Digital Calipers

[walshie 2,804]

I'm going to have a bash at reloading and I need to get some calipers to measure o/a length. I've decided on digital ones as my eyes aren't what they were.

 

Can someone enlighten me on what the difference is between £5 ones and the £100 ones. (And i don't mean the £95).

 

How much should I spend to get a decent set?

[stabba 10,745]

Pip 1968 has calipers..but not digital

[walshie 2,804]

Pip 1968 has calipers..but not digital

 

I want nice straight ones, not horribly deformed ones.

[paulus 26]

I'm going to have a bash at reloading and I need to get some calipers to measure o/a length. I've decided on digital ones as my eyes aren't what they were.

 

Can someone enlighten me on what the difference is between £5 ones and the £100 ones. (And i don't mean the £95).

 

How much should I spend to get a decent set?

you wont go far wrong with these http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/mitutoyo-digital-caliper

[clipo 871]

must be a reason mate!! strength, quality etc.......

[walshie 2,804]

 

I'm going to have a bash at reloading and I need to get some calipers to measure o/a length. I've decided on digital ones as my eyes aren't what they were.

 

Can someone enlighten me on what the difference is between £5 ones and the £100 ones. (And i don't mean the £95).

 

How much should I spend to get a decent set?

you wont go far wrong with these http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/mitutoyo-digital-caliper

 

 

Yeah, saw those. I was erring towards the £5 ones though.

[paulus 26]

 

 

I'm going to have a bash at reloading and I need to get some calipers to measure o/a length. I've decided on digital ones as my eyes aren't what they were.

 

Can someone enlighten me on what the difference is between £5 ones and the £100 ones. (And i don't mean the £95).

 

How much should I spend to get a decent set?

you wont go far wrong with these http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/mitutoyo-digital-caliper

 

 

Yeah, saw those. I was erring towards the £5 ones though.

 

very good kit mate

[Bootsha 1,306]

i bought a pair of mine in aldi's mate, they are workzone, made in germany i believe, i use them for my work every day, they are spot on ( im a machinist), they are well made and very accurate.

[sean962 0]

Try aldi digital vernier gauge think there around a tenner should do the job

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Most of the expensive ones are coolant resistant, I use a pair every day at work.

For what you need I would go down the cheap as chips route.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/BAT3312001A

[Barry White 79]

As already said aldi ,very good calipers!

[neil82 1,080]

if your not using them in a machine shop where accuracy and dead measurement is crucial, and I think with reloading it isn't, a cheap one is ok, after all most of your work will be only making sure that your rounds are consistant, I can`t see 5thou here or there making much of a difference and the cheap callipers are well up to working to a higher tolerance than that, just stock up on batteries as the cheapo I use eats them