I took one of my least expensive dial calipers and shortened the
adjustable end point about a 1/4 inch. Yep ground it off. Now when I
need to scribe a line .380" from the edge of a sheet of metal I just set
the dial to .380 and drag it down the metal and I have a straight line
.380 from the edge. Can still use it to measure things but not the
outside 1/4 inch of the caliper.
Doug Odom in big ditch
Rich Fox wrote:
> I still have one Vernier caliper. Don't use it much anymore. I have a
> 4 inch, three 6 inch and a 12 inch dial caliper that I use a lot. RF
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Anderson"
> <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
> To: <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Favorite Tools (Vaguely LSR)
>
>
>> Ditto on the vernier caliper Keith..
>>
>> I 'think' I have five ( not really sure you know lol ) I 'always'
>> reach for one of them first.
>>
>> Starrett, Brown & Sharpe, Chinee... ( "nuttin' -fina made in
>> China.... ) - 4" - 6 " you name it.
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