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mod sassinator posted:The trick with the cheap calipers is to never store them with the battery plugged in. Pop it out after every use, that way it will never be drained when you need them next. For some drat reason (lazy mcu sleep management likely) every single cheap caliper will drain its battery in a matter of days just sitting on the shelf. The problem with mine is that the jaws for measuring the inside are off slightly and I can't zero them properly. I noticed this after measuring a shaft and bore and the measurement of the bore was coming in smaller than the shaft that was going through it. I just never trusted the measurements ever since. Maybe I should just get one of the machinists to alter them for me...
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After my machine shop class, I grew to like the ones with the dials much more than digital. Supposedly more accurate, but I don't want to worry about cheap electronics or watch batteries loving things up. I think we had Fowlers, which run about $40 a pair for either digital or dial
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Feb 17, 2020 23:35
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The advantage to digital is being able to swap between imperial and metric, and maybe imperial fractional if you have fancy ones. Otherwise dials are better for everything else.
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Feb 18, 2020 00:03
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The reason I like digital is it lets me measure something that I can't really see straight on, blind press "zero", take the calipers out, close them, and get a reading equal to the negative of the original measurement. Seems stupid, but I use it a surprising amount.
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Feb 18, 2020 01:02
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The Door Frame posted:After my machine shop class, I grew to like the ones with the dials much more than digital. Until you get old and your eyes take a set, like Queen Combat explained a couple years ago, and you need like 5 times the amount of light to see things close up and even then you can't make out what you used to. I used to be able to read microprint on currency. poo poo... now I can hardly real small font. And it all changed within 5 years.
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Feb 18, 2020 01:08
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No one who makes money with them is going to be caught dead buying used callipers, so they don’t hold their value, but I, for one, would much rather have used Mitutoyo than a new Amazon special.
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Feb 18, 2020 01:37
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I bought a Husky digital caliper thing from HD and it does metric, imperial and imp fractions. Seems to have held up for 6 months I think now and I leave the battery in it. Probably good value for a homeowner but not professional level.
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Feb 18, 2020 01:43
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Fowler dial calipers were almost all we used in machine labs besides micrometers, so that's what I've stuck with at home.
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Feb 18, 2020 02:00
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mod sassinator posted:The trick with the cheap calipers is to never store them with the battery plugged in. Pop it out after every use, that way it will never be drained when you need them next. For some drat reason (lazy mcu sleep management likely) every single cheap caliper will drain its battery in a matter of days just sitting on the shelf. Yeah, from my understanding/real life use the el-cheapo case keeps it "on" when closed when not careful. With that said, tons of knock-offs for the real stuff so be careful.
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Feb 18, 2020 02:07
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Highly recommend the iGauging digital calipers that land in the $40-$50 range. I've got 3 pairs in regular use, they're all square and accurate according to my gauge blocks, don't have battery drain problems, etc. Really great.
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Feb 18, 2020 03:32
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Hypnolobster posted:Highly recommend the iGauging digital calipers that land in the $40-$50 range. I've got 3 pairs in regular use, they're all square and accurate according to my gauge blocks, don't have battery drain problems, etc. Really great. Third'ed. I've got their calipers and some mics. They all are accurate when compared to gage pins/blocks. They also take CR2032's not those awful LR44 batteries.
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Feb 18, 2020 04:13
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Calipers are totally my jam and had to look long and hard to find a set to replace my beloved lost 8" Mitos that I had in my folder for at least 10 years. I ended up with an 8" set of old school verniers (I personally can't stand digital) made by Asimeto. Very happy with them and reasonably priced. Interestingly, the Amazon.ca website has a decent selection while amazon.com seems to suck.
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Feb 18, 2020 15:16
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I'm not an expert but I have these calipers and they were recommended by the gun nerds for reloading ammo. They've worked great for me for that purpose.
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Feb 18, 2020 20:11
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MomJeans420 posted:I'm not an expert but I have these calipers and they were recommended by the gun nerds for reloading ammo. They've worked great for me for that purpose. Thank you, I just ordered a set because I've not been able to find my other set (that was similarly priced and not garbage). I've been holding off because so many of them seem to have problems in this price range and was too lazy to slog through to figure out which ones to buy again.
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Feb 18, 2020 20:18
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I have a set of Mitutoyo's at work that I've had for years and never replaced the battery in that I remember. I know I've left them on overnight/over weekends multiple times. Is the power management/usage on them just that much nicer than cheap ones?
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boxen posted:I have a set of Mitutoyo's at work that I've had for years and never replaced the battery in that I remember. I know I've left them on overnight/over weekends multiple times. Some of the cheap ones literally just don't turn off at all, even the the LCD is off. Somebody did a video on a bunch of them and checked the....parasitic draw I'd guess you'd call it.
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Feb 19, 2020 00:25
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Anyone have recommendations for under the pants knee pads? I never know what I'm doing day to day and so I almost always forget my regular ones at the shop
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Feb 19, 2020 23:21
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The Door Frame posted:Anyone have recommendations for under the pants knee pads? I never know what I'm doing day to day and so I almost always forget my regular ones at the shop You could buy motorcycle jeans and slip pads into them. Expensive, but my Scorpion jeans are the most comfortable jeans I've ever bought.
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Feb 19, 2020 23:28
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Don’t some carhartt pants have pockets for knee pads? I swear one pair I had a few years ago had them.
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NinjaTech posted:Don’t some carhartt pants have pockets for knee pads? I swear one pair I had a few years ago had them. I'm wearing a pair right now that have them.
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Feb 20, 2020 12:24
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All double front Carhartt pants have holes at the bottom of the double front. It's either for fold-up kneepads or letting dirt and wood chips fall out when you wear through the first layer. B136 is all I wear, and thin foam pads work great in them.
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Feb 20, 2020 14:12
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i bought a pair of those in 33x36 and the legs were absolutely jnco sized had to take them back and get one of the slimmer fit flex varieties
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Feb 20, 2020 16:34
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sharkytm posted:All double front Carhartt pants have holes at the bottom of the double front. It's either for fold-up kneepads or letting dirt and wood chips fall out when you wear through the first layer. B136 is all I wear, and thin foam pads work great in them. Touche. Yeah, I guess technically they might not be "pad pockets" they just have holes in the bottoms of the double front.
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I'm on the Duluth bandwagon already, their 100% "Firehose" pants are amazing for both welding and construction. I do love my carhartt jacket, gloves, shirts, and hat, but Duluth's crotch gimmick really gives me a lot of comfortable movement. Hell the only hole in either of my pairs that I've worn 2-3 times a week for 4 months is from rubbing against loose roofing utility blades in my pocket for weeks; not only because I'm dumb enough to do that, but because they're thick enough to not worry about leaving sharp metal in my pockets for long periods of time
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The Door Frame posted:I'm on the Duluth bandwagon already, their 100% "Firehose" pants are amazing for both welding and construction. I do love my carhartt jacket, gloves, shirts, and hat, but Duluth's crotch gimmick really gives me a lot of comfortable movement. Hell the only hole in either of my pairs that I've worn 2-3 times a week for 4 months is from rubbing against loose roofing utility blades in my pocket for weeks; not only because I'm dumb enough to do that, but because they're thick enough to not worry about leaving sharp metal in my pockets for long periods of time Hell yeah. I've got two pairs of the full blown firehose pants and 3 of the flex version (5 pocket, and.. contractor? something like that). They're insanely comfortable, insanely durable. The eventual death of all of mine is slowing wearing a butt-hole into them, which I'm fine with. I tend to wear one pair essentially daily until they wear out, and then I generally can return them for a replacement.
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Feb 21, 2020 04:19
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Wera tools are on sale today: https://smile.amazon.com/deal/4e77b027
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Anyone have the joker combo wrenches? Are they worth it? I've been meaning to get a set of combo wrenches for over a year and have just been waiting for the right deal.
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Feb 21, 2020 16:47
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um excuse me posted:Anyone have the joker combo wrenches? Are they worth it? I've been meaning to get a set of combo wrenches for over a year and have just been waiting for the right deal.
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Feb 21, 2020 16:50
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um excuse me posted:Anyone have the joker combo wrenches? Are they worth it? I've been meaning to get a set of combo wrenches for over a year and have just been waiting for the right deal. I bought a four pack of my most used sizes. The quality is incredible, snug fit, and I do like the nut holding capability. I can't say they're worth the premium over my Gearwrench ones. If I had no wrenches at all I would be better buying two sets of the Gearwrenchs for the same cost. The other downside is totally psychological, since they were so spendy I'm always afraid of losing them, which is also a secret upside since I won't lose them.
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Yeah I got a set of 4 joker wrenches and a 3/8" zyklop rachet like 2 weeks ago. The first as a splurge, the second because my 3/8"s AutoZone special from 13 years had gone missing. Now I'm eyeing the sales trying to talk myself into something else.
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Feb 21, 2020 17:26
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That tool check plus metric for $57 is absolutely worth it
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um excuse me posted:Anyone have the joker combo wrenches? Are they worth it? I've been meaning to get a set of combo wrenches for over a year and have just been waiting for the right deal. I bought some and took them to a trackday. One of my fellow drivers had an issue with his rear brakes on his Mazdaspeed3; he was trying to do a quick swap on some components and it was taking him forever with the cheapie wrenches he'd brought along. I loaned him my joker set and he was able to get it done in around 10 minutes just due to the smaller ratchet rotation. He's been watching for a sale to buy himself a set since then.
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Feb 21, 2020 19:10
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MomJeans420 posted:That tool check plus metric for $57 is absolutely worth it
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Feb 21, 2020 20:19
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Damnit, I missed it. 
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Feb 22, 2020 00:48
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Welp, credit card that was compromised didn't get replaced on time, guess the jokers will have to wait. It's not a screaming deal, according to the price history, anyways. Set up a notification on them, though. They seem very nice based on what I've heard, if not at the price they normally list for.
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I got the small set (which is annoyingly 10-13-17-19, so no 15) and I don’t think I’d get them again. They’re nice, but the nut holder gimmick I’ve never used, and the ratchet is one way only, which means you have to flip the wrench instead of just the lever if you want to go the other way. I mean if someone came and insisted to gift me the big set, I wouldn’t kick them out, but there are many things I’d buy before them.
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MomJeans420 posted:That tool check plus metric for $57 is absolutely worth it I said “treat yo self” and got those. I needed a set of torx security bits for work and that was a good enough excuse for me to pull the trigger.
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There are reports that some of Harbor Freight’s new Bauer tools can take Dewalt batteries with minimal effort. https://reddit.com/r/harborfreight/comments/f8dbps/joined_the_bauewalt_revolution_took_me_more_time/
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Some decent deals on Milwaukee today at HD: https://www.homedepot.com/SpecialBuy/SpecialBuyOfTheDay?irgwc=1&cm_mmc=afl-ir-10451-483420
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I don't need another shop vac but that M18 one is tempting, I need another big battery.
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