On Thu, 8 Dec 2011 18:44:22 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote:

I could not find an affordable (ok cheap) dial caliper with a metric
dial.

If cheap is your only requirement:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/analog-150mm-caliper-6199

Quality may not be the best, though.

I guess I can always stock up on LR44s. It will make the cats happy. LOL.

You can get those the same place:
http://s.dealextreme.com/search/lr44.html?category=400
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RoRo