Decent digital vernier caliper

[Porkypine]

Does it have the broomhandle attachment?

..and full auto..?

 

[minimutly]

i have the aldi ones but the batteries keep going flat

Bin those aldi ones, as well as eating batteries they will start giving spurious readings

 

[Turbo]

Since my mitutoyo ones stopped working I am stuck with the lidl ones and they eat batteries.

So this thread interests me too for the same same reasons as the op.

 

[Bobo]

Personally I never leave the batteries in either of my cheap digital verniers.
I just flip them out when I've finished using with them. They always live in their boxes, as do the batteries when removed. I think I've only ever changed 1 battery in 20yrs.

 

[iNf]

This may be of interest

https://www.printables.com/model/566515-simplest-aaa-battery-holder-for-your-caliper

 

[waddycall]

Vernier scale for me. I hate digital stuff. Batteries go flat and I’m always convinced they’re not accurate as there’s so much more to go wrong. Vernier callipers are accurate and last a lifetime.

 

[GRW]

The Lidl / Aldi digital ones still have the analogue scale - so you can use it with or without a battery (or indeed check the digital value against the scale)

 

[Jack_K]

Oh my mate has a set with a dial gauge on them not digital at all but they look great, do I need those?

I like them. I've gone back to an old Mitutoyo like that since the digital Moore & Wright one I had kept needing batteries and got damaged.

 

[RichardM]

Personally I never leave the batteries in either of my cheap digital verniers.
I just flip them out when I've finished using with them. They always live in their boxes, as do the batteries when removed. I think I've only ever changed 1 battery in 20yrs.

I treat the one I have on the lathes tailstock the same way, it comes on when moved so eats batteries.
My other cheapies from Netto don't and the batteries last.

 

[Rannsachair]

I have a Mitutoyo I bought second hand in 2002 from the Eaton factory I worked in when it closed down, still works perfect and batteries last years. I have manual ones too, though use the Mitutoyo the most.

 

[doubleboost]

Mituyo coolant proof .
I use mine every day .
Battery lasts at least 1 year .
They just do the job .

 

[oldbikedavey]

Bin those aldi ones, as well as eating batteries they will start giving spurious readings

Thrown a good number of that sort away, and now use a Mitutoyo dial caliper instead, which is reliable, accurate, and trustworthy.
I just don't trust digital measuring devices anymore.....

 

[Rannsachair]

I just had a look at mine:
Mitutoyo digital:

I have a Mitutoyo dial too

And a few traditional ones

The largest is an Etalon

 

[minimutly]

Vernier scale for me. I hate digital stuff. Batteries go flat and I’m always convinced they’re not accurate as there’s so much more to go wrong. Vernier callipers are accurate and last a lifetime.

Yes, but your eyes don't, or at least their performance doesn't. Before you know it you'll need a magnifying glass, or a vernier with one built in

 

[voipio]

I am after a decent set of the above, any recomendations?
Not mega money, they must turn off completly with the off button! I am sick of replacing the batteries in the current sets I have. Apparently they dont actually ever turn off completly so the batteries drain!

None of the digital calipers actually turn off completely, since there has to be at least some circuitry active to sense the on/off button being pressed.

For some digital calipers, turning off seems to be a two stage process, the first where the display goes off, but the circuitry still senses movement of the caliper (which must require a reasonable proportion of the normal "on" current drain from the battery), and a second, deeper sleep, where the position sensing circuitry is powered down. The Mitutoyo ones seem to have the lowest current drain of them all, and don't turn back on in response to movement.

 

[mtt.tr]

I just use a dial caliper. Nothing fancy dasqua I think

 

[Wedg1e]

You can buy calipers with a force gauge built in, to ensure you apply the same closing force every time. There's a little window with a red needle and a pair of index lines; keep the needle between the lines and take the reading.
Think of it as trying to touch her ladyship in just the right way - too much or too little pressure and you get the wrong results

 

[Wedg1e]

..and full auto..?

Comes in a wooden box you can strap to your hip for convenience

 

[Porkypine]

Comes in a wooden box you can strap to your hip for convenience

As recommended by young Mr Churchill too...

 

[fizzy]

I bought my lad one of these from Zoro for his 3D printing dabblings and it's been excellent. Doesn't switch on the drop of a hat, you have to switch it on. Also takes a 2032 battery rather than those naff LR44 types:

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I also have one of these - along with a genuine Mitutoyo and an expensive TESA. To be honest I use this one day to day. It is almost perfect.