Thread: Dial Caliper recommendations?

Originally Posted by No.3

Probably the only time it's worthwhile is when all your drawings are imperial. Some stuff ex the states is still like this, pain in the bum...

Greetings,
I had lots of experience with drawings in UK units. As part of my job I had to produce schedules of quantities in metric from UK unit drawings. Feet, inches and fractions. I had very useful conversion charts and an even more useful scale rule that read metres from the old scales we used to use. Not long before I retired, 40 years after the metric change, I was working on some old plans and wondered how later generations would cope with the conversion. I believe that there is an AP for that that goes on your cell phone. Should have guessed that.
Regards Grandpamac.

Honestly,, 0.1mm = 0.0039"

I won't touch the digital. Some, as mentioned flatten batteries in no time flat.

I just bought some cheap calipers, dial, metric, off ebay. Ummm, I think abt $25

I check them occasionally, always spot on.
We are not sending man to the moon. We are making ammo.
Unless your into long range competition $50 to $100 will be fine.

Originally Posted by Jhon

I've plunked my money down on a set of Hornady for $105 delivered. Will see how they work out.

Likely $25, with a huge "hornady" marketing mark up!

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
I had lots of experience with drawings in UK units. As part of my job I had to produce schedules of quantities in metric from UK unit drawings. Feet, inches and fractions. I had very useful conversion charts and an even more useful scale rule that read metres from the old scales we used to use. Not long before I retired, 40 years after the metric change, I was working on some old plans and wondered how later generations would cope with the conversion. I believe that there is an AP for that that goes on your cell phone. Should have guessed that.
Regards Grandpamac.

Yes,, just go to your app store. Type "unit converter".
There are a few to choose from.
Very handy indeed.

Mititoyo digital calipers 200mm. 150mm is too small imo for holding onto it.