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- Thread starter darkzero
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could be for counting sheets of plywood in a stack.
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Two Starrett indicators that work smoothly, but the faces are too foggy to see through, a Tecklock indicator, two B&S 6" calipers, and a 12" Fowler caliper.
I'll quit boring ya'll for today... it's time to put this up and continue with it later.
-Bear
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Bear, Mothers mag polish will clear those crystals right up
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A few minutes with some Meguiars Plast-X did a lot of good...
Both of them cleaned up very well...
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Gave in and ordered the Mitutoyo Digital Vernier to replace my Facom one. Ordered it shortly after ordering the digital Mitutoyo Mic.
Strangely, the Mitutoyo one cost me the same as the FACOM one did. Wierd but true.
My Facom one (stock picture as mine is currently locked in my tool cabinet!)
The Mitutoyo one..
Strangely, the Mitutoyo one cost me the same as the FACOM one did. Wierd but true.
My Facom one (stock picture as mine is currently locked in my tool cabinet!)
The Mitutoyo one..
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Don't want to wee on your cornflakes, and I don't know what Facom digital calipers cost, but if your Mitutoyo digital calipers were surprisingly (or rather, suspiciously) inexpensive then there's a decent chance you have a counterfeit set.
About a year ago my Mitutoyo Digimatic cost about £130 from digitalmicrometers.co.uk, who are reputable resellers.
Clough42 did a video on the fakes:
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My Facom ones, at the time, cost me close on £120, the Mitutoyo cost, bar a few pence, the same.
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Ah, okay, sorry, that sounds about right. I got the impression that the Facom calipers were much cheaper.
In which case, don't bother with the Clough42 video. It's really quite long, and really not that interesting unless one has bought counterfeit Mitutoyo Digital calipers!
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That Albrecht chuck looks like it may be mounted on a sensitive arbor: arbor mounts in a collet and the non-rotating knurled ring allows the chuck to be pulled down to give very good feel when drilling small holes.