Digital Caliper – again, sorry

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Posted by garrygun on 02/01/2022 22:52:34:

Hi guys happynew year to all.

I purchased a cheapo vernier guage from thebay carbon fibre composite for work 5 years had it , ive found it more acurate than my home workshop mitutoyo vernier, admittedly its had lot use but cheapo one is so acurate ive just purchased another if it breaks no real loss just buy another.

Garry C

While verniers don’t go wrong as easily as digis (and don’t need a battery), many on here are getting on a bit and prefer the digital calipers, for ease of reading in particular, but also for instant choice of units, setting zeros wherever we need, etc.

I don’t think there are any vernier equivalent to the very useful DROs on our machines?🙂

[Nick WheelerParticipant @nickwheeler]

Posted by Tim Stevens on 02/01/2022 20:57:53:

What I really need is a caliper which remembers not just where I left it but also has a way to remind me where I left it.

But I don't think I'm alone in this …

Cheers, Tim

I suspect your caliper joins my 150mm rules. I have several, but always struggle to find one to use. 300mm ones hang on their nail until I need them…..

[Andrew TinsleyParticipant @andrewtinsley63637]

Anyone found an inexpensive left handed caliper. Most seem to be north of £50 which is a lot for limited use on a lathe.

Happy New Year.

Andrew.

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Posted by Andrew Tinsley on 03/01/2022 13:12:13:

Anyone found an inexpensive left handed caliper. Most seem to be north of £50 which is a lot for limited use on a lathe.

Happy New Year.

Andrew.

Happy New Year.

Machine DRO have a left handed 150mm version on special offer at £31.88.

I am very tempted – link to the page here:-

Mdro

Edited By V8Eng on 03/01/2022 14:12:15

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Hi Tim!

Welcome to the club.

Like they say in pantomimes, "It's behind you"!

Have just spent a day searching for a 3/4 BSF forcing screw for an internal bearing puller.. IF only I'd taken off the safety cover (Plastic drain pipe ) on the big external one, it would have been obvious where it was!

Another jog on the Round Tuit!

Howard

[Simon Williams 3Participant @simonwilliams3]

Posted by Jon Lawes on 14/12/2021 06:45:54:

It sounds a bit trivial but its actually quite annoying; the M&W calipers I have don't have auto-wake, so I have to turn them on every time.

I'm 100% with this, I find it annoying beyond all reason that I put them down and turn my back for a few minutes by which time the screen is blank. If the "ON" button was a bit more enthusiastic it would help. It would also help if the delay before auto-turn off was a more sensible timeout, say 15 or 20 mins.

It can't be beyond the wit of man (i.e. Moore and Wright) to re-program their otherwise nice calipers to be a bit more user friendly.

In days of yore I had a pair of Mitutoyo ones which not only self turned off, but re-zeroed when you pressed the ON button, Now those really were annoying.

So I bought a pair of (even more) expensive Starrett ones, which turn on automatically (retaining their zero setting) when moved. Much improved, but they still don't like being dropped.

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