Digital Calipers

[surrey-surfer]

Whats people opinions on these? Are they more or just as accurate as a non digital one? Im about to buy one but just wanted to see what guys thought off them.
Do they last?
Cheers.

[yoshie]

If your about to buy what does it matter what anyone thinks?

[surrey-surfer]

If your about to buy what does it matter what anyone thinks?

Just wanted a second opinion on them, thats all. I wasnt going to buy it right this second lol. If people said they were rubbish and didnt last long then i would buy a dial one.

[Shalershasker]

I used to use both types in the timber firm I used to work for, unless your looking to spend a fortune don't expect them to be hyper accurate, it all depends on how much accuracy you need, the mouldings I'd produced had to be within .x of a mill but the tooling had to be .xx of a mill and in some cases .xxx of a mill, I guarantee whatever you measure, you will get a different reading each time depending on how much pressure you put on it when measuring. Don't get me wrong, there ok, but no better than analogue ones unless you spend a packet.
For most applications there fine, it just depends on what you need from them (how accurate).

[wishbone]

At work all us grunts use the dial ones but the final inspection room uses a digital one (the brand is mitutoyo)

They are all calibrated once a year.

The digital one is at least 16 years old and still in great shape. The dial ones are the same age but a bit battered. However the dial ones are used where the work actually happens

[surrey-surfer]

Ok guys cheers for that. Its mainly for timber at work and sizing things up on the surf so nothing "too" involved.
Was just worried the digital ones would break early on.
Thanks for the reasurance chaps.

[Albannach]

Very much a 'you get exactly what you pay for'. My £9.99 Aldi ones are fine for what I need, but they'd be no use as a precision measuring instrument. As was said earlier, it's as much about how you use it as it is about how good it is...

[surrey-surfer]

Thanks again mate.

[Shalershasker]

Ok guys cheers for that. Its mainly for timber at work and sizing things up on the surf so nothing "too" involved.
Was just worried the digital ones would break early on.
Thanks for the reasurance chaps.

Personally I'd go analogue or cheap digital for that, from what your saying you don't need the precision that we needed in the tool room etc, Albannach is spot on with what he says, you get what you pay for with these.

[lord_flashart]

I agree with Shalershasker, for timber you're never going to be as accurate over a surface as metal so just go for a cheap digital, it's close enough for your needs and quicker to read.

Also, if anyone needs to borrow it and they can't read an analogue one then it'll make their life easier too.

I use Mitutoyo verniers and calipers that are calibrated once a year for final inspection on anything I machine but for wood I use anything from the vernier to a decent steel rule depending on what I'm doing.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Very much a 'you get exactly what you pay for'. My £9.99 Aldi ones are fine for what I need, but they'd be no use as a precision measuring instrument. As was said earlier, it's as much about how you use it as it is about how good it is...

I've got one of those.

[TonyN]

Thought this post was about a new brake system for Surfs..



I have a old pair i got from RS yonks ago, they are great.

[Apache]

Yeah, been using a digital set for years. Used em today infact making stuff for work. Dead cheap, work great.

[surrey-surfer]

Thought this post was about a new brake system for Surfs..

They might be here one day but your not that old yet my friend

[adpsimpson]

Thought this post was about a new brake system for Surfs..

Like the "digital" accelerator in the new Prius?