Last week I upped my measuring game with these:
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The calipers feel so smooth compared to my "everyday" Fowler's.
The Fowler's have been a work-horse for me for many years, but lately are feeling a little gritty, even after a good cleaning....
-brino
So far my favorite indicators are mahr. Not to mention I’ve gotten many new old stock ones for great prices aswell as some brand new ones. So far all I’ve received except for the brand new one has had a sticker that said made in Germany. My millimess I think actually has made in Germany in it somewhere. And my mahr federal digital milionths indicator I think was made in China but it’s honestly more accurate than I could test.
I think those tools will serve you amazingly well.
If I had to choose any common indicator it would be a mahr. In my experience the best cost friendly indicators. In my opinion better than my b&s besttest and I definitely like it better than my interapid but in those indicators defense I purchase them used while I purchased the mahr indicators new.