Accupro OD Micrometers

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Anyone ever heard of Accupro micrometers? MSC currently does not list any micrometers under the Accupro name. Read that they are made by Scherr-Tumico & they sure do look like it. They only say "Accupro Made In USA" on them. Some say they like Scherr-Tumico mics & some say they are just low end USA mics.

I currently only have 2 digital Mitutoyo Quantumikes 0-1" & 1-2". Been wanting a full set of 0-6" Mitus but can't afford that right now. So I was just going to buy a import set that is a copy of the Mitus. Doing so would go against my norm as I try to stay away from import measuring tools when I can. Then I found this Accupro 0-6" set on ebay for $200 shipped, brand new never used, still in the original packaging.

They don't feel as nice as Mitus or Starretts but for only a $100 more than the import set I think I got a great deal.

I'm too lazy to post a pic right now but if anyone wants to see them I will. :)


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Ok fellas, here are the pics....


For some reason I was expecting a smaller box. Been looking at 0-6" OD mic sets & just never realized how big the box sets were. Makes sense considering how big the 6" mic is. That's a 6" scale in the pic.
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Outside of the box has some dings & scratches but I don't care, it's the inside that's important. All still wrapped in the original bags with the anti corrosion sheets.
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As far as I'm aware nothing is missing although there is an empty slot on the left side, not sure what that's for? As you can see there's a full set of standards too which are nowhere near Mitu quality but they seem to check out fine.
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They are friction/direct thimbles, never owned any friction mics myself only ratchet but I kind of like them.
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So what do you think, they look like Scherr Tumicos, yes? Worth it for $200 shipped? I think I did ok considering they are brand spanking new, got to be much better than a $100 import set. I still want a Mitu set though!

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:thumbzup3:Well ofcorse we wan't to see them. You know howmuch we like tool porn!
 
Haha, ok, ok, I'll post pics when I get home. Sheesh, what was I thinking! :rofl:
 
Added the pics to the first post.
 
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Good buy man. I have a 0-6 " set made in china I use everyday for 10years now and still accurate. In my opinion if you take care of them they'll last forever.
 
Good buy man. I have a 0-6 " set made in china I use everyday for 10years now and still accurate. In my opinion if you take care of them they'll last forever.

Awesome, that's great to hear!

Oh and I still got my bucket of popcorn waiting, well it's almost gone now but I'll make more so hurry up! J/K of course but I'd like to see more of your nice tooling/instruments that you use whenever you can.
 
The lines and numbers look easier to read than my low end Starretts. I like the idea of the friction/direct thimbles.
 
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