[Metrology] Calipers with 4 decimal places- Annoying.

I had no idea Mitutoyo changed the look on that model caliper. I guess they needed to due to all the China clones now.

I have 3 older digital Mitus, they read just like yours with the full size digit but they're not that old. I guess I'm used to it, it never bothered me, not even on my DROs or digital mics. IIRC the only digital calipers I personally have owned that had the small digit was a pair from Harbor Freight.
 
Gunrunner you need to order a set of these for the Z axis hand crank. Bill did you just spit coffee on your monitor? :rofl:

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Just an FYI in case it matters to you. But the Starrett 799 series are made in China. Probably no big deal as they should be manufactured to Starrett's standards. I don't mind China tools to some extent & sometimes have no choice but for me personally I think they're overpriced for being made in China, buying new anyway. I paid less for my Mitus.
 
But then you have to take the tape off for metric! I actually thought about disabling the digit internally.
Robert
 
Use the digital for metric, and a decent dial caliper for inch.
 
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