I may have a measuring obsession...

[brightspark]

moore and wright mics Mitutoyo dial calipers starret and batty dti gauges or anything good quality second hand

 

[Hood]

Bore Mic's it is Tesa/Shardlow with Mitutoyo a close second and strangely Teng/Limit ones next.
Digi calipers, Digi Mic's, Analogue Mic's all Mitutoyo.
Had M&W analogue Mics and they were very nice but Imperial so did my head in Still preferred the Mitutoyos though.

 

[ronan]

Bore Mic's it is Tesa/Shardlow with Mitutoyo a close second and strangely Teng/Limit ones next.
Digi calipers, Digi Mic's, Analogue Mic's all Mitutoyo.
Had M&W analogue Mics and they were very nice but Imperial so did my head in Still preferred the Mitutoyos though.

I have a set of mitutoyo mics in imperial. Often some of the things i would be working on would be imperial and i would be converting to metric to measure them. But really good quality imperial stuff is so cheap, i just picked tools up as i went along.

 

[Hood]

Oh I also have a Facom bore mic, think it is 6-8mm or possibly 6-9mm but it is quite nice as well.

 

[Hood]

I have a set of mitutoyo mics in imperial. Often some of the things i would be working on would be imperial and i would be converting to metric to measure them. But really good quality imperial stuff is so cheap, i just picked tools up as i went along.

Lots of the stuff I do is imperial but I work in metric so I measure in metric even if I am really making to Imperial dimensions

 

[brightspark]

I got a set of moore and wright bore mics unused 40 years ago 15 quid got a new metric starret dti gauge of ebay last year a fiver delivered

 

[brightspark]

Lots of the stuff I do is imperial but I work in metric so I measure in metric even if I am really making to Imperial dimensions

that's where digital calipers come in handy. convert from metric to imperial in seconds

 

[Hood]

I do have internal mic set by M@W and also depth gauges by them, very rarely used though but nice quality and handy on that odd occasion.

 

[Hood]

that's where digital calipers come in handy. convert from metric to imperial in seconds

Yes, definitely, same with the digi mic's, often I will just double check a prop shaft by pressing the button then press it back again to get my metric equivalent measurement

 

[Farside]

I have a set of mitutoyo mics in imperial. Often some of the things i would be working on would be imperial and i would be converting to metric to measure them. But really good quality imperial stuff is so cheap, i just picked tools up as i went along.

Oh, now that's a thought.
Useful information, as it's just occurred to me that I never strip a lump without a manual present for all the sizes and almost without exception every engine in my possession has a manual that lists imperial alongside the metric, probably for the American market.
Prior to your comment, I was put off buying decent metric mics,etc because of the cost. Imperial will do nicely for a direct reading.

 

[Rannsachair]

I use the telescoping gauges and an ordinary external micrometer, it works well enough i suppose, for bore measurements. What brands do you like ? I love Starrett stuff apart from their micrometers for some reason, when buying mic's i always go for mitutoyos.

I have Moore and wright Imperial and Mitutoyo metric external, Starrett internal and Shardlow small internal set, My dial gauges are Mitutoyo digital and federal, mercer and batty traditional.

I just googled my CEJ Sweden slip gauge set and discovered that Carl Edvard Johansson (CEJ) invented them in 1896....

 

[Parm]

After seeing Parm's new height gauge I had a look at some of my measuring equipment. Most was purchased with a steel cabinet from the experimental departmental when my old employer closed down that I paid £40 for. Then a few additions over the years:

I suspect I may have to stop as have most of what I think I need. I have a small granite surface table too.

That’s a very nice collection, I’m not envious at all

 

[ronan]

Metric to imperial or visa versa ? Just remember the magic number : 25.4.

 

[Rannsachair]

Gauge blocks were supplied by J H Barclay &co, Glasgow est 1888, good to see they are still on the go.

I suspect the cleaner is a few years old too:

 

[pedrobedro]

I need to clean my keyboard
It is covered in "slaver" now

Call it drool, slavery was abolished in 1833 I make do with a Lidl digital calliper gets me through most jobs I do but I do tend to work to loose tolerances.

 

[james butler]

very nice kit but is it all calibrated?

 

[brightspark]

but is it all calibrated?

no need its mostly farm work lol

 

[Rannsachair]

very nice kit but is it all calibrated?

Officially no, but my slip gauges were in calibration when I got them and have seen so little use I can live with the risk. Lucky I am still not running to ISO 9001 any more

Farm work! That measuring equipment has been used on parts made for Massey Fergusson, John Deere, Case, CAT and JCB...right enough Farm work

 

[Hood]

I suspect the cleaner is a few years old too:

Well it is at least 23 years old as the phone code changed to 0141 about 1995.

 

[nick952]

@addjunkie

Are these the bore mics you're after?





Imperial set on the Left, Metric on the Right