On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 9:38:37 AM UTC-8, Christopher Tidy wrote:
Am Sonntag, 1. März 2015 18:28:05 UTC+1 schrieb jon_banquer:

Verniers aren't primitive. In the right hands they are very accurate for measuring large parts. That immediately discounts both you and Larry Jackass.

When he said "primitive", I suspect he meant that they are slow rather than inaccurate.

Chris


A vernier caliper is a very accurate instrument in the right hands. The only reason a digital or a dial caliper gained more acceptance is speed. The digital or dial caliper isn't more accurate, just faster and it can be zeroed out which can be very handy. Time is money.

For larger work the vernier caliper is still the hand tool of choice in most machining job shops. For better CNC shops an on machine probe or a CMM is often its only replacement.