Aldi Digital calipers

[Racers]

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/t ... 2-02_15-32

Perfect for those of us that find that things are printed too small or our arms aren't long enough to get things into focus :shock:

Pete

 

[SlowSteve]

also..... remarkable good quality and very well built. weirdly accurate for the price.

if your feeling like a total troglodyte, get a second pair and use them as scribes.... be prepared to duck and run if hardcore engineerng tyes se you doing it.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Just be careful if you only use them once in a while to take the battery out. It goes flat left in.

 

[Mark A]

Just be careful if you only use them once in a while to take the battery out. It goes flat left in.

It does indeed. Why didn't I think of that?

 

[bamboo]

Yes I have some of those, the guy said about the batteries going flat make sure you tighten them right up to lock the slide.
Any movement and the digital display comes back on, other than that very good item

 

[artie]

I bought a cheap pair of ebay a while back, accurate enough but couldn't fund the battery cost. Might dig them out now I have been tipped off to remove the batts between when not in use.

 

[Myfordman]

Batteries are typically 10 for a quid on eBay and have good shelf life too.

 

[woodpig]

This topic came up recently. Batteries last much longer in the better brands of caliper like Mitutoyo for some reason.
I've certainly found this to be the case. SR44 batteries also seem to last longer than the LR44's.
I normally get mine here:

http://www.machine-dro.co.uk/pack-of-5- ... eries.html

 

[Harbo]

I learnt that lesson a few years ago - most of the cases have a space for a spare but I use it for the battery I've taken out.

Rod

 

[DennisCA]

I have one of the toolmate brand but since I got a used mitutoyo vernier caliper I hardly ever use it. My eyes are good enough that I can read it and it feels more accurate. I'd like one with a dial someday.

I don't take the battery out and if I had to, I'd just throw it away on account of being defective either in execution or principle.

 

[bamboo]

I picked up a card full of batteries in my local pound shop, so look there first lads

 

[No skills]

Who else is thinking of waiting outside of Dennis's house on rubbish days? must be some good tools there

 

[DennisCA]

Well if there's something there you'll have to wade through a lot of used diaper bags to get to it, twin boys can poop a lot.

 

[Myfordman]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-X-AG13-LR4 ... 3cd7728387

20 batteries £1.24 incl post

 

[No skills]

Dennis - :shock:

 

[whiskywill]

Just be careful if you only use them once in a while to take the battery out. It goes flat left in.

I must have a different battery in my Lidl version of this caliper. I have used mine a couple of minutes a week for at least the last 6 years on the same battery and I have never taken it out.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Mine was an Aldi (actually I had a Sealey one that was as bad) - I was using them for maybe a dozen readings, and throwing the battery out the following time. I picked a perfect M&W manual one for £5 at a car boot, I tend to stick to that now.

 

[dickm]

I must have a different battery in my Lidl version of this caliper. I have used mine a couple of minutes a week for at least the last 6 years on the same battery and I have never taken it out.

+1 for the two Lidl jobbies I've got. Irregular use for two/three years on original batteries.

 

[graduate_owner]

I have a couple of Axminster ones which go flat quickly. I used to remove the battery but I recently bought about 50 for £2 on eBay so I should be OK for a while as long as the shelf life of the batteries is long enough. Very useful tools although if I need really accurate work I always check with my M+W micrometer.

K