erikmannie, I have been wondering since this thread started, what is it that you are machining down to a couple of tenths? You state that you are new to machining. You just joined the forum. You bought all this inferior equipment and now want to sell it. In your first post you state that you can machine down to 3 tenths. What kind of machines do you have? Do you have some really good machines tricked out by Richard King?
I think all of us would like to know the details of your shop, equipment and projects. Why do you need such great accuracy? I can see if you are maybe making some assemblies for a 787 or maybe a U2. I have some grownup Boy Scouts who do machine down to 1-2 tenths all day. Or should I say that they babysit some machines north of a half mill $ making highly critical aerospace parts.
I have B&S, Starrett, Mitutoyo, Igaging & Shars.. Just got a brand new $33 Shars digital mic today. My Starrett gauge block set was used when I got it 30 years ago. When I pull out all the different mics and check a block, they all seem to read the same. This is the second Shars digital. The main thing is that the readings are repeatable. When I do ten readings over ten minutes at 68 degrees and then get the B&S to read the same, than to me that is good. I will admit that I have never sent any of my stuff to NIST to be rechecked.
Please let us know what you are machining. Charles
I think all of us would like to know the details of your shop, equipment and projects. Why do you need such great accuracy? I can see if you are maybe making some assemblies for a 787 or maybe a U2. I have some grownup Boy Scouts who do machine down to 1-2 tenths all day. Or should I say that they babysit some machines north of a half mill $ making highly critical aerospace parts.
I have B&S, Starrett, Mitutoyo, Igaging & Shars.. Just got a brand new $33 Shars digital mic today. My Starrett gauge block set was used when I got it 30 years ago. When I pull out all the different mics and check a block, they all seem to read the same. This is the second Shars digital. The main thing is that the readings are repeatable. When I do ten readings over ten minutes at 68 degrees and then get the B&S to read the same, than to me that is good. I will admit that I have never sent any of my stuff to NIST to be rechecked.
Please let us know what you are machining. Charles