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Thread: Angle grinders - Dangerous or not
19/07/2019 20:03:02

I used one to cut a steel bench up, had the faceguard, forgot the ear defenders, only take 10 minutes, Tinitus ever since,

Thread: cheap digital vernier calipers.
20/11/2016 19:17:59

Sorry gentlemen, these seems to be more a game of one upmanship, rather than a discussion about a mere digital caliper, i will leave tou too it, i am a newcomer hete, dont think i will be stopping

19/11/2016 23:37:21

Oh, and no-one uses the old vernier, all scrapped long ago when digital appeared, same with mics, the ratchet is so good,  demonstrated tgat 10 guys micing up a job got the exact same reading to 1 micron, thats pretty damned good for our line of work, which is ultra high prescion, all mics and verniers are mitoyoto, superb equipment,

 

Edited By ALAN CANTWELL on 19/11/2016 23:38:31

19/11/2016 23:33:47

Refer to them as vernier, plain and simple, i still use one, its 5 foot long, Only me alone uses it,

19/11/2016 23:25:10

You are correct sir, the caliper is used on open limit lengths, micrometers are used for all diam measurment, including internal bowers types, plus plug gauges for bores, the caliper can be quite usefull for depths with open limits stuff, but we never use a caliper for anything under .1 mm tolerance, for this is what they are rated at, .1 mm accuracy,

19/11/2016 23:01:48

That would be the inferior linear slides, lifting off the tracking, it loses its voltage, tighten up the two linear guide screws on the top if it has them, could you have not returned it? My mitoyo that was rejected suffered this, after only 18 months use, in a working enviroment, i got another for half price, Thing is, since its been at home, its been faultless, go figure, the tragedy of using electronic gear, is the guys do not know how to read non digital, another nail in the skills coffin,  

 

Edited By ALAN CANTWELL on 19/11/2016 23:07:11

19/11/2016 19:00:15

Before you all get lost in an english debate, we call them simply digital vernier calipers, An interesting note is, we bought one of the £10 cheapies from Aldi a while ago, now, all our gear has to pass calibration, twice a year, we put this poor little caliper through hell, it passed wirh flying colours on all scales, we use mitoyotos, i have 2 at work, and 1 failed calibration one at home, 18 month on, the Aldi cheapy is still going strong, measuring sawn off billets in the saw shop, but, we cannot use it on machining, as 1st article inspection reports have to state make and model of measuring gear, wouldnt do, would it, to see Aldi caliper on the report, lol ! Only thing we have found is the linear slides are way inferior, But for a tenner? Surprised us!

Thread: Magentic stand for DTI?
19/11/2016 18:48:56

In 48 ( is it that long, oh heck) of manual maching on every machine tool concievable, i have never had trouble with usung a mag base clock, and ive used some big uns! Only problem, thinking about it, is when you remove tge cloc stand, while still on mag, put it on the bench, and when you pick it up again, it weighs twice as much, because you have picked a load of spanners, tools, and sundry metal items up! Another 28 month, and i will be doing this at home, lol,

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