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This. Unless you are a professional machinist, in which case you know where to buy genuine Starrett, Mitutoyo, B&S, etc. the cheap digital calipers are probably
by hyperbovine 6y ago
This. Unless you are a professional machinist, in which case you know where to buy genuine Starrett, Mitutoyo, B&S, etc. the cheap digital calipers are probably sufficient for your needs. .001” thickness tolerance is fine for even “precision” woodworking for example.
- stan_rogers 6y agoAmong woodworkers - and here I'm talking about those who work in fine joinery - the usual take is that if you think you're working to anything finer than 1/64", you're fooling yourself. Your material movement will, by itself, be greater than the tolerances you're aiming for.
- unwind 6y agoFor us metric folks, that is 0.4 mm (400 µm) which does seem to be very precise for wood. Good to know, I'm not a woodworker myself although the dream is alive.