Thread: Dial Caliper recommendations?

Originally Posted by Maca49

I bought a Mitutoyo digital caliber about two years ago, wasn’t cheap. Totally unreliable, never zeros and never gives the same reading twice, very disappointed.

Crikey. Got Mitutoyo in digital. Same league as CM 1500. Robot reliable. Great pieces of kit for reloading.

I've plunked my money down on a set of Hornady for $105 delivered. Will see how they work out.

As above, very affordable for what they are, will have them for life:
https://industrialtooling.co.nz/coll...no-data-output
Sorry, to add to the reasoning, when bumping shoulders 0.001-2” - well enough said I spose. All the best either way mate, you may get a really good set of hornady’s to.

Jhon, curious how the Hornady calipers worked for you and if you still use them, or if you've since gone another path
Cheers

I bought a pair if Insize ones and they have been great. They live in my shed and battery is still going after 10 months

Greetings,
My dial callipers are Mitutoyo metric bought new in the late 1970's. At the time I was working as a draughtsman and had worked only in metric from around 1974. I couldn't see any point in measuring anything in inches and still can't. The callipers have been great and will see me out.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
My dial callipers are Mitutoyo metric bought new in the late 1970's. At the time I was working as a draughtsman and had worked only in metric from around 1974. I couldn't see any point in measuring anything in inches and still can't. The callipers have been great and will see me out.
Regards Grandpamac.

Probably the only time it's worthwhile is when all your drawings are imperial. Some stuff ex the states is still like this, pain in the bum...

I was apprenticed under 2 old guys. I was born 3 years before metric happened in England so all my schooling was in metric.

Their attitude was we are too old to learn metric, your young so you can learn imperial. It didn't hurt me to know both systems.

Vernier probably the most used tool in my shop and i have tried many of them but none last as long or as good as Mitutoyo.
Used to bought Wurth, insize and alike for new guy but those didn't last long.

Look for 2nd hand Mitutoyo on FB Market or trademe but watch out, as there are so many fake Mitutoyo around.
There used a good fella here that help other member buying Mitutoyo vernier with his trade discount before he retired but forgot his username.
My trade discount is not much, from memory we paying $280+ for 150mm digital Mitutoyo for 500-196-30 version and slightly more for the 158 version.

Go to bunnings. They will be fine.

Starret digitals auto on and off. Mitutoyo don't for some reason. I have 2 dial imperial ones I may part with.
I work in metric..

My calipers drain batteries rapidly also. However if i drop the battery after using them, no issues.

Bought a set of Italian Dasqua digitals from Geoge Henry when on sale about 85 bucks, can't fault them.

https://carclips.co.nz/dasqua-digita...00mm-and-300mm

Originally Posted by robhughes-games

Starret digitals auto on and off. Mitutoyo don't for some reason. I have 2 dial imperial ones I may part with.
I work in metric..

What flavour and how much you thinking,

I bought a set of these, https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...1?bof=HffpxoNw (Bluepoint, cheaper Snap On, they used to have decent quality I don't know if that holds in todays market) it is early days yet but they measure the same as my super expensive analogue Mitutoyo callipers. I can't speak for their longevity although, I have only had them a month. They hold zero good when I move them randomly back and forth as you do. Initial impressions are good, ask me again in five years if I actually recommend them