Are the cheap callipers on eBay any good? Every so often I wand to measure something to order a replacement part so it doesn't need to super accurate, but it would be nice if it is accurate to 0.1mm Are the cheap ones on ebay accurate and good enough for the odd measurement or do I need to spend a bit more?
They're 'OK' if you strip them down and clean out all the swarf and other detritus left in them from manufacturing. I wouldn't be without my Mitutoyo verniers or micrometer, but appreciate a cheapo for when bodgery is a foot
we use ones that look identical at work and we're working down to thousandths of an inch. If I measure diff shims they're usually accurate to a few thou. The way you measure and whether it's the right tool for what your measuring is usually the limiting factor.
I want to do things like measure the size of my GPS fan or the size of the overflow drain in the bathroom sink because a tape measure isn't ideal. Does this look decent? It seems safer to avoid plastic. Digital Vernier Caliper, Preciva Electronic Caliper 150mm
yeah - I bought a cheapo £15 digital model a few years ago and tried it out on a mate's slip gauge set. It was good to within two or three thou. My only gripe is it has no auto power-off and I have occasionally left it switched on. Bloody frustrating, but I've learned to keep a couple of spare button cells in the case.
Banggood is your friend. A warning though: this webshop is the crack cocaine of tools and gadgets. Lots of interesting stuff at crazy cheap prices. I have just bought an ES121 electric screwdriver from them and it arrived here within a week.
Yup. My first experience has been pretty good. It quotes prices in GBP; you can pay through PayPal. I ordered on 17.11.19, it was shipped on 19.11.19 and it arrived on 26.11.19. You can track your order on the website every step of the way. It's just, as I said, incredibly tempting to go on a spending spree: digital multimeter/oscilloscope for £57,42; multifunctional component identifier/tester for £15,73; non-contact laser thermometers from £7,07; and this really nice large LCD screen digital calliper with metric/inch/fractions for £24,21. Must... resist...
I got a cheap digital caliper and have loved it. I'm not a machinist, so I don't need something accurate to .00 thou or whatever. The biggest issue with it is that the reading seems to be based on some relative voltage/resistance reading, so if the batteries are low that number will move, even if the calipers aren't. The cheap ones also slowly drain the batteries when not in use, so it's best to take them out. But if you only use it once a month or so and it's not for critical work, there's no reason to spend a lot of money.
The Caliper looks identical to the, thought a different brand, to the one I ordered of Amazon. Digital Vernier Caliper, Preciva Electronic Caliper 150mm
If you can squeeze in a 150mm caliper you can find Mitutoyo vernier calipers, on Amazon, for less than £30. I intend to buy one next year, should never need to replace it.
Think my Lidl one doesn't have an auto off as my battery was dead and I've only used it a handful of times, put a new one in and all's fine again.
No fractions though. Never use it, but it's handy to have if you deal with older British engineering blueprints in Imperial.
