OK, so be honest…how many of you knew about this fourth way to measure using your dial calipers? Until Andy Chidwick described it at the Woodworking Show here in Denver I never knew. The instructions that came with my calipers don’t even mention it!
http://secondwindworkshop.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-fourth-dimension.html
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ken_c
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#1 posted 86 days ago
Nice – I am going to have to check if that holds true for my digital set…
stefang
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#2 posted 86 days ago
Quite a ride to the outer limits Pete. A nice and helpful blog. I learned about a new dimension. As far as conversions go I have a digital caliper, so I just press a button to convert. However, that conversion is decimal, so not nearly as helpful as on the dial caliper! Thanks for telling us this closely guarded secret.
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Ken90712
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#3 posted 86 days ago
Interesting I’ll be cking that in an hour with all my different ones, I like it.
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helluvawreck
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#4 posted 86 days ago
Thanks for the tip.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Natalie
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#5 posted 86 days ago
I get it. I’m going to go out to the shop and play with my calipers! If I don’t come back from the fourth dimension send someone in to rescue me.
-- Natalie - My mind is like a bad neighborhood, I don't like to go there alone.
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