hello fellow gemmos, I have been dealing with a higher volume of mounted estate solitaires lately and finding the tips on my calipers are wearing away to the point they aren't able to zero anymore. I'm considering pulling the trigger on a set of mitutoyo's with the hardened tips in hopes they'll last a little longer. anyone have any experience with them be it positive or negative? thank you in advance!
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I bought a set of those a couple of years ago - no issues so far (But I don't do "field" work so can't speak to how they stand up to dusty or wet environs.)
My previous experience with calipers is manual verniers so I find these quite pleasant to use.
in case it helps anyone and just to update, I ended up going with a Mitutoyo caliper and they work so well will likely never buy anything else. hardened tips are worth spending 3x more.
There's a reason mitutoyos are the ones everyone counterfeits. Their micromerwrs are so good that high end industrial microscopes from major brands use them with the mitutoyo branding still on them.
Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:58 pm Posts: 1424 Location: San Marcos, CA
D-Flawless wrote:
in case it helps anyone and just to update, I ended up going with a Mitutoyo caliper and they work so well will likely never buy anything else. hardened tips are worth spending 3x more.
I have a link pointed to Presidium. D-Flawless where did you buy your Mitutoya?
I'm a Canadian so I bought them through www.itm.com but I do see they have American offices as well. One potentially helpful tip, most calipers have a 6"-8" bar which wasn't necessary for my uses and I saved $150 by purchasing the 4".
Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:58 pm Posts: 1424 Location: San Marcos, CA
D-Flawless wrote:
Barbra Voltaire, FGG wrote:
I have a link pointed to Presidium. D-Flawless where did you buy your Mitutoya?
I'm a Canadian so I bought them through http://www.itm.com but I do see they have American offices as well. One potentially helpful tip, most calipers have a 6"-8" bar which wasn't necessary for my uses and I saved $150 by purchasing the 4".
Thank you! Barbra and D-Flawless. My wife uses a few of the Presidium tools, and I have a couple of test dial indicators by Mitutoya. Always good to check other sources.
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