6" Digital Caliper $8 @ HABOR FREIGHT

[tomatom]

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=93293

6" Composite Digital Caliper



Rugged impact-resistant composite material
Easy-to-read metric and SAE LCD display
Low battery warning
12 month average battery life

1.5V button cell battery included.

Accuracy: +/- 0.001'' (0.2 mm), Resolution: 0.01'', Throat depth: 1-9/16'', Temperature operating range: 32° F to 104° F,Overall length: 9-1/2''
Weight: 0.10 lbs.


ITEM 93293-AAA

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[Replay]

Never thought I'd see a caliper for under ten bucks.

 

[PottedMeat]

Sometimes they have the 6" digital metal one in a plastic hardcase for $9.99. Even got a serial digital output.

My dad bought a SPI brand digital caliper for work, and I bought the cheapo Harbor Freight one. The build quality and look were identical except for the SPI/'Electronic Digital Caliper' labels.

 

[Zap]

$9.99 + shipping online for those who don't have a B&M near them.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?itemnumber=93293

$6.99 shipping which isn't that great, but shipping becomes advantageous if you buy a lot of stuff on one order, maxing out at $11.99 for the whole order (if it isn't an overweight item).

Looks like the nearest B&M to me is around a 60 mile round trip. Shipping would be cheaper.

 

[CptCrunch]

hmm, I have one local to me, I'll probably swing by and pick this up

 

[Nessism]

Harbor Freight sells a couple grades of calipers: cheap and dirt cheap. These are the dirt cheap ones. I have some of the more expensive ones, paid about $16 for them but they are often on sale for $12, and while they work fine the battery goes dead quickly which is kind of a pain. The early digital calipers from the instrument companies had the same issue but the current ones last for several years and even turn off by themselves if you leave them on. I picked up a couple of different Mitutoya calipers off ebay that were like new for less than $50 shipped. I suggest going this way if you want quality and longevity, but these HF calipers are great if you know they will get trashed.