Micrometers For The Beginner?

For those weary about electronic micrometers, they still have the usual vernier scales on them for when the batteries die.
 
Andre said:
For those weary about electronic micrometers, they still have the usual vernier scales on them for when the batteries die.
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And the batteries are usually easily replaceable. However, if you haven't learned how to read and understand the vernier it doesn't always work out well.
On the other hand seeing the vernier can be a problem.

Daryl
MN
 
Don't buy a brand new, new style etalon, the vernier is impossible to decode lol, it's not like the standard vernier
 
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My shop calipers say China on them they have been thru h*#ll for 10 years and still can get me to .0005 consistently ,my brown an sharp calipers and mitutoyo mic's stay in the box
As much as I hate to admit it the steel China calipers work good , but they are fairly old .
If I could find another pair like those ied get two.:encourage:
 
As has been said, there are good buys on eBay if you are patient. I just picked up a B&S depth gauge for $30 shipped. It dates to the 1930s or 1940s I think. It is beautiful - not a scratch or bit of rust anywhere and very smooth operation. I think it must have been unused for 80 years. I'm almost afraid to use it. I feel like it should be in a museum.
 
i bought some starrett outside calipers on the bay for around 15 bucks, i think a 4 inch, 2 inch, and a set of spring dividers, with a patent date on them of like 1885, IIRC. i ran some steel wool on them, very light pitting in some areas but they are beautiful, i use them often
 
Thanks for all the replys,lots of good information.It was suggested that I look for .0001 micrometers which for me I think is pretty technical but its what I am going to shoot for.Dang your right the bay is full of micrometers.------------------kroll
 
the tool isnt as important as the care and skill of the operator. I have some very good tools but if I get in a hurry and measure "hot stock" in the lathe then cut to a final number or miss read the tool, its my fault if it isnt a good fit! even the cheap HF stuff is good enough in the skilled hands.
The best tool I use is the DRO i've installed on my mill and lathe, there is something about all those numbers after the decimal point to make you "tighten up your measuring skills
use what you have and learn to use it properly
 
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