On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 22:27:33 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
wrote:

Gunner wrote:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 22:37:12 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
wrote:

jon_banquer wrote:
On Feb 1, 2:10?pm, Cydrome Leader wrote:
What's the real definition of "shockproof" and "nonshock" as seen on
test indicators?

Forget that nonsense.

Read this site. It's honest and it will help you understand what you
should buy:

http://longislandindicator.com/

they don't explain it either.

If you condense everything on that site into one sentence it's

"anything product we can't service is junk". It's a bizarre website with
strange mixed messages.

Once you rule out chinese and dubiously rebadged stuff, dial indicators
seem to come from mitutoyo, starrett, mahr federal and teclock, and the
prices seem to vary widely and I'm trying to figure out why.

I have a teclock and mitutoyo 1" travel 0.001" indicators. There really
doesn't seem to be much of a difference between them. Neither feel cheap
or like works of art and both came with impressive amounts of meaningless
paperwork in the boxes. Neither would be worth fixing if they fell on
the floor, so service is not an issue for stuff like this, at least to me.

I have a Fowler tenths indicator..and they couldnt service it for less
than the price of a new one. And it was NOS. It came busted.

I service machinery in machine shops daily..and I find a ****load of
Peacock and other Chinese brands in daily use in them. They work fine.
They may or may not last as long as a Mity...but they cost 1/4th as
much and when they go tits up in 2-4 yrs..toss em into the ****can and
get another one from the office.

Just on principle, I'm shying away from the communist stuff where
possible. This stuff is for personal use so don't need to worry about the
good stuff walking off.

Lots of that stuff comes from good old Capitalist Taiwan. Just a heads
up.
And if buying stuff from Chicom China is an issue...its gonna be
damned tough to live in deer skins and on horseback.....

What's your take on those digital indicators other than you might as well
tape over the last couple digits as they can't possible be accurate or
meaningful?

Which digital indicators? Ive got Tesla, Ive got Brown & Sharpe
(made in China) and a bunch of other digital indicators of all types
made in Switzerland, England, etc etc. Some US made..some China made
(Including Fowler btw)

Most digitals are accurate. In most cases as accurate if not more than
mechanical, no matter where its made.

Shrug

Gunner




The methodology of the left has always been:

1. Lie
2. Repeat the lie as many times as possible
3. Have as many people repeat the lie as often as possible
4. Eventually, the uninformed believe the lie
5. The lie will then be made into some form oflaw
6. Then everyone must conform to the lie