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Digital Micrometer Problems
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1354801" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>most all my reloading is done with a 4" pair of Mitutoyo dial calipers. Bought them in 1970, and used them all the way thru my apprenticeship. If they survived that, then they ere top of the line. Since then I've had a couple pairs of 6" Starretts, and would avoid them like the plague! Their digital ones are pretty good. Also have a pair of Brown & Sharpe digital calipers that I really like a lot. The nice thing about the B&S calipers is that you can connect them to a PC to store data (never tried it). </p><p></p><p>Still no matter how good a caliper is, a good micrometer is a must have. I never trusted the digital mics, even though I've had a couple pairs. Buy good ones, and never look back. You don't need or for that matter want carbide faced mics. Just get steel ones as they have a better feel. Taken care of, they'll last a lifetime or two. I have mics that my dad bought in the 1940's, and are more than good enough for anything I ever do. For micrometers, I recommend Starrett or Mitutoyo unless you can lay your hands of a mint Lufkin micrometer. </p><p></p><p>Lastly many of us run out and buy this equipment without the knowledge to use them properly. I learned to read mics in tenths when I was about 12 years old from my dad. Same way with a dial indicator or how to use them the right way.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1354801, member: 25383"] most all my reloading is done with a 4" pair of Mitutoyo dial calipers. Bought them in 1970, and used them all the way thru my apprenticeship. If they survived that, then they ere top of the line. Since then I've had a couple pairs of 6" Starretts, and would avoid them like the plague! Their digital ones are pretty good. Also have a pair of Brown & Sharpe digital calipers that I really like a lot. The nice thing about the B&S calipers is that you can connect them to a PC to store data (never tried it). Still no matter how good a caliper is, a good micrometer is a must have. I never trusted the digital mics, even though I've had a couple pairs. Buy good ones, and never look back. You don't need or for that matter want carbide faced mics. Just get steel ones as they have a better feel. Taken care of, they'll last a lifetime or two. I have mics that my dad bought in the 1940's, and are more than good enough for anything I ever do. For micrometers, I recommend Starrett or Mitutoyo unless you can lay your hands of a mint Lufkin micrometer. Lastly many of us run out and buy this equipment without the knowledge to use them properly. I learned to read mics in tenths when I was about 12 years old from my dad. Same way with a dial indicator or how to use them the right way. gary [/QUOTE]
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