Re: [CR] Great buy on Digital calipers at Amazon

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:46:36 +0100
From: "M-gineering" <info@m-gineering.nl>
To: Tom Sanders <tom@orderandchaos.com>
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Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Great buy on Digital calipers at Amazon


Tom Sanders wrote:
> All this talk of calipers has had me wanting to tell folks about the
> digital calipers on sale at Amazon but my computer has been limping along
> for a few days and I just figured out how to bypass a problem in copying and
> pasting URLs. Amazon has some really nice calipers on sale, I paid $9.95
> for mine, now they are up to $11. I got a pair and they are beautiful!
> Significant mark down.
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JFMIO/ref=oss_product

They are not beautiful, but they work perfectly well. Batteries don't last too long though especially when you shut the case and the on button is pressed. But they are cheap enough to scatter around the house or to butcher so you can measure rimwear.

A Mitutoyo is miles better though

-- mvg

Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands