On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 00:59:56 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "JWho"
quickly quoth:


"Dave Lyon" wrote in message
news_Paf.541319$xm3.343462@attbi_s21...
I bought a new Mitutoyo dial caliper that varied by
.002", inside to outside measurements. That was excessive, and they
were
returned. I asked for a replacement, not a refund, for I have great
faith
in the Mitutoyo name, having used many of their measuring tools and
finding
them to be superior in some instances to Starrett, which I own almost
exclusively.

I don't care for starrett mikes. Most of them have slanted lines which I
find hard to read.

My favorites are Brown and Sharp, followed closely by the more affordable
Mitutoyo.

Thank you for the warning. If I understand you correctly, the measurement
marks do not go straight up and down. I didn't even know they made them
with slanted lines, and I don't think I would like that. My cheap $20
Sears( Chinese) micrometer has straight up and down lines.

Also, thanks for the information on Brown and Sharp. If you consider
Mitutuyo affordable, then I don't even have to look for Brown and Sharp on
Google. :-)

I very much agree with that! thud I'm happy with a 2+ decade old
pair of Chiwanese dial calipers which will still read down to a sixth
of an RCH with no problem. If I were trying to mike tenths or microns,
I'd no doubt be making the kind of money which would warrant the much
pricier Mitutoyo, B&S, or Starrett tools.


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