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150mm Digital Calipers for woodwork and fencing

If you are a wood worker then using digital calipers is the best practice for setting the distance between each post. Obviously, you want a good durable instrument that can be dropped and thrown around a little without breaking the bank.

What are the best options?


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  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    edited 24 September 2021 at 8:49PM
    Digital calipers are far more accurate than is needed for woodwork, especially fencing. If you want 150mm between fence posts cut a piece of wood to 150mm and use that as a measure. You can drop and throw it around a lot without breaking anything.
    If you want to use digital calipers for the larger, easy to read display I'd buy cheap ones and avoid dropping them. 
  • FreeBear
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    edited 25 September 2021 at 12:28PM
    Mitutoyo are generally regarded as one of the best in the engineering field. Way too expensive for woodworking, and the accuracy really isn't needed. A cheap off-brand will be just as good - Just pick one that feels nice to use.

    For fencing (unless you are talking about guide fences on table/band saws), a 5m steel tape is more than accurate enough.
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