SgtSki in MI Posted December 3, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 3, 2014 I'm wondering what a good length would be for a digital caliper. Right now I'm considering a 6" caliper that does metric, SAE, and fractions. Quote "Any officer can get by on his sergeant. To be a sergeant you really have to know your stuff. I'd rather be an outstanding sergeant than just another officer." - SgtMaj Daniel J. Daly, USMC, 1921. Tom Current Builds: 1. Revell's 1/96 USS Constitution 2. Model Shipways 1/64 Niagara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgdawson Posted December 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted December 4, 2014 Hi Tom I use digital calipers in all sorts of applications and find that the vast majority of things I'm measuring are under 25mm (1") and very very few are over 75mm (3"). Generally the long arm on a 150mm caliper gets in the way more often than it's of any use, I prefer a set of 100mm (4") calipers but I do have a 150mm set available for that very rare occasion when I need something bigger. Mark justsayrow and SgtSki in MI 2 Quote Mark D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtSki in MI Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted December 4, 2014 Thanks Mark! edmay 1 Quote "Any officer can get by on his sergeant. To be a sergeant you really have to know your stuff. I'd rather be an outstanding sergeant than just another officer." - SgtMaj Daniel J. Daly, USMC, 1921. Tom Current Builds: 1. Revell's 1/96 USS Constitution 2. Model Shipways 1/64 Niagara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Blarney Posted December 7, 2014 Share #4 Posted December 7, 2014 A 6" is probably all that you'll ever need. Harbor Freight sells them at a reasonable price, if you're within reasonable driving distance. WackoWolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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