Which calipers?

[trophy8]

I have had a set of the hornady digital calipers for awhile now. They took a crap on me last night.

Looking for suggestions on what i should replace them with. Im not a fan of the dial type. I want digital. And i dont want to spend $200 LOL That pays for another tax stamp!!

[Graysonhogs]

Fowler makes some decent ones. If you are really thrifty, then go to shars.com. I don't know your application. If its a tough environment, I'd go with the Fowler. If not, the shars will work fine.

[Mike D]

Which calipers?

Quit being a tightwad Matt! See what happens when you buy cheap stuff, it craps out on you at the worst times.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002SG7PHK/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1403364017&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

[dustoffer]

I'll take a dial set over a digital--never had a single problem with my dial set in 30+ years. No batteries to change, no screens to die, etc. Same goes for scales.

[Graysonhogs]

Quit being a tightwad Matt! See what happens when you buy cheap stuff, it craps out on you at the worst times.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002SG...110_SY165_QL70

Good price on those. And probably the last pair you'll need.

[trophy8]

Quit being a tightwad Matt! See what happens when you buy cheap stuff, it craps out on you at the worst times.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002SG...110_SY165_QL70

Ive spent a ton over the past few months.... so yes!! yes i am!!

And arent you running a cheap set too?!?! lol

[cajuntec]

I know you said you weren't a fan of the dial type, but they are really easy to use and read with very little practice. I bought a used dial caliper (RCBS) on Ebay a few years ago for about 1/4 of what it costs new. Took me a few uses to become rapidly proficient at reading it, but since I have, I can't see wanting anything else.

All the best,
Glenn

[Mike D]

Which calipers?

Ive spent a ton over the past few months.... so yes!! yes i am!!



And arent you running a cheap set too?!?! lol

For now!

[trophy8]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IG46NL2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These are headed my way. I did it before i got cheap and changed my mind lol

[miket]

I'll take a dial set over a digital--never had a single problem with my dial set in 30+ years. No batteries to change, no screens to die, etc. Same goes for scales.

Yep, though I have had problems with em but I have been using em at least 5 days a week since 1993. The 6" Brown & Sharps I bought in '93 and still going strong and have outlasted both a 6" and 12" Mitutoyo.....

[DirtyMullet]

Brown and sharp is the only way to go.

[Graysonhogs]

Yep, though I have had problems with em but I have been using em at least 5 days a week since 1993. The 6" Brown & Sharps I bought in '93 and still going strong and have outlasted both a 6" and 12" Mitutoyo.....

I agree, the old Brown and sharpes are great, but the calipers they are making now are crap.

[lovemylegacy]

I have had a set of the hornady digital calipers for awhile now. They took a crap on me last night.

Looking for suggestions on what i should replace them with. Im not a fan of the dial type. I want digital. And i dont want to spend $200 LOL That pays for another tax stamp!!

Dials will last a lot longer, just sayin

[davidamfan]

Brown and sharp is the only way to go.

This gets my vote. 0.100 on the dial

[muddyfuzzy]

bns for dial calipers and starret for digital. I run a metrology dept. that is in charge of over 2000 personal and company tool calibrations, we also handle repairs. guys are hard on stuff, the numbers don't lie.