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 5:42:22 PM EDT
[#25]
I use Brown and Sharpe for dial, Mitutoyo for digital. I use the dial most of the day.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 6:17:59 PM EDT
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www.penntoolco.com/catalog/products/products.cfm?categoryID=517
PENN Tool Co.'s prices are usually hard to beat. I think that they will pricematch if you find a lower price. ETA: This place has way lower prices, but I don't know about them personally. www.msi-viking.com/ |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 6:19:50 PM EDT
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My dad was a machinist - well - forever.
I have and occasionally use his Starret tools. These things are from the '60s. If they still make them the same way they did back then, I would cast my vote for them. True quality. |
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