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Jeff_Schultz ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1682 Location: Ransomville, NY Joined: Apr 25^th, 2004	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #15 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 11:32am	Print Post
	I used to be able to do that.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12663 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #16 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 12:07pm	Print Post
	Go slow and if you can have a young nurse present...

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4082 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #17 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 12:22pm	Print Post
	Not a battery in sight here for measuring devices. One thing I seem to think I was told was to gently close the jaws of a caliper when putting it away, but to always leave a mic opened just a little. Anybody else heard it this way? Like Joe and Chubby say- don't over twist.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4162 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #18 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 12:26pm	Print Post
	I was a young kid when my mom signed me and my two brothers up for dance lessons. Imagine a large ballroom under the old movie theater with chairs lined up on both sides. One side boys and the other side girls. We were taught all the traditional ballroom dances. At the last lesson the instructor introduced a new dance craze. It was the twist. After that all the other crazy dances came along and nobody did ballroom style any longer in my generation.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12663 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #19 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 1:59pm	Print Post
	Jack, watch the first video to get the basics down. Go slow. Then advance to the second video. It's good for your back. In middle school I had to choose square dancing or choir.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4162 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #20 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 2:01pm	Print Post
	I have to do it in a locked room. There is this restraining order that prevents me from any dancing in public. Don't ask for details.

	People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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Oakdale Full Member Offline Posts: 136 Location: Maplewood, MN Joined: Jun 7^th, 2017	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #21 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 4:19pm	Print Post
	Agree with cellargun. When it’s important to be accurate and know for sure, the mic is the one to use. Tom


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2131 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #22 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 6:39pm	Print Post
	Thanks, Now I have! I went looking last night and came up empty handed. Not sure I need one.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12663 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #23 - Nov 6^th, 2026 at 8:15pm	Print Post
	And you thought you had everything. That dial, is it day glo? Handy for measuring stuff in the dark...

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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1Hawkeye Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 299 Location: South end of Northern Virginia Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #24 - Nov 7^th, 2026 at 7:17am	Print Post
	I've got a dial and digital. I wound up leaving the digital in the box because it eats batteries even when turned off. Its accurate but annoying. So I just stick with the dial version.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18423 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #25 - Nov 7^th, 2026 at 10:41am	Print Post
	1Hawkeye wrote on Nov 7^th, 2026 at 7:17am: I've got a dial and digital. I wound up leaving the digital in the box because it eats batteries even when turned off. Its accurate but annoying. So I just stick with the dial version. I leave my batteries out of my Mitutoyo digital caliper all the time when not in use. Not to keep them from running down, but to make sure there's no corrosion issues. I mostly use my Starrett dial calipers, or micrometer, but my Mitutoyo is a large 12" I get out for larger measurements.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2131 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #26 - Nov 7^th, 2026 at 5:48pm	Print Post
	Seems like the older I get, the darker everything gets! Guess I need more lumens?

	rkba2nd
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Otony Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 356 Location: Bandon, Oregon Joined: Jun 5^th, 2021	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #27 - Nov 7^th, 2026 at 6:34pm	Print Post
	rkba2nd wrote on Nov 7^th, 2026 at 5:48pm: Seems like the older I get, the darker everything gets! Guess I need more lumens? My optometrist tells me that as we age, our pupils no longer expand as readily as when we were younger, and expand less altogether. Between that and the possibility of cataracts, more lumens are definitely a requirement! She was pretty upbeat about it, telling me that in a few years I will have new lenses surgically implanted and my eyesight will be better than I’ve ever seen.

	Otony
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18423 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Digital caliper readings Reply #28 - Nov 8^th, 2026 at 10:56am	Print Post
	I was struggling with putting crosshairs in a Lyman Targetspot a couple days ago. Even with good lighting, and my readers on I couldn't find the tungsten wire after I unreeled it off the spool! Got my jeweler's visor out, but it's too powerful and I had to be 2" away to focus it. Had to order another visor that's somewhere between my readers and the other visor so I can see the darn wire well.

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