Precision Caliper...

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While searching for a set of digital callipers locally, the Harbor Frieght store near me was out of them.  I ended up with a nice metal set from Home Depot.  While a little more expensive than the Harbor Frieght set, it does do fractions. 

David

Thanks for mentioning the Home Depot digital calipers.

The U.S / metric can be used for metalworking or plastics and the fractional readout can be used for my woodworking needs.

"BTW.... woodworking stores like Woodcraft sell dial calipers that give readouts in fractional units, ie: 1/16th 1/8th inch, 1/4 inch, etc. "

While searching for a set of digital callipers locally, the Harbor Frieght store near me was out of them.  I ended up with a nice metal set from Home Depot.  While a little more expensive than the Harbor Frieght set, it does do fractions.  While I have played with this function, for my modeling and scratchbuilding, it really serves no purpose.  The callipers are definitely at great addition to my toolbox, and I realize how much I could have used a set of these years ago...  Good luck with your purchase(if you haven't already gotten them).  Enjoy them.  You will wonder what you did before( as I see myself holding a small metal ruler up to a part, and making a mark with a Sharpie)!  No wonder things just never matched up...

David

keilau

 

JunJon:

 

I'm planning a Precision Caliper. But I'm a bit confuse which one to get. First I saw the one made by Tamiya.

Then I saw an industrial type caliper with a Dial. Which one is better more accurate? With or without dial?

 

 

I bought a Cen-Tech #47257 6-inch Digital Caliper at Harbor Freight for $9.99 when it was on sale. It is the one with an all steel frame and 3 decimal places reading. It is very accurate and works very well for the last several months. I saw it on sale again now. 

Avoid the plastic frame or 2 decimal places reading ones. They are not much cheaper.

if I may add an additional point:

I also own the Cen-Tech calipers.

The nice thing about digital calipers is instant switching between metric and U.S. Units by just pushing a button.

Before the digital units, I had to use separate metric and U.S. unit dial calipers for metalworking.

BTW.... woodworking stores like Woodcraft sell dial calipers that give readouts in fractional units, ie: 1/16th 1/8th inch, 1/4 inch, etc.

Digital and standard  dial calipers will give you a measurement that you must convert to fractional units.

What you buy depends on what you intend to do with the calipers.

JunJon

I'm planning a Precision Caliper. But I'm a bit confuse which one to get. First I saw the one made by Tamiya.

Then I saw an industrial type caliper with a Dial. Which one is better more accurate? With or without dial?

I bought a Cen-Tech #47257 6-inch Digital Caliper at Harbor Freight for $9.99 when it was on sale. It is the one with an all steel frame and 3 decimal places reading. It is very accurate and works very well for the last several months. I saw it on sale again now. 

Avoid the plastic frame or 2 decimal places reading ones. They are not much cheaper.

Shop around, I found mine at a local hardware store. You can find them on Amazon or ebay. Check your local automotive supplier as well.

The dial is technically more accurate. but unnecessary.