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Review on πŸ“ Precision Measuring Made Easy with Utoolmart Vernier Measuring Accuracy Calipers by Aaron Schultz

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Incredibly difficult find! No dial, no digital display, steel. Ideal!

WITHOUT digital display and WITHOUT dial, because they light up quickly when taking measurements, a tape measure or ruler will never make it. . Also if you throw them off the roof or they fly from the car onto the concrete/asphalt. You don't want to endanger a real precision instrument! Sometimes (for me, a DIYer, that is 98% of the time) +/- 1/32 or 1/64 inch is PERFECT enough. Good luck finding these tolerances with a ruler or tape measure on round objects in difficult and poorly lit areas! And none of these devices can give you a depth reading! Therefore, a vernier caliper is an indispensable tool in my tool box. However, since they are NOT designed for high accuracy, there is absolutely no point in fiddling with a digital display or dial; They are gentle and finicky. My plastic brake caliper ventilators were used in scorching heat, in absolutely wet weather and in sub-zero temperatures. And they were thrown on the ground (often concrete) dozens of times. The jaws wear out and the scale becomes really unreadable so I had to find a replacement. My originals, which have withstood over four years of serious treatment, cost me $1 and are from Alien Perils. A replacement from HF today costs $2. For some silly reason, every plastic offering on Revain is $10-$12. Unacceptable. If the scale can only hold four years, why would I buy OTHER plastic bottles at such an inflated price when STEEL ones are only $15? ) is needed. Wear on the plastic jaws and scale marks on the plastic blocks are unacceptable in the long run. You can get some great precision calipers (digital or dialed) for $20-$30. Don't think about the professional quality of the machinist/mechanic. But VERY serviceable, well built units that will give you a tolerance of +/- 0.001 inch or 0.05mm are easy to find at such a low price. It's not precise or nicely removed from the base. If a person desires accuracy in execution and measurement tolerance, then BUY A PRECISION INSTRUMENT. And such a person should note that it will cost you more than 20 dollars. Professional calipers can cost anywhere from $100-$200 and up! How can you complain about a $15 mass production tool? It's $15! and so there's no room for complaints when (at Revain) just a few bucks less and you end up on plastic soil. not black). So the scale readings are actually a bit difficult to read. But the slider has a thumbscrew to hold it in place and it seems to work really well. So you can measure, block, and then exit that dark, dank, spider-infested hellhole you were measuring in, and then step into good light to actually read the measurement. The action is completely normal. It feels cheap in the hand, but not "plastic calipers" cheap. No way. The plastic ones will probably survive a drop on concrete MUCH better than the steel ones. But I've made this mistake so many times that I almost never do it again. Even if you did it again, this is a $15 caliper. Doesn't matter? And what sane person would complain if they didn't survive? Unless you drop these calipers they are MUCH more reliable than cheap calipers or digital calipers as they have no moving parts! This device is said to have an accuracy of +/- 1/128 inch and 0.05mm. To be honest, if I ever wanted to be that specific I wouldn't use them. I have very good calipers that I use for precision work. And I would never put those calipers on the roof, in the basement, or under the car. But in those spots these calipers will work perfectly, and if I'm hoping not to drop them onto concrete from a great height, they'll last longer than me. I tip my hat! I think it's cat meows and I can't wait to use them in the field!

Pros
  • Dimensioning
Cons
  • Long delivery