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Need a set of digital callipers by tomorrow. Can anyone help?

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Hi all,

I need a set of digital callipers by tomorrow to precisely measure some parts.
Anyone know where I can get a set, from a "bricks & mortar" store, by then?

Thanks in advance.

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  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    Maplin sell them but whether they will have them in store is anyone's guess.

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/electronic-digital-calliper-n48aa

    You could try Machine Mart too.

    Although one could argue that non-digital calipers were used to measure everything until recently and I'm pretty sure they were precise enough for the likes of the Saturn V rocket.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    Although one could argue that non-digital calipers were used to measure everything until recently and I'm pretty sure they were precise enough for the likes of the Saturn V rocket.
    I guess they used micrometers sometimes:
    36839_P
    I think it's more accurate than a digital caliper.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,915 Forumite
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    I have a set of digital ones and sometimes they need to be reset, sometimes a spec of dust cause it not to reset to zero but other times its just slightly out.

    Never had that with mechanical calipers.
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