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Are You Using Your Calipers Wrong? (hackaday.com)

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[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (5 children)

We didn’t realize that when you see CE on the back of your calipers, it might mean “conformité européenne” to reflect standards compliance, or China Export which means… well, probably nothing other than it came from China.

As long as you limit the calipers you buy to well-known brands, you should be fine. Mitutoyo and Starrett are the best, but even Fowler should be fine. Also, best case scenario with calipers is +/-.0005".

[–] mihnt@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

slaps harbor freight calipers on table

Check these puppies out.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago

All depends on the use-case and having a calibrated standard to verify.

I'd never use them for truly close tolerances, but they're great for day-to-day stuff, especially since at that price, I can have them in every tool box

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