Seeking 4" dial capiper

Mitutoyo model 505-674. Thumb roller maybe an option but definitely available.

"Norm Dresner" wrote in news:bRWyf.486685$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

They are all Stainless Steel AFAIK.

Fowler has one, but no roller. You might check a newer catalog. Mitutoyo is .200" per rev on their 4". But they have a nice 4" digital with the roller for around $115.00

I think you are out of luck outside of a Chinese caliper. Or settle for .2/rev. from Mitutoyo. As far as I know Brown & Sharpe, Tesa, and Etalon don't make a 4" caliper. Mitutoyo is good and I've used their 4" and it's OK. Starrett doen't make a 4" and I'm not wild about their dial calipers anyway. Peacock used to make one, but I don't think they make dial calipers anymore. They weren't exactly top quality either, but decent for the money.

I started this quest on eBay and there was nothing that fit my requirements!

Norm

Or here. I know they have them, because I have one, but I couldn't locate it in a 1 minute look. Mine came form New England Brass Company at NAMES last year.

OK-what am I missing here? Lots of 6" calipers out there, probably a few that meet your "requirements". Find the one that is perfect except for the length, and whack 2" off of it.

If you remember my original post, I already have a 4" dial caliper where I relaxed by requirements by giving up the thumb roller!

Norm

Maybe it's just my dyslexia, but I couldn't find a single dial caliper on the Fowler site, just digital versions!

I'll check some retail sellers.

Thanks anyway

Norm

Yup. Maybe I should just buy a 12" caliper and cut in into thirds to make three 4" ones?

Norm

According to Norm Dresner :

Well ... back in the 1970s Helios once made a 4" dial caliper with a roller. But what it does *not* have is a proper set of "horns" for inside measurements. Instead, it has a set of steps on the ends of the normal jaws, which start ID measurements at 0.200". But -- it was

Good Luck, DoN.

"Norm Dresner" wrote in news:bRWyf.486685$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

Sorry for necromancing this old post, but I just came across a 4" dial caliper on Ebay that looks like it fits the bill.

.100/rev., 4 way measure, thumb roller, and your choice of black or white dial.

Item number 7587963984

Looks Chinese though. But it's only $18.00 including shipping.

Wow! Thanks!

Norm

If you look closely, you will see that there are two different calipers shown in the pictures. One has a roller, one doesn't. I asked the seller about this and got no response....Paul

"PJ" wrote in news:OdxFf.18101$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe02.ams:

I noticed that, but I figure he probably has both types sice he has pictures of both. If it were me, I'd BIN and tell him I want the one with the roller. At that point it's up to him to come clean if he can't deliver.

For 18 bucks delivered I'd prolly learn to like what I got. Speaking of which, I never cared for digital calipers much. But someone listed a 6" Mahr, new in the plastic, with a BIN of 15 bucks. Another 10 bucks for shipping. I have a feeling I'm going to like this digital caliper. It was only on there twenty minutes before I snagged it, I wasn't looking to buy a digital caliper but a new Mahr for 25 bucks? Done deal. Now the long wait to see if I've been screwed somehow.