Vernier caliper recommendations
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Bugbear
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I am still using a Mitutoyu given to me by my Dad who had a couple of years and I had it over ten years. Sent it in for calibration once and there was nothing wrong with it 
+1 Mitutoyo 
we got one of these for use at work, and its very handy. Very usefull having a fractional display especially if you have anything with imperial nuts and bolts.
http://www.warco.co.uk/calipers/311-fractional-digital-vernier-caliper.html
http://www.warco.co.uk/calipers/311-fractional-digital-vernier-caliper.html
Mitutoyo are nice but you get much better value for money with the Moore & Wright Value line calipers. Cost around £28 and are a really nice bit of kit. In a different league to the calipers in the same price range.
On offer here at £24 http://www.tradesmanschoice.com/catalog/Moore_Wright/MW110-15DBL.html
As mentioned above if price isn't an issue take the Mtutoyo
On offer here at £24 http://www.tradesmanschoice.com/catalog/Moore_Wright/MW110-15DBL.html
As mentioned above if price isn't an issue take the Mtutoyo
Country of Origin ................. China
Our boss bought half a dozen of those last year - they didn't see out a fortnight of continual use. Good if you want a toy for your child to play with.
Country of Origin ................. China
I'm not bothered about that Nick. It's a better bit of kit than the others I have.
I have a Mitutoyo as well
in fact I have nearly as many Vernier calipers as I do Multimeters Both top names but Mitutoyo have been around a long long time and have proved their worth both in build quality and longevity.
You are correct British engineering isn't what it used to be, it is better! It would have to be better or else it would fold completely. As you say, times change, but so do tolerances with machined parts. They have become tighter over time , which improves reliability/durability of the working piece/s.
Admittedly we don't manufacture a great deal anymore (our own product that is) as a nation but our engineering environmental skills, tolerances, finish, volume, component quality and equipment at the higher end of the 'precision' scale is far more superior to that of years gone by.
I have a Mitutoyo traditional vernier caliper which I've probably used every day since I bought it in 1987. Personally I wouldn't trust anything with a digital readout both for reliability or accuracy.
Time Traveller
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Shep
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I use my mitutoyo digital every day, it's great for me but then i don't often need to be any more accurate than a tenth of a mm.
Its only had one problem which was fixed FOC, i must have put 20 batteries in it over the years, i never switch it off and a battery lasts more than a year easily.
Top kit!
Its only had one problem which was fixed FOC, i must have put 20 batteries in it over the years, i never switch it off and a battery lasts more than a year easily.
Top kit!
Time Traveller
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as an aside, I would bother buying a digital vernier, they are no more accurate, and you just need to replace the batteries. 
as an aside, I would bother buying a digital vernier, they are no more accurate, and you just need to replace the batteries.
very much easier to read though, especially for the casual user.
Time Traveller
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Yes I would agree.
But they aren't difficult to read with a little a bit of practice...if one dedicated an hour to learning it properly, it would be less time investment that in working an extra hour earning money to buy batteries in the long run...
...and there's a snobbish satisfaction in doing to too
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