Digital calipers - CHEAP

[Nanuq]

They don't ship to the USA, but if anyone needs digital calipers in the UK....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LUJII150mm-ELECTRONIC-DIGITAL-CALIPERS-VERNIER/dp/B007K7F04C

[kernow]

Thanks for the heads up. I've just bought a pair or five. If all goes well I'll post a few up here for other members benefit.

[Crazysaleman]

Carzy!!

[kernow]

Haha, look who's back!

[Sogeha]

9 hours ago, Nanuq said:

They don't ship to the USA, but if anyone needs digital calipers in the UK....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LUJII150mm-ELECTRONIC-DIGITAL-CALIPERS-VERNIER/dp/B007K7F04C

Thanks for that. I just ordered half a dozen for a community workshop I'm involved in.

[Natas78]

Looks to have the exact same measuring/lcd unit as my 42€ ones I bought locally...

Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk

[Natas78]

oh crap they don't ship to Belgium either....

[Sogeha]

20 minutes ago, Natas78 said:

oh crap they don't ship to Belgium either....

PM me your address and I'll forward you a set.

[Natas78]

PM me your address and I'll forward you a set.

PM'd !

Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk

[fraggle42]

Got a set of these at home I bought a few years ago.

Work ok but the plastic parts are fragile and break easily. If you snap the little wheel off the measured distance sometimes jumps like mad.

Also turn on VERY easily, so the battery doesn't last long.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[prdubis]

Same price on AliExpress

[kernow]

Well, they're £6.38 now. Glad I got in early.

[alligoat]

Looks just like my calipers from Harbor Freight for $15.

 

[automatico]

For what it's worth...

In my experience cheapo digital calipers are Ok for measuring cases, dials etc but may not be accurate enough to use for machining parts, fitting bezels, crystals, and other things that require precise measurements.  I own a couple sets of Harbor Freight calipers and they may or may not give the same reading on the same part over and over so I use Mitutoyo calipers for precision measurements.  I have a steel standard made to calibrate mechanical micrometers and the HF digicals will not give the same exact measurement of the block every time but the Mitutoyo calipers will.

[horz]

On 8/26/2016 at 6:49 PM, automatico said:

For what it's worth...

In my experience cheapo digital calipers are Ok for measuring cases, dials etc but may not be accurate enough to use for machining parts, fitting bezels, crystals, and other things that require precise measurements.  I own a couple sets of Harbor Freight calipers and they may or may not give the same reading on the same part over and over so I use Mitutoyo calipers for precision measurements.  I have a steel standard made to calibrate mechanical micrometers and the HF digicals will not give the same exact measurement of the block every time but the Mitutoyo calipers will.

Ditto. Cheapo calipers are handy, but I wouldn't use them for anything which absolutely needs to be precise. Plus, in my experience, they burn through batteries like nothing else.

There are some good teardowns and comparison videos on youtube for these sorts of calipers. Here's a good'un: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvszAb0Y0Ec

[Sogeha]

Horses for courses really. I have three sets of calibrated and certified digital calipers for work, but we still use Verniers for precision stuff. 

[Miss Understood]

My succulent salmon it is not the size of the boat it is rather how deep one fishes.  Calipers are not required.

[Sogeha]

Since this thread has resurrected I will mention that Amazon still hasn't delivered my calipers

[Mike on a bike]

I got mine, go figure.

[kernow]

Nope, mine never arrived either. I messaged the seller twice but never received a reply so I contacted Amazon and got a refund. Shame as I also ordered a thermometer - which never arrived either!