6-12 micrometer set

[Batmanacw]

The big question of the day.....

6-12" micrometers

Should I buy the full 6 pcs set or go with exchangeable anvils?

I rarely need them but I want something better than calipers for up to 12".

Now that I have a bigger lathe I can use them. There is plenty if room for the exchange exchangeable anvils on the lathe so I'm deciding between them. Cost is a major factor right now.

 

[MrWhoopee]

Those sets turn up fairly regularly on eBay and CL at reasonable prices, frequently in pristine condition. I would prefer the 6 pc set.

 

[benmychree]

I agree, 6 pc set, the multi anvil one is clumsy to handle, especially in tight spaces, having said that, at my shop downtown I had individual mikes over 12" and vernier calipers to 3 ft, when I sold out, I left with my personal mikes to 6" and the anvil mikes to 12", (and a whole lot more).

 

[benmychree]

I should add that the 6 -12 set and it's companion, a 2 -6 set have been with me since the mid 1950s when a old friend whose father had a lineshaft machine shop in Napa Ca., he passed away, and we "liberated" them from the shop before the auction, they are WW-2 vintage Starrett in their original boxes

 

[Batmanacw]

I am looking at a new Shars set. 0.0001" and carbide anvils. I have had good luck with Shars on specialty mics. I've got 30 year old Chinese mics that work fine. My 3-4, 4-5, 5-6 are old Chinese.

 

[mmcmdl]

I am looking at a new Shars set. 0.0001" and carbide anvils.

Not a bad price at $400 and change . I hate those interchangable anvil mics We had some huge ones at my original place , somewhat cumbersome .

 

[Batmanacw]

Not a bad price at $400 and change . I hate those interchangable anvil mics We had some huge ones at my original place , somewhat cumbersome .

I haven't used the interchangeable anvil mics so I figured I'd get an ear full here either way. Lol

 

[NCjeeper]

An interchangeable mic set is not all that bad. You just have to get used to it. You can find quality sets for cheap on E-bay quite often. I picked up my 6-12 NSK set for under a hundred bucks several years ago.

 

[projectnut]

In the shop I have individual micrometers from 1" to 13". For on the road, I have a set of Blackhawk 1"-4" with interchangable anvils. The interchangable set takes up far less space than the individual mics. The ones with the interchangable anvils are a little more hassle to setup, but just as accurate as the individuals.

 

[MrWhoopee]

nevermind