Interesting Caliper from CSUSA

[Fred]

Do any of you good folks have this device in use in your shop?

IF you do, would you please comment on it's accuracy, construction, ease of use etc.

Thanks ...

http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store/New_Products___Galbert_Caliper___galbert?Partnerid=e188

 

[Andrew Arndts]

I watched the video on this, and seriously, it is a waist of money esp at $80.00 plus ship. I will pass. One can buy a $40 set of Vener calipers and your good to go.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Looks neat but there is no way I spend that kind of money. Now if I were rich then that would be a different story.

 

[ThomJ]

open end wrenches do just fine in my shop

 

[animefan]

A good place to find good calipers is http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRHI?PMSECT=1328 they have them in dial or electronic in almost any price range. They also have a number of products that can used in pen turning. For Novus go to www.[B]msc[/B]direct.com in fact Use-enco.com is their discount side.

 

[ironman]

those would be sweet if you turned alot of spindles. that would be way faster.

 

[randyrls]

I'll second the open end wrench. If you really want to go extreme, grind down one of the jaw prongs to a sharp edge like a parting tool. The other jaw acts like a rest and goes below the work. Watch out for catches.

 

[btboone]

I'm also a fan of digital calipers. They are as accurate as you need to be.

 

[ThomJ]

Let me rephrase what I said about open end wrenches, I use them to rough out then use digi calipers for the grand finale

 

[jskeen]

In my experience the best place to pick up dial calipers is at a pawn shop. All my starrett and Mitutoyo dial calipers were under $30 and work like new. As long as it opens and closes smoothly, not much to go wrong. Digital are a different story, quality issues abound with used ones. Of course if you use your new ones, problems develop too. That's why you almost never see an experienced machinist with a digital caliper. (No Offense Bruce, I did say "almost never")