New Calipers.

[FEENIX]

For what it is worth ...

 

[KyCarl]

As a machinist for over 40 years I like Brown & Sharp much better than Mitayoyo. and I like dial better than digital The ones with the black dial face I have a set that are 35 years old and they still work fine!

 

[FEENIX]

As a machinist for over 40 years I like Brown & Sharp much better than Mitayoyo. and I like dial better than digital The ones with the black dial face I have a set that are 35 years old and they still work fine!

We had them both when I worked in a machine shop in the 1980s; we also have a few German made that I cannot remember the brand. Our CEO's father was a retired German metallurgist, and he gave his WWII tools to the company for us to use.

 

[nksmfamjp]

You might not like this message….to me, good calipers are the result of having 1-3 good "stds" to measure. Then you can buy $2-$2000 calipers and judge their effectiveness by what they actually measure. These "stds" are pretty cheap often.

 

[FEENIX]

@6.5x300 WBY enjoy your investment; I am sure it is going to serve you well for many years to come. There is no need to complicate it unnecessarily. At the end of the day a caliper is designed to measure tolerances in +/- .xxx (.001") and micrometer +/- .xxxx (.0001"). Cheers!

 

[memtb]

You guys are kill'n me…..now I'm starting to lose faith in my 40 (or so) year old plastic Lyman Caliper! memtb

 

[6.5x300 WBY]

@6.5x300 WBY enjoy your investment; I am sure it is going to serve you well for many years to come. There is no need to complicate it unnecessarily. At the end of the day a caliper is designed to measure tolerances in +/- .xxx (.001") and micrometer +/- .xxxx (.0001"). Cheers!

Yeah as long as the digital readout don't keep changing on its own. Lol I have used these new calipers and this is what a fine instrument is supposed to be.

 

[Bob Wright]

We had them both when I worked in a machine shop in the 1980s; we also have a few German made that I cannot remember the brand. Our CEO's father was a retired German metallurgist, and he gave his WWII tools to the company for us to use.

Lufkin?

 

[Bob Wright]

And to think I used to use vernier calipers 45 years ago. Still got em but not easy to read anymore.

 

[ZOGMAN]

I have a new set (Mitutoyo) and my 30-year-old set (midway).
the old set does a decent job still, but the new one is far superior.

 

[VinceMule]

Remember that the electronics do not like being dropped on concrete floors, mics especially.

Micrometers are to be used on the fine work.

 

[6.5x300 WBY]

Remember that the electronics do not like being dropped on concrete floors, mics especially.

Micrometers are to be used on the fine work.

Yeah no dropping and I drop a lot of stuff. Wouldn't think it would take kindly to that abuse

 

[VinceMule]

Mitutoyo Mechanical Dial, Starrett Mechanical Dial, Brown and Sharp Mechanical Dial with .100 per revolution, as a backup.... a good excuse to buy a great tool anyway.

I went to Mechanical Digitals on the micrometers(non electronic).

 

[Nimrod]

As a retired machinist, I have used Brown & Sharpe dial calipers exclusively. I do have a set of digital that I use on my loading bench for measuring BTO length of loaded rounds. I learned a little trick many years ago from an old toolmaker, to check calipers for wear. Close your caliper and hold it up to a light, if you can see light between the jaws you tool is worn out and should be replaced. The thin tips will wear pretty quickly if used a lot.