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Re: Quoins

Post by needsmorecowbel » Thu May 26, 2011 7:53 pm

This post is also a suggestion never to buy Aldi Digital Calipers haha...14 dollars of fail
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Re: Quoins

Post by woodrat » Thu May 26, 2011 9:37 pm

How bad are they? At $14 you couldnt expect much...I bought the StewMac Digital calipers at about $45.00 and they are alright (Chinese made of course) and do the job.
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Re: Quoins

Post by needsmorecowbel » Thu May 26, 2011 9:48 pm

Sometimes when you open or close it you will get a negative value because it can't keep up with the movement. I've had a few cases where i've measured a 40 mm thick bit of timber and had a value of like 28mm haha. Then you have to reset and zero the thing...It's like a random number generator. I would definitely not trust it for anything but rough measurements
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Re: Quoins

Post by charangohabsburg » Thu May 26, 2011 10:56 pm

Yes, 30% off is pretty rough "measurement". :lol:
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