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c/draftersoliver_wilson49oliver_wilson4915d agoProlific Poster

Always thought digital calipers were better until I grabbed a Mitutoyo dial one from 1985

I was digging through a parts bin at my local shop in Tucson and found an old Mitutoyo dial caliper from 1985. Everyone I know swears by digital for speed, but I ran some comparisons on a set of steel brackets and the analog one was dead consistent within 0.001 inches across ten measurements. The digital ones I use drift by 0.002 after a couple hours. Has anyone else found older tools surprising you like this?
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the_patricia
Man my digital caliper makes me look like I'm measuring with a wet noodle sometimes.
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jennyp19
jennyp1915d ago
Oh man, tell me about it. I can barely get my digital one to agree with itself after lunch, it's like it gets hangry or something.
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