Originally Posted by LotI
Originally Posted by clinebarger
Why digital? When you need it most....The battery will be dead! I may just be old & prefer Dial Calipers.
Digital is easier for the younger folks, doesn't require any thought, just read.
I like digital because of how smooth they are. That is 99.9% of the reason I bought mine. No gear rack to get stuff stuck in.
But one should not be allowed to look at a set of digital calipers till you first learn how to read Vernier calipers, and once you have that down then you can get a set of dial calipers.
Originally Posted by dlundblad
Nice. I've needed some for home use for a while and a co worker sold me a new in box set of Swiss made Fowlers. Would have much rather had Absolutes, but for $20 I can't complain. Looking them up online, they cost more as well, but you need to have a doctors degree to use them. Push this button for 3 seconds to change units. Push this button for 6 seconds to turn off etc. I can never remember.
The Absolutes are absolutely straight forward.
I had a pair of Swiss made Fowler's, they weren't half bad at all. But yes, I agree on needing a doctorate degree for them