Pound Shop

[JimNicho]

Interesting solution... I couldn't bring myself to spend nearly 20 quid on a vernier caliper for measuring the tube diameters on my frame, but I came across one in the pound shop.

Obviously it can't be relied upon for an accurate measurement, but it DOES generate an accurate reproduction that I can measure with a more accurate ruler.

Bearing in mind that there tends to be a bunch of set sizes for things like front mechs, headsets etc... it's a reasonable way to find out which one you need.

 

[Rampage]

Aldi often sell them for around £8.

 

[highlandsflyer]

£1 or £8, you decide!

 

[WD Pro]

Cant see the £1 one being digital ... ?

WD

 

[highlandsflyer]

I can't see an £8 digital one being terribly accurate, but is that just prejudice based on the price?

One of my pals bought one from the £ shop, seems to be fine enough.

I did see the ones in Aldi though, so if I had remembered they do have an electronic display.

Maybe I will pick one up.

Then again I have old ones my grandfather used, and an engineer's ruler.

One more battery to change sounds like a bad idea, but if I was using it a lot I guess it would be worth investing in.

 

[danson67]

You can get digital verniers for just under £20 if you scout about:

http://www.toolbox.co.uk/silverline-380 ... GoogleBase

Don't expect it to last like a £200 Mitutoyo, but it'll do for light shed work, and save your eyesight

All the best,

 

[jax13]

I can't see an £8 digital one being terribly accurate, but is that just prejudice based on the price?

in a word, yes!

the aldi/lidl verniers are very, very good for the money. I am a keen shooter and a lot of people i know are more than happy to use the aldi/lidl verniers for reloading their own rounds. when you are dealing with bullet seating depths and other such measurements, (where tiny margins of error mean the difference between being on target at 300 yards or being 10" off) things are being done to the nearest thou' of an inch and the pressure differences involved in some aspects of bullet making make it a pretty exact science as the wrong depths etc. can result in big, big problems (and potentially very dangerous ones too).

for measuring seat posts etc. they will be ideal and you won't get better performance from a £20 - £30 set of the maplins ones.

 

[highlandsflyer]

OK

I am sold,

off to Aldi next time they have 'em!

Cheers.

 

[cyfa2809]

ooh thats awesome
i would grab a set but i already have a set

a thought though, that that it matters now
is if they arent going to be accurate (whichever ones) then make sure they have a grub to lock them in placce for later measurement

 

[FMJ]

There's a reason we jokingly call them "very nears" in my biz. You should be able to get very near to the actual measurement with them. They all suck, even my uber expensive carbide tipped SPC enabled Mitutoyos I have at work. That said, I have a mid range ($40) pair in my toolbox in the garage for quick, close-enough measuring, and a my older mics for measuring anything that needs to be within a thou.