And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Needs a solar panel. I have some small, battery operated tools like that, but I use them so rarely that the batteries are often dead by the time I need them.
A wireless re-charging magnetic holding rack for such things would seem like a good idea.
Now THAT's a decent idea. You should go ahead and invent that and you and me can split the profit. I have 2 calipers, one analog and 1 digital and I usually end up using the analog one cause the battery is dead in the other.
Made in China. Starrett was purchased by a holding company last year. The brand has been declining for a decade or more. Still a lot of cachet, premium prices for average quality. If you can find pre-2010, NIB, USA made stuff, worth the price but usually you'll pay a stupid premium. For roughly the same money, you can buy a Mitutoyo, or for way less a Fowler. Never mind the $15 cheapies, which are pretty much equivalent until you get to the higher precision models.
Agree with above comments, it's a nice tool but not the Starrett of old. If you're going offshore, check out a very similar tool from a company called iGaging. It has the same features as the pictured tool, but is just under $50 (or more w/ different features). I have 2 & can vouch for the long coin cell (*not* button cell) battery life -- when you turn it off, it's actually off (not just display blanked). It is perfectly repeatable & I find the serial data output very useful when sorting a large quantity of small parts (e.g. reloading). Mine came with the depth gauge fixture & displays in/mm/fractions. The latter i surprising useful. Search for iGaging IP54 Absolute Origin 0-6" Digital Electronic Caliper. YMMV.
Needs a solar panel. I have some small, battery operated tools like that, but I use them so rarely that the batteries are often dead by the time I need them.
ReplyDeleteA wireless re-charging magnetic holding rack for such things would seem like a good idea.
Now THAT's a decent idea. You should go ahead and invent that and you and me can split the profit. I have 2 calipers, one analog and 1 digital and I usually end up using the analog one cause the battery is dead in the other.
DeleteAnd, no doubt, the button battery will be different from all the other sizes I have for key fobs, calculators, tools and grand kids' toys.
DeleteMade in China. Starrett was purchased by a holding company last year. The brand has been declining for a decade or more. Still a lot of cachet, premium prices for average quality. If you can find pre-2010, NIB, USA made stuff, worth the price but usually you'll pay a stupid premium. For roughly the same money, you can buy a Mitutoyo, or for way less a Fowler. Never mind the $15 cheapies, which are pretty much equivalent until you get to the higher precision models.
ReplyDeleteHarbor fright for the win.
DeleteA damn shame for a company like that be sold to foreign owners.
DeleteI have a pile of Starrett measuring tools.
ReplyDeleteOld ones from the when they gave a fuck days.
Agree with above comments, it's a nice tool but not the Starrett of old. If you're going offshore, check out a very similar tool from a company called iGaging. It has the same features as the pictured tool, but is just under $50 (or more w/ different features). I have 2 & can vouch for the long coin cell (*not* button cell) battery life -- when you turn it off, it's actually off (not just display blanked). It is perfectly repeatable & I find the serial data output very useful when sorting a large quantity of small parts (e.g. reloading). Mine came with the depth gauge fixture & displays in/mm/fractions. The latter i surprising useful. Search for iGaging IP54 Absolute Origin 0-6" Digital Electronic Caliper. YMMV.
ReplyDeleteI use a caliper in my wood working shop all the time. Sometimes you need to know the true dimensions of the newer lumber these days.
ReplyDeleteI don't have that one, but one like it.
ReplyDeleteAwesomeness in digital precision.