What caliper???

[Busbee Cue]

Mitutoyo.

]I have 2 of these(digital) & see no reason to change...JER

I like the mitutoyo the best also. A very good quality tool.

 

[jazznpool]

I agree on the Mitutoyo digital calipers. I have 6" and 4". They are reliable, accurate, and have just the right feel in the hand. They will last and last if you take care of them.

Martin

Mitutoyo is the best for the money by far.if you shop around you can find them new for $80,which is way better than paying $40 for a pair of junk calipers.

i bought some SPI digitals from enco that were on sale and supposed to be good.not.they are junk and they just sit now and collect dust.

i like digital b/c you can switch from metric to inch,but i like the dials b/c you can add and subtract better right on the dial without going to the calculator.


if you go digital,DO NOT go cheap.

if you go dial i actually have had zero issues out of the $15 Chinese versions.

 

[scdiveteam]

Dribbling Calipers

I agree that the difference in accuracy isn't significant, but I bought my Mitutoya's about 18-20 years ago and never turn them off. I think I paid about $110- $125 for them. The batteries last about a year and I replace them. The cheapies I've bought seldom last more than a few months. So I feel it's much cheaper to use the Mitutoyas, over the long haul, as long as they don't grow legs.

Hi,

I agree that the accuracy difference is not significant with the cheap v. a nice Mitutoya. My problem is that we have 4 people in my shop handling them and sometime it's like a basket ball game as they seem to hit the floor a lot.

Ill go cheap in this area for obvious reasons.:grin:

Rick G

 

[Guerra Cues]

Thanks for all the input guys. Since I already have a couple of cheap calipers I pulled the trigger on a Mitutoyo Digimatic Caliper 6". I hope not to slam it on the floor.

 

[rhncue]

I've got about 10 digital calipers laying around the shop at different work stations. Last week I needed an accurate dimension for an adapter on a lathe spindle. I used a mike and came up with 1.889. I then tried some of the other calipers and the only one that read 1.889 was an expensive Mitutoyo. Another Mitutoyo, a My Cal, that I paid 90.00 for about 8 years ago, also read differently. Calipers, I believe, are only good for easy to read, very close dimensions, which for most areas of cue repair or building, is all that is needed. For exact work though, nothing beats a mike, although as you get older they can be hard to read.

Dick