shinybum Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 i have just got my digital vernier caliper out and the battery has leaked and it no longer works, should i replace it with the same or a Dial vernier caliper, what do you re-loaders use and recommend. thanks in advance Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Replace it they are cheap enough or get a imperial dial version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I've had problems with the dial type because dirt got in the rack and pinion mechanism that they work on which caused inaccuracies and ultimately failure. Digital is a much better option and more available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Just get a proper one - no battery to leak or gearing to wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Why don't you get a slide rule and a piece of string. Or get down to your nearest Machine Mart and get a set of digital vernier calipers. From £20 to £50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 By decent gear, Mitatoyo are the best, A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 EBay dial ones £15 posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 EBay dial ones £15 posted When reloading you need high level of accuracy. Some years ago I bought a cheap digi one from Aldi, it did not read the same as my Mitatoyo and read inconsistently. Ok if you need to measure to the nearest .5mm but thats about it. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 When reloading you need high level of accuracy. Some years ago I bought a cheap digi one from Aldi, it did not read the same as my Mitatoyo and read inconsistently. Ok if you need to measure to the nearest .5mm but thats about it. A If you want a high level of accuracy you should be using a calibrated micrometer not a digital caliper gauge. I've had plenty of the cheap sets clamped to various machines as well as hand held and the only issue I've had is swarf getting inside the mechanism and damaging the reader. That would have happened with a dear set too. These cheap sets are incredible value for money and very accurate and repeatable in my experience. If I'd had to buy Mitutoyo I wouldn't have even one set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 You may also find the amount of pressures put on the calipers will vary the reading. I'll change that to "it will" change due to the amount of pressure. You can calibrate your own to a suitable standard using a fixed object, ie a bolt, nut or a dummy round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 When reloading you need high level of accuracy. Some years ago I bought a cheap digi one from Aldi, it did not read the same as my Mitatoyo and read inconsistently. Ok if you need to measure to the nearest .5mm but thats about it. A I managed a calibration lab. We've tested a fair few of the Aldi and Lidl digital calipers and have always found them to be as accurate as many costing 10 times the money. It's simply down to the question of refinement. If you are not using it on a regular basis then just remove the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 By decent gear, Mitatoyo are the best, A That' right. I'be had mine for about 25 years. I use it a most every day. No battery, no dial just a sliding scale. A micrometer was suggested but although it will do the job it is a bit of overkill. MITUTOYO all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 i have just got my digital vernier caliper out and the battery has leaked and it no longer works, should i replace it with the same or a Dial vernier caliper, what do you re-loaders use and recommend. thanks in advance Nick There's nothing 'digital' about a vernier anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuffy Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I've had my mitutoyo verniers for over 30 years still dead accurate . Just have to wear glasses now to read them so I mostly use cheap digital . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I got a hornady digital set, I can use a vernier scale or micrometer no problem but digital's much more convenient. I would say you're as well off just getting a cheap set though as that's all the hornady ones are - I just happened to pick them up while buying other loading stuff. The bonus being you can switch between metric and imperial which is handy at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pycoed Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 When reloading you need high level of accuracy. Some years ago I bought a cheap digi one from Aldi, it did not read the same as my Mitatoyo and read inconsistently. Ok if you need to measure to the nearest .5mm but thats about it. A Well I bought a couple of these cheapo Aldi calipers (note to others they are digital NOT Vernier) & they read exactly the same as both my Mitutoyo calipers & within a gnats cock of the Moore & Wright or Starrett micrometers. I use the Aldi ones often on the lathe & only for the finicky stuff do I break out the real ones! It's quite handy always having a calipers to hand when they only cost a tenner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Aldi have got digital calipers for £8.99 on Thursday. Switchable Metric of imperial readout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 So long as the tool gives you the same readout for a given item every time you test it, and you use only one tool in the process they might be perfectly ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 My aldi ones work. Locked all my dies up so don't tend to use them verniers much.col with verniers is no good anyway. It's a rough guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Calipers to me are convient, one tool to measure up to 6", but if you want accuracy get a micrometer/s, The down side is, you'll need six of them to cover the same measurement as the caliper can. Would I trust one for precise measurement, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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