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V8Eng17/02/2023 21:37:33
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Maybe a bit late to the thread but Ceramicists use similar items. Not with same size at both ends.

Link to one of the many suppliers here.

BPS

Edited By V8Eng on 17/02/2023 21:40:45

Jeff Dayman18/02/2023 00:19:18
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You will find several choices of the type you sketched Gary if you search Amazon for "Figure 8 Caliper"

Hopper18/02/2023 03:55:27
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And if you do a google search for "Digital outside calipers" you will find this interesting mix of new and old tooling. Internal version is also available. Looks very handy for measuring oddly shaped things. And not very expensive at circa 30 Quid.digital oustide calipers.jpg

I have seen the figure 8 type referred to in an American cylinder head porting book as "indicating calipers" but a google search shows nothing under that except normal digital calipers and the above.

Edited By Hopper on 18/02/2023 03:57:45

Dalboy18/02/2023 08:16:51
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THESE are used by woodturners they are not double ended as your picture and yes they are expensive but they do have a metric scale to read off.

I have a set for when I am turning hollow forms

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