Re: Mauser caliper question
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I have a cheap dial caliper (~$30) I got in the mid 80's, and it's still doing well after all these years with almost daily use.? I have better ones, but the old one still gets the most use.? I will also add that the HF digital calipers are hit or miss.? I have one that has always been a bit flakey, but when it's working correctly, it performs just as well as my Mitutyou digital micrometer.? When it's misbehaving, it zeros randomly and likes switching units, particularly inch to mm.? Some people never have problems, others are similar to mine.
-Dave
On Monday, July 25, 2022 at 01:54:50 PM PDT, sawbona@... <sawbona@...> wrote:
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 04:04 PM, Carl wrote:
... lower scale is metric, each line is 1mm and with the vernier you can read to 0.1mm ...
Yes, I can make it out to 0.1 mm. Then the lack of numbers must be because this model can read only up to 0.1 mm The rest you have to guess.
... top scale is inches, each line is 1/16" and with the vernier you can read to 1/64" ...
I have never been able to make much sense of inches, even though I went to school abroad and learned how to measure in inches before doing so in the metric system.? 8^/
... use dial calipers instead.
I have never had the chance to use them and my eyesight constantly reminds me that it may be a good thing to get one. But I have always had the feeling that they are fragile, same as the electronic ones. The less expensive ones ie: cheap even more so, as well as inaccurate. When I get my U3 fully set up and all the needed tooling I am now needing has been purchased I may undertake one of the many basic digital readouts I have seen published for the U3. Or maybe just invest/make a decent set of handwheels, the original ones are a real PITA. Thanks for your input. Best, JHM
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