"Puckdropper" wrote ...
woodchucker wrote

Dial fractional caliper
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-...per-92437.html
Wish I had bought this before I bought all my digitals... I bought the
blind mans unit from Lee Valley, good but digital is hard to work with
if you are not a machinist, and the HF is accurate w/fractions. I paid
$17 on sale.. it was $19 plus 20% off coupon.

How have the batteries lasted? For some stupid reason, many models don't
turn off when you press the OFF button. The display goes blank, but it
keeps using battery.

I got one of those digital calipers from HF when I had a job that needed it.
Since I only use it occasionally, I always take the battery out when I put
it away. It seemed like the prudent thing to do.