Mud
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New in box, but not sure if it's the original box. $100 shipped in the US.
Federal digital indicator .00005" / .001mm
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Gordon Heaton
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Where'd you say you stole that from?
Mud
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More info, .080"/2mm range, .00005"/.001mm resolution.
Mud
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Indicator sold on FB Marketplace. FWIW I listed it 3 times on PM, never got a nibble. New is $3-400.
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Gordon Heaton
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Yeah, well I was suffering from a severe caffeine deficit when I read your post and got it in my head you had bought it for a hundred bucks. I'd have sprung for it if I'd been thinking straight!
Mud
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What would you use it for? I can't see using it to check runout, the digital scale is slow to react and hard to read compared to a needle. I can see using it as a size comparison on a surface plate or as a position check on a machine or fixture. The probe out the back is kind of awkward for casual use.
I had another one with the probe out the bottom, and .00002 resolution. I sold that one to someone who walked in the shop long ago. I bought both at a car flea market for $50 each. Thought I made big score at the time, never found a good use for either one.
I had another one with the probe out the bottom, and .00002 resolution. I sold that one to someone who walked in the shop long ago. I bought both at a car flea market for $50 each. Thought I made big score at the time, never found a good use for either one.
I've had a fair few different digital indicators, but I've never kept any of them. While they work as a comparator they are a poor cousin to a real one, which leaves mounting to the slide of a DRO-less machine about the only thing they are good for.What would you use it for? I can't see using it to check runout, the digital scale is slow to react and hard to read compared to a needle. I can see using it as a size comparison on a surface plate or as a position check on a machine or fixture. The probe out the back is kind of awkward for casual use.
I had another one with the probe out the bottom, and .00002 resolution. I sold that one to someone who walked in the shop long ago. I bought both at a car flea market for $50 each. Thought I made big score at the time, never found a good use for either one.
I don't know why people buy them tbh, and I say that as someone who generally prefers digital instruments. Same goes for the digital Haimers - they are just unpleasant to use.
Gordon Heaton
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I suppose I'd end up the same way, since runout is the only thing I'd ever measure to that level. The configuration (back-center probe) isn't really practical for a lot of things.. . .Thought I made big score at the time, never found a good use for either one.