Tools.Woot has
Mitutoyo 12" Absolute Digimatic Caliper (500-193-30CAL) for
$201.46. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout).
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Thanks to community member
kcollins7 for finding this deal.
Features:
- Hardened stainless steel construction for protection of caliper components
- Digital, single-value readout LCD display in metric units for readability
- Position memory for retaining measurements
- Function control buttons on the face, for ease of use: Origin, On/Off, and Zero/ABS (Absolute Scale)
- Four-way measurement capability for multiple applications: outside diameter (OD), inside diameter (ID), depth, and step
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That said, I got a good one for $30. You have to be very very choosy to spend $200 IMO. At that point you're paying for a Rolex when a Casio would do the job very well.
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My experience with Woot is pretty limited, and the last thing i bought was a gimbal that arrived with the factory seal cut. To Woot's credit they paid for the return label and it was a hassle-free return, but I'm wondering if that is typical or if I should expect to receive brand new non-returned merchandise from Woot.
My experience with Woot is pretty limited, and the last thing i bought was a gimbal that arrived with the factory seal cut. To Woot's credit they paid for the return label and it was a hassle-free return, but I'm wondering if that is typical or if I should expect to receive brand new non-returned merchandise from Woot.
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That said, I got a good one for $30. You have to be very very choosy to spend $200 IMO. At that point you're paying for a Rolex when a Casio would do the job very well.
And to be honest, the one I have now is actually really well made for Chinese standards. I used to use versions from Japan, but I don't need to get measurements down to one, one thousandth anymore...
I work with wood now. So If my measurements aren't exact, then I whip out the wood putty.
Anyone else remember what good wood was like? It feels like it's been forever since I could afford a 1x3x4 piece of knitted warped pine. Now I'm raiding dumpsters and eyeballing fruit trees. I'm thiiiiis close to cutting down a sycamore and suffering it's wrath on my respiratory system. Lol.
That said, I got a good one for $30. You have to be very very choosy to spend $200 IMO. At that point you're paying for a Rolex when a Casio would do the job very well.
For actual precision needs (machine work, etc.), a truly good one gives you better repeatability.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AQEZ2W/
It's only 6" though.
You can also buy at least six of them for the cost of that thing on sale. There's a guy in one of the comments who compares it favorably against an older Mitutoyo.
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