On Sun, 04 Mar 2018 07:24:09 -0800, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

Gunner Asch on Sat, 03 Mar 2018 20:51:05 -0800
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Unless you get the all plastic ones..the HF calipers work just as well
as just about any "good one". They may not last 30 yrs in a busy
shop..but most makers today, foreign and domestic (any domestic makers
left?) make mics and calibers more than good enough..and accurate
enough for home shop and moderate commercial use.

I want a dial caliper in fractions of an inch. Because I do a
lot of woodworking using inches and fractions thereof - and I haven't
memorized the drill size conversion charts.

My $20 HF digital shows in thou, mm, and fractions at the touch of a
button. I buy batteries from China at $0.12-$0.20 apiece in lots of
10.

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