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My alternative to Mitutoyo calipers
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Nah, that won't happen.
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I just bought a pair of these. Will be an interesting comparison between igaging and the shars one.
SHARS Aventor 8" /200mm DPS IP54 Electronic Digital Caliper DIN862 .0005" NEW M] | eBay
"This caliper is hands down better than other premium import calipers. The industrial version of the Aventor caliper has a high quality apperance and silky, smooth slide-action. Aventor SPC Data Interface Kit.
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Reading this post just made me buy this:
I don't know about reliability, but compared to the iGage, the features appears to be the same. It has stainless steel body and lower price as an incentive.
Furthermore, there are a lot of good rating.
I almost bought the following since it's cheaper, looks and features almost exactly the same, just different name, but the reviews and rating are lower, so for a few bucks, I decided to go with the above:
For many years, I used a cheapo around $10 harbor freight, and it worked great for me, to my surprise. Sometimes the numbers jumped around showing some very interesting hidden features, and I took out/put back the batteries and it works again.
The plastic slide dial broke off and I still used it. But it's not very convenient. I didn't do much high precision things and as a result, high precision wasn't a big concern, and I thought a mic would do that anyway.
I do hope for auto shutoff to save battery and in accidentally turn on.
I also happen to have a manual caliper part of some lot purchase I bought. It's stainless Helio brand, made by Germany. It got stuck alot. So I cleaned up the "gear", and it worked better. That part is something I don't like, the gear makes it easy to be contaminated.
The bad part is that 2 of the 3 very tiny screws fell off of the screen. Maybe I need to visit a watch repair shop for this.
The funny thing is that if I put the screen back "evenly", it would get stuck. So it's at an angle. I would need to fix it before putting the two screws back on. But buying the digital above, I wonder if I ever will fix this. It's great that I don't need battery for it. So maybe it's a good backup.
I don't know about reliability, but compared to the iGage, the features appears to be the same. It has stainless steel body and lower price as an incentive.
Furthermore, there are a lot of good rating.
I almost bought the following since it's cheaper, looks and features almost exactly the same, just different name, but the reviews and rating are lower, so for a few bucks, I decided to go with the above:
Amazon.com: UBANTE Quality Electronic Digital Caliper Inch/Metric/Fractions Conversion 0-6 Inch/150 mm Stainless Steel Body Orange/Black Extra Large LCD Screen Auto Off Featured Measuring Tool: Home Improvement
Buy UBANTE Quality Electronic Digital Caliper Inch/Metric/Fractions Conversion 0-6 Inch/150 mm Stainless Steel Body Orange/Black Extra Large LCD Screen Auto Off Featured Measuring Tool: Digital Calipers - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases
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For many years, I used a cheapo around $10 harbor freight, and it worked great for me, to my surprise. Sometimes the numbers jumped around showing some very interesting hidden features, and I took out/put back the batteries and it works again.
The plastic slide dial broke off and I still used it. But it's not very convenient. I didn't do much high precision things and as a result, high precision wasn't a big concern, and I thought a mic would do that anyway.
I do hope for auto shutoff to save battery and in accidentally turn on.
I also happen to have a manual caliper part of some lot purchase I bought. It's stainless Helio brand, made by Germany. It got stuck alot. So I cleaned up the "gear", and it worked better. That part is something I don't like, the gear makes it easy to be contaminated.
The bad part is that 2 of the 3 very tiny screws fell off of the screen. Maybe I need to visit a watch repair shop for this.
The funny thing is that if I put the screen back "evenly", it would get stuck. So it's at an angle. I would need to fix it before putting the two screws back on. But buying the digital above, I wonder if I ever will fix this. It's great that I don't need battery for it. So maybe it's a good backup.
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I have two of those. a 4" and a 6". Been using them for years now and no issues.I found these for a little more and they are absolute and IP54 rated.
6" Digital Caliper ABSOLUTE ORIGIN Digital IP54 Ex
iGaging's Origin Digital Caliper uses SUPER HIGH ACCURACY ABSOLUTE memory technology. It keeps track of its origin position once set. Whenever the digital caliper turned on, the easy-view large LCD displays the actual sensor position ready to start measurwww.igagingstore.com
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That's the one I ended up buying it seems to be pretty good quality for the money. Maybe when I get better I will need a $200 caliper but for now I'll save my money towards better machine tools that might justify high end measuring tools.
John