I find digital calipers to be wonderful tools, but the standard 6" version is a bit cumbersome for the small work I do on clocks, the parts I am measuring tending to be less than 5 mm. I have searched, i.e. Googled, unsuccessfully for smaller tools, for example a 3" version or less. Do smaller calipers exist? Note that I am not looking for greater accuracy, just a lighter, more delicate tool.
Cliff Coggin.
Yes, after they have faced an angle grinder. :-) Never seen a digital one, just the classical pure mechanical ones.
Nick
Arc list a 4" version here:
What about a digital micrometer?
Is this caliper any use?
Chris
Well that's got to be lighter than the 6" and at £8-50 I can afford the try it. Thanks Tony.
Cliff.
No, the anvils of micrometers are too wide to measure into narrow gaps. I need the knife edges of calipers.
Cliff.
I found a 4" in Maplins about a year ago.
John
Why do you not just cut x inches off your existing caliper?
Richard
Because they cost over £40, and in any case I am looking for something that is smaller in every dimension.
Cliff.
's easy. Get a 6 quid Liddle/Netto/Aldi/Arc 6" verynear and put it in a vibratory deburrer for a couple of weeks :-)
Mark Rand (ran out of whine and had to lean to port) RTFM
It's about time they made one of theses digi verniers twice as thick ...then you've almost got a 0 - 6 inch mic..i would pay =A330 for such an item .. so how about it john, get arceuro to have some made up .
as in practise ..when measuring diameters on a lathe ..you only have to put a little twist on the thin ones, for them not to measure right..beef them up and it wont happen.
how many of you here ..like this idea.
all the best.markj
Perhaps this would serve both your wishes and those originally raised by Cliff:
3" and 4" here but the reading head doesn't get any smaller.
I could tolerate the standard size reading head, in fact I would probably need it with my eyesight. It's the large chunks of steel that are attached to the reading head that get in my way. It looks like I shall have to try grinding a large one down to the size I want.
I am really very surprised that a suitable tool does not already exist. I can't be the only person wanting to make small measurements with a caliper type of instrument.
Cliff.
Cliff.
I spotted those in my earlier search. They would be ideal if they had shorter knife edge jaws instead of the 10 mm. anvils.
Cliff.
I finally got round to buying one of these and I have to say I am impressed by the apparent quality. It would be nice to have a thumb wheel and auto-off, but at just over 10 quid I can't complain. Thanks for the tip Tony.
Cliff Coggin.
You can get a 3 in one with auto shut off from:
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