Digital Vernier Calipers?

[caduceus]

I don't have one of these, but really do need one. Where is the best place for deals?
I've seen a Draper one on Amazon for 35 quid. But I assuume there are some specific sites that are of decent value and product that are on the web somewhere.

I will have a Google, but would appreciate any info on recommended sites.

Thanks
Cad

[VxDuncan]

Got mine from aldi or lidl, 'bout £15 and work well too. Keep an eye out for them coming round in the "specials".

[VxDuncan]

Just checked - if you can wait till the 18th for them...
http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.200808...

[mat205125]

Just remember that, just because the scale reads to 2 decimal places doesn't make it any more accurate than a normal vernier caliper accurate to 1 decimal place.

[Frik]

How accruate do you need them to be?

And isn't the thread title technically an oxymoron?

[falcemob]

I got one from Maplin on special offer for about £15 although Screw fix do a nicer looking one at a similar price.

[Puff Puff]

I bought one in Netto a couple of weeks ago for £6.99, it's identical to the Lidl one at £7.99.

Edited by Puff Puff on Saturday 9th August 15:59

[mr_fibuli]

I got one of the cheepo lidl/aldi ones - seems very accurate to me. On the box is says accurate to +/- 0.02mm, but everything I have measured with it has been spot on - the number on screen is exactly the same as the factory specs of whatever I've been measuring.

[King Herald]

caduceus said:

I don't have one of these, but really do need one. Where is the best place for deals?
I've seen a Draper one on Amazon for 35 quid. But I assuume there are some specific sites that are of decent value and product that are on the web somewhere.

I will have a Google, but would appreciate any info on recommended sites.

Thanks
Cad

Digital Vernier Caliper?????

Don't you know who Pierre Vernier was, and what he invented??

You'll be asking about dial Vernier calipers next.

[Paul Drawmer]

I've got one of the Aldi digital caliper gauges exceptional value at £9 or whatever it was a couple of years ago. It's fine for what I want, but I somehow don't feel happy 'bout the digital bit. I'd feel happier using a vernier scale since I can 'see' the actual scale as opposed to trusting this thingy. How do they work BTW?

[arej]

A fair few of you have them but I'm just wondering what you actually use them for?! The only time I have ever used one was at school to measure the width of human hair! I am surprised how cheap they seem to be, I would have thought being such an accurate device they would be very expensive.

[Davi]

arej said:

A fair few of you have them but I'm just wondering what you actually use them for?! The only time I have ever used one was at school to measure the width of human hair! I am surprised how cheap they seem to be, I would have thought being such an accurate device they would be very expensive.

mostly measuring fit for tolerances of bits o' metal, plastic or other such items, quite frequently as part of constructing something. Something that needs accuracy

i.e. I make (well, used to) high power brushless motors for my RC heli's and planes - not much good guessing what size I've just turned a shaft to when the bearing fit tolerance is to +/- 0.03mm

[Drew b]

The Maplin calipers are now £9.99.They are very accurate.I use them for my R/C heli to measure servo linkage lengths,adjusting the flybar etc.

[mr_fibuli]

arej said:

A fair few of you have them but I'm just wondering what you actually use them for?!

Use it for??? Ummm... I'm sure it'll come in real handy for something one day

[Ordinary Bloke]

Axminster Tool Company, not the cheapest but always good quality...

[Mikey G]

They have certainly come down in price since i last bought one! I paid around £70ish when i bought my Mitutoyo caliper over 10 years ago.

[buggalugs]

I use my cheapies to check my tracking believe it or not. I made a sturdy U frame to place around first the front and then the back of the rims, and use the calipers to measure the clearence between the U and the rim, and work the tracking out from there. I also measured all my feeler guages once, Sad bd I know

[Drew b]

buggalugs said:

I also measured all my feeler guages once, Sad bd I know

I did that yesterday

[Pesty]

arej said:

A fair few of you have them but I'm just wondering what you actually use them for?! .

Extend it fully. Hey presto toy machine gun