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Great video! I've got an older multitoyo 3-4 inch micrometer that I received from my grandfather when he passed away, ive purchased a set of micrometers from Harbor Freight and checked it against set blocks and they're great, id highly recommended them to others. I also got a Fowler bore guage from Amazon for about $120 and it's accurate as well
Great channel. The first tool to measure anything properly and for the measuring tools to perform perfectly the environment MUST be a controlled stable room temperature. This is actually how us machinists toolmakers engineers and metrologist achieve perfection starting any less than is pretending. And this is how we achieve precision trade globally. No if’s when’s or butts about it cheers
I just ordered a dial indicator and micrometer set to measure the bores on my BMW M54B30 engine to see if I can use standard bore size or need oversized pistons
For this application, yes sir! Weighing grandma's medicine would be different though 😂 Glad you found this helpful and hopemuou enjoyed the other tilopics in the series too 😎 - Taz.
What I've done, micrometers are a rather niche market and don't particularly have a great resale value. I browsed eBay looking for used mics 0-4, starrett or mitutoyo branded. I was careful to check the pictures for ones that look very lightly used and read the descriptions. Then looked up the model numbers for the specs. Consequently I have a full set of mitutoyo digimics that are specified as accurate to 0.0001", my newest one is 0.00005". Picked up a china bore gauge set, tossed the indicator and added another mitu 0.0001" indicator. Then sent everything to a calibration lab for $250 or so, everything was still in cal. Whole setup cost me $1000 or so and I have a VERY nice set of measuring equipment. A little more expensive but worth it
Great work! You can certainly do this and similar to get great quality tools over time. One of my family members also does well buying bulk lots of tools that people are too lazy to sell separately and he will sell off what he doesn't want individually himself, often breaking even and sometimes turning a profit. Bit more risk in that, but it's just another example of how you can make secondhand tools work if are short on money but rich on time - Taz.
Awesome info! Im just about to remove and rebuild my chargers hemi and this is all super helpful. Ive got dial caipers accurate to .001", a bit better with good eyes really and 6inch max... is that going to measure most of what you use micrometers for?
