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Should I buy a posher digital micrometer/caliper?

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not done it yet30/04/2023 16:49:39
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I bought a 4” (100mm - can’t remember how it was described) - from Lee Valley, in Ottawa, about 20 years ago. It was expensive at 25 dollars Ca. or maybe even 25 GBP (again, can’t remember). Not quite as ‘comfortable’ as a mitutoyo, but still gives good service - and so much easier in tight spaces.

Peter Greene30/04/2023 17:03:47
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Posted by Stuart Bridger on 27/04/2023 09:59:19:

i invested in a Mitutoyo digital caliper last year after getting tired of the sheer waste, cost and inconvenience of replacing batteries virtually every time I need to use the cheap one. Great investment, so much better feel and battery life is a magnitude better.

Just to make the point that decent battery life is not necessarily a Mitutoyo (etc) vs "cheap" caliper thing. I bought a 6" IP54 digital from a local tool company (KBC) a few years ago ... around $59 CDN on regular sale as I recall.

I invariably leave it switched on and it doesn't blank the display so it's still on at next use. To my recollection, I have never changed the battery.

I agree though that many of the cheap Eastern calipers do race through batteries (and fail to blank the display if left on).

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