Electronic calipers opinions

I have some digital calipers in my shop, but I usually use my dial calipers.
 
al-capool said:
... I absolutely agree that you should buy a digital caliper only from MITUTOYO! ...
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Any reason you are ruling out calipers from Starrett Company? I see that they now manufacture "precision tools" in China and Brazil as well as the U.S., but their tools have long been of high quality.
 
My fault, that you missunderstood me!

AtLarge said:
Any reason you are ruling out calipers from Starrett Company? I see that they now manufacture "precision tools" in China and Brazil as well as the U.S., but their tools have long been of high quality.
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Sorry if there is a missunderstanding caused by me!
If I wrote buy a digital caliper only from Mitutoyo, I didn't mean there aren't any other very good digital calipers around!
I just meant, that from the choice of digital calipers we had in our store, I would have buy only one from Mitutoyo! Even if the other brands we had, were cheaper!
Because in 5 years we had only 1 reclamation and it was clearly the customers fault! Except this case we had only positive feedbacks and satisfied customers: Like fine mechanics, car mechanics, machinists, carpenters, watch repairmans etc. It is a fact that Mitutoyo making high quality measuring instruments and that they are extreme precise, easy to handle, to set up, to adjust and to read! And at least here in Switzerland you also get a life long warranty for it! Including battery and a rigid protecting box.
To make it clear I don't rule out calipers from Starrett Company or any other brand! I just know what Mitutoyos are worth and are standing for! So please accept my honest excuses for my bad and Swiss influenced english! KR Roberto
 
I like micrometers. Not because of the accuracy but if you are stressed you can clamp one on your head and run around yelling wacka wacka like Fozzy Bear.

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To answer the question Brown & Sharp dial is my go caliper. Sometimes I have to break out the vernier calipers to make the young guys scratch their heads.

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I started on dial Calipers too, so Like someone else mentioned I have a good set of those for the more critical measurements. For everyday quick measurements I just use the cheap electronic ones. I keep several around so that I can lock one in, save a diameter, then another that I can save the depth with, etc.

They had the Pittsburgh's on sale a month or so back at harbor freights, so I bought several extra pairs, but the quality was disappointing. They were dirty and gritty feeling right out of the box.

Several years back I bought a cheap pair on Ebay like the one's in this picture, and they were alright to Me, fairly smooth, but They didn't always zero in perfect without a little persuasion, although I could handle that with the right amount of steady pressure, and not too bad but they could be a little bit of a battery hog, they were ok, and smooth feeling. At least they were much better then the ones I recently bought. If I were to buy more cheap sets, that's probably the ones I would look for, but possibly there are better cheap sets out there.
 

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Murray Tucker said:
I like micrometers. Not because of the accuracy but ....
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Me too ... You can buy top quality used mics cheap :thumbup:, use standards to keep them accurate (enough IMO), use their ratchets to make consistent meaaurements, and maybe they are less likely to leave a mark on the wood (non-cuemaker speculating on that one) .... And they are accurate .... And I suppose ya could wear one on your head :cool:

Dave <-- 6" is as big as he's got .... but it fits on his head :groucho:
 
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