Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:47 pm
Thanks, Dusty, for the photo and correct terms! I was erroneously using the term dial caliper, when I should have correctly called it a vernier caliper. I've now edited that post to show "vernier" rather than "dial". In my above post, I was comparing the vernier to a digital. My vernier caliper was made in Germany during the re-construction after WWII. I've had it since the 50s. It's stainless steel and shows inches and millimeters. Both units have their own vernier.
I had a dial caliper that was used about twice before it got thrown in the trash. The dial rotated for settings, but was so loose it would rotate on it's own.
I had a dial caliper that was used about twice before it got thrown in the trash. The dial rotated for settings, but was so loose it would rotate on it's own.