Today I acquired...........

[Barking Mat]

A couple of digital micrometers from fleabay

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Never used a digital micrometer, like using traditional ones.

I have traditional and digital vernier calipers, I use to double check my readings.

Must admit digital verniers are great, but not mad about digital micrometers, but then maybe I'm missing out, but good ones seem darn expensive compared, and it's really not often I need them.

 

[MattF]

Must admit digital verniers are great

I have some digital ones, but I still prefer using traditional types. Don't think I've ever used the digital ones.

 

[Other Daniel]

What's not to like with digital ones ?
Saves a heap of time and faffing around reading them.

 

[Onoff]

So, do I get a rebate?

It's got "bate" in it...

 

[MattF]

There's no faffing with the old style vernier caliper.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Ok.
Food gone.
Guest gone.
Beer still in cans, waiting.

But this is what i got.

Box one, heavy, damaged. Not by posty. But my friend not packing it right.

B&D Drill, with a few attachments.

A few other bits.

None of the electrics are working, but should not be a hard fix.

 

[Other Daniel]

There's no faffing with the old style vernier caliper.

Sort of agree, except my eyesight being what it is these days.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Box's 2 and 3.

A few Mecaano bits. The clockwork motor main spring has died.
Seller is sending a new one/motor.
But for it's age I am not shocked by that.

Three items of glass.

This now needs some finishing TLC to get it to work.

More on this bit, when I found the thing it fits.

A Knitted Hog.

@Barking Mat not going to cooked.

At my Grumpy friend.
#Told you I had one.

 

[Barking Mat]

Sort of agree, except my eyesight being what it is these days.

Exactly, I have enough problems reading small print.

Probably time to get some varifocals me thinks (glasses).

 

[Barking Mat]

Box's 2 and 3.

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A few Mecaano bits. The clockwork motor main spring has died.
Seller is sending a new one/motor.
But for it's age I am not shocked by that.

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Three items of glass.
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This now needs some finishing TLC to get it to work.

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More on this bit, when I found the thing it fits.




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A Knitted Hog.

@Barking Mat not going to cooked.

At my Grumpy friend.
#Told you I had one.

I need to bring you a packing case of bits if you like old paraffin lamps and such.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I need to bring you a packing case of bits if you like old paraffin lamps and such.

Oh you noticed.
Yes please.

 

[julianthegypsy]

I love paraffin lamps!

 

[Barking Mat]

Next time I'm in blighty, I'll have to come say hello to @The_Yellow_Ardvark and @julianthegypsy , I don't think you're that far apart geographically, the house was full of stuff too nice to bin, which I don't really want. There's a crate of wooden planes, with worm holes for you to restore. @Parm , were you after wood gouges?

Better get the van mot'd.

Rather it went to a good home, zero value here.

One day.

 

[Parm]

Next time I'm in blighty, I'll have to come say hello to @The_Yellow_Ardvark and @julianthegypsy , I don't think you're that far apart geographically, the house was full of stuff to nice to bin, which I don't really want. There's a crate of wooden planes, with worm holes for you to restore. @Parm , were you after wood gouges?

Better get the van mot'd.

Rather it went to a good home, zero value here.

One day.

Come on over, plenty of ways we can make mischief

 

[indy4x]

Sort of agree, except my eyesight being what it is these days.

Same here

 

[Hood]

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Must admit digital verniers are great, but not mad about digital micrometers, but then maybe I'm missing out, but good ones seem darn expensive compared, and it's really not often I need them.

They are great, well the decent brand ones are. I did have a cheapo 0-25mm one and it wasn't that great. The accuracy was poor when you got to 1/1000th of a mm and although you often don't really need that small it was annoying seeing the numbers change each time.

I have 3 sets Mitutoyo digital mics 0-25, 25-50 and 50-75. The first two are QuantuMikes and they are brilliant, thimble moves 4 times the distance per rev compared to standard so very quick to operate and all are very accurate, don't think I have ever measured anything and seen different values between measures. The only problem with digital mics is sometimes you get carried away and get annoyed when you are hitting for a dimension, say 20mm and when you measure it is 19.998mm or so

I also have Mitutoyo analogue mics right up to about 400mm but if I am measuring something between 0-75mm it will be the digitals I grab.

 

[Barking Mat]

Come on over, plenty of ways we can make mischief

Always ready for that, with pleasure, let's see how this year pans out.

'Things can only get better', ignoring super-powers geo-political tensions, this pandemic, and cake ambushes...

Yeah, hmmm, we'll see.

That was a LOT of big words in one sentence.

Better get a beer and lie down.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I love paraffin lamps!

Good news in a min or 2.

 

[AVI_8]

Never used a digital micrometer, like using traditional ones.

I have traditional and digital vernier calipers, I use to double check my readings.

Must admit digital verniers are great, but not mad about digital micrometers, but then maybe I'm missing out, but good ones seem darn expensive compared, and it's really not often I need them.

Hi was going to order a set of traditional mics, what put me off was that the accuracy for most that I looked at including Moore and Wright was 0.012 mm
The difference for my crank journals between being in or out of spec is 0.02 MM
So if the mics possible inaccuracy level is more than 50% of the allowable wear limit it didn’t leave much to play with.
The digital one has an accuracy of 0.004 MM
I think keeping hand steady enough to measure to that level will be the limiting factor though

 

[Pete.]

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None of the electrics are working, but should not be a hard fix.

Those Solon irons are great, I have three of different wattages. When you take it to bits be aware that the element inside the blade is wrapped in layers of friable asbestos.