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Digital Vernier on sale at Maplins - £10
Franco B:
Correct, in theory they shouldn't go out of calibration ;)
They should still be checked though, its unlikely but something could go wrong with the electronics but you also have to take jaw wear into consideration, especially the relieved part of the external jaw and also the inner jaw too.
Obviously wear etc will be small but it can occur occur over a long period of time and so they don't need to be checked as frequently as other gauging, IRC ours are calibrated every two years, compared to micrometers with are every three months.
Teknique:
Honest question but semi derail-
In what types of applications would this tool be useful when building a cabinet? Knowing most dimensions of the items I am working with, I can't think of a time Id even use it.
Franco B:
Personally, I use it mostly for measuring components at home for any parts that I want to make at work. I can then write the program in Notepad or whatever and its ready to go when I get to work.
Ive also used mine to measure wire diameters, screw/bolt diameters, hole spacing etc. The depth leg is also handy for measuring distances from edges in certain circumstances as well as depths when drilling holes for t-nuts etc
I wasn't saying they were particularly useful for this hobby, there just a handy thing to have in general.
polaris:
--- Quote from: Teknique on January 26, 2008, 09:32:12 am ---Honest question but semi derail-
In what types of applications would this tool be useful when building a cabinet? Knowing most dimensions of the items I am working with, I can't think of a time Id even use it.
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have a look at francos cocktail project, all will become clear ;)
Orclord:
--- Quote from: Teknique on January 26, 2008, 09:32:12 am ---Honest question but semi derail-
Knowing most dimensions of the items I am working with, I can't think of a time Id even use it.
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If you know all the dimensions of everything then you will not need it.....
It's when you don't know the dimensions it comes in handy.....
If you build your own cab from scratch then you will probably know most of the dimensions....
When you refurb/Mame an older original/generic cab that's when it comes in handy...