Big Caliper

I've got a 12" and a 24" dial caliper. Off brands, well not Starrett or Mitutoyo anyway. Mostly I use them for roughing in larger mold blanks to length. Once in a while I wish I had something longer. I can use the mill as a measuring tool, and I can use gage blocks and 123/246 blocks to block up the end of a part, but what I really want is a half decent (or doesn't totally suck) 36 inch caliper. Its much faster than cranking the mill table back and forth or setting up blocking to measure with a smaller tool.

Well, I guess I'll want in one hand and save pennies in the other... Bob La Londe

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Oh, heck. I could make that, and pretty quick too. Or atleast a version of it.

Oh, heck. I could make that, and pretty quick too. Or atleast a version of it.

--------------------------- On second thought that seems a lot of weight and leverage to load down caliper jaws with, if it's damaged you might waste a lot of work before noticing. They have this too:

California warning: Users of this product may risk hazardous beliefs in competence and self-reliance.

HEY!. I'm in Arizona, and if I had my way we would have a check point at the border...