Gunner wrote:
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.....

Unless I'm buying them in person, there's not really a good way to tell
something is from china or taiwan. Unless it's marked made somewhere else,
you just don't know. The only clue might be price. Mitutoyo has stuff
coming out of south america, I have no idea about it's quality other than
my magnetic indicator stand from there demagnetized itself while in the
off position. Mitutoyo did replace it though.

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.

Ok.

I'm going to get a couple more, and the price between analog and digital
is about the same for the non communist stuff. The major differences I see
are the digital units for at least mahr and mitutoyo are much thicker than
the mechanical ones, and I'm not sure about what angle you can really view
them at. Again, I've never handled one is person so I have no idea what's
going to show up if I order one.