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New Calipers.
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KyCarl
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As a machinist for over 40 years I like Brown & Sharp much better than Mitayoyo. and I like dial better than digital The ones with the black dial face I have a set that are 35 years old and they still work fine!
We had them both when I worked in a machine shop in the 1980s; we also have a few German made that I cannot remember the brand. Our CEO's father was a retired German metallurgist, and he gave his WWII tools to the company for us to use.
nksmfamjp
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You might not like this message….to me, good calipers are the result of having 1-3 good "stds" to measure. Then you can buy $2-$2000 calipers and judge their effectiveness by what they actually measure. These "stds" are pretty cheap often.
@6.5x300 WBY enjoy your investment; I am sure it is going to serve you well for many years to come. There is no need to complicate it unnecessarily. At the end of the day a caliper is designed to measure tolerances in +/- .xxx (.001") and micrometer +/- .xxxx (.0001"). Cheers!
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memtb
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You guys are kill'n me…..now I'm starting to lose faith in my 40 (or so) year old plastic Lyman Caliper! 
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6.5x300 WBY
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Yeah as long as the digital readout don't keep changing on its own. Lol I have used these new calipers and this is what a fine instrument is supposed to be.
Bob Wright
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Lufkin?
Bob Wright
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And to think I used to use vernier calipers 45 years ago. Still got em but not easy to read anymore.
ZOGMAN
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I have a new set (Mitutoyo) and my 30-year-old set (midway).
the old set does a decent job still, but the new one is far superior.
the old set does a decent job still, but the new one is far superior.
Remember that the electronics do not like being dropped on concrete floors, mics especially.
Micrometers are to be used on the fine work.
Micrometers are to be used on the fine work.
6.5x300 WBY
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Yeah no dropping and I drop a lot of stuff. Wouldn't think it would take kindly to that abuse
Mitutoyo Mechanical Dial, Starrett Mechanical Dial, Brown and Sharp Mechanical Dial with .100 per revolution, as a backup.... a good excuse to buy a great tool anyway.
I went to Mechanical Digitals on the micrometers(non electronic).
I went to Mechanical Digitals on the micrometers(non electronic).
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Nimrod
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As a retired machinist, I have used Brown & Sharpe dial calipers exclusively. I do have a set of digital that I use on my loading bench for measuring BTO length of loaded rounds. I learned a little trick many years ago from an old toolmaker, to check calipers for wear. Close your caliper and hold it up to a light, if you can see light between the jaws you tool is worn out and should be replaced. The thin tips will wear pretty quickly if used a lot.
