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You cab buy a 0-6 set for under $200 with free shipping to most places in the lower 48. If You are going to get into machining long term, you might consider getting higher end mics also, just collecting them one at a time. I love the 193 Mititoyos & the 103s are good too.
For a long time I owned a mix of different model starretts and brown and sharpes. Eventually got annoyed with having so many different models and features I started putting together a set of micrometers that were all the same series and features to please my OCD. I slowly put together a set of starrett 436s. Used those for a few years and worked my way up to where I could finally afford the mics I always wanted, the 226 series starretts. I sold off a polish 0-6” set I had acquired cheap and sold my 436s as I could and started building a set of Starrett 226s. I purchased good, nearly mint ones overtime as they popped up on ebay and eventually ended up putting together two 0-6” sets. Still have one set of 0-3” 436s that were my grandfathers Ill never get rid of. New starret mics do not compare to their older offerings. Mitutoyos are good if I was just starting out today and buying new, thats what I would go with. But I have to admit, Im a starrett nut through and through.
I think if you’re going to buy import metrology tools you’re safe with stateside tool specialists like Shars, who maintain good QC. I’ve purchased a very nice thread micrometer and ID mic from Shars, but otherwise steer clear and stick to established brands. Thanks for the honest review, appreciated!
I like the paint them "Red" situation... hopefully you painted them red before giving them away as gifts [If I had no micrometers , a red one that is still XYZ times more precise than a vernier would be great, even if you did have to ignore the least significant bit/value/number in terms of resolution, it would be an excellent addition to the tool box].
Actually just did a re-check for a short coming out & the 2-3" has an error of .005" out of square, so when measuring round stock because of the taper this will give a random + or - of an additional .0025". The screw threads are only off by a few tenths per 1/4" of travel, in all reality a good vernier caliper is better than these mics. Haven't given them away yet.
@@HOWEES I did think about adding i'm a metric viewer and its hard to visualise the metric equivalent of imperial numbers when listening. At 0.127mm out they would make g-clamps at best. Although saying that, they still may come in handy for making comparative measurements of similar sizes such as interference fits? Really enjoying the video's. Currently watching the one where you are bending back a shaft after a bearing failure.
Now I have to wonder how to re-grind the faces on the cheap??? Definitely check all measurement tools when they come in, I've heard people getting a Mitutoyo, Brown and Sharpe, or Starrett item only to find the random bad item. Check first, trust second.
I have Starrett, Brown & Sharpe, Fowlers, and Mitutoyos... For me it's a toss up between my Brown & Sharpes and Mitutoyos... the best bang for MY buck, I'd say we're the fowlers... They were accurate and cheaply priced.
I just did this the other day with my harbor freight micrometers the other day when they were not agreeing with my Starrett calipers. The 0-1 harbor freight micrometer was on between 0~0.375 but sent higher there was error. Checked it with a gauge block too.
I just bought a chinesium set from amazon along with a set of gage blocks. Well guess what, the micrometers are junk as you said,crooked anvils and inconsistant reading. So i returned the set,waiting the refund. I might be able to get a 0-6 inch set of polish made VIS micrometers,very good condition and complete with case,wrenches and standards and mic read 0,0001. For about $180,should i go for it? Greentings from Canada!
We will have a short out soon about a mapping of the errors of the first 3 mics of one of the sets, as I was curious about what the correct answer to your question should be, and the answer is no. even the thread travel is off by as much as .ooo4 over 1/4" travel, and not in a constant change, just random error. If some value were to be had from the parts, I think the carbide faces might be usable for something.
For the sake of content, could you attempt to rehabilitate them ? eg taking off some of the landing faces. You might imagine in WW2, or today's russia or africa, someone might find a way to create useful tools from this starting point.
Vevor is a reseller. Whoever they buy they stuff from is who ever bids the lowest that particular week. They also give away crap to YouToob hobbyists who give good reviews of their junk.
Oh shit, I ordered some cheap Chinese micrometers a few days ago and thought, how bad can they really be? Too bad this didn't come out last week. But my plan was also to check them with gauge blocks.
I’ve heard it said that China has two sets of factories. One for the Asian market and one for the North American. I know that you don’t get to assign intent where none exist but this kind of evidence has been going on for decades. Like you can’t tell me the machinist and engineers who work for Honda or make 54 g/m @5000 psi hydraulic pumps for Kawasaki are using Vevor mics.. lol