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Choosing a new digital or dial caliper

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Lauri Malila:
Structurally a digital and mechanical (nonius) calipers are similar. No matter how good the tool quality is, a mechanical caliper is meant to measure with 0,1mm (0,004”) precision. With some skills you can acchieve 0,05mm (0,002”) accuracy.
Most digital calipers show 0,01mm (0,0005”) but usually that can be ignored, at least as an absolute measurement.
It can only be usefull if you have a good ”touch”’ with the instrument, in work with repetitive measurements.
If you really need to measure 1/100mm and less, you must have constant measuring force, like in a micrometer. L

Mike Greb:
I have heard good things about Shars brand calipers.   

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