Posted by chris stephens on 24/08/2018 13:32:09:
Sorry to contradict you Micheal but to zero the dial you use the special tool (that bit of wire with a square bent at one end) that came with the caliper. Turning the dial is just for very minor alignment. I was only thinking about putting up a video on how to do it earlier this week as so many folks seem to not know how it is done.
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I look forward to seeing it, Chris
MichaelG.
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Edit: I presume you must be refering to this 'special tool' Chris:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/381686022468
I bought my Mitutoyo dial caliper secondhand, about 30 years ago, and have never seen [or felt the need for] one of those in all this time … now I'm fascinated.
Edited By Michael Gilligan on 24/08/2018 16:59:57