So...does any body use a non-digital Vernier?

[Alarm Hero]

I'm asking because I just started off my new career a few weeks back. I got hired in a very large mold and pattern shop, I'm in the CNC area maching simple clamp assemblies for their seat molds. It's not fast production by any definition, some guys here use digital caliper, but everyone here it seems has a Vernier.

My thinking is that it would be good to get a Vernier and become familiar with reading in the traditional way...Any thoughts? Are verniers just a waste of money nowadays? Are they really less accurate than digital?

[ViperTX]

Go digital, it's much faster and you can switch from metric to inch very easily.

Vernier has it's uses and so do micrometers...really should have both.

[itsme]

I only used a digital vernier for the first time about a month ago - it wasn't mine and I almost felt lazy . I am used to the 'old-fashioned' verniers and will probably stick to them (at least until the current collection wears out...). I get around the metric/imperial problem by pretending that imperial measurements were never invented...works for me!

Regards
Warren

[DieGuy]

Originally Posted by itsme I only used a digital vernier for the first time about a month ago - it wasn't mine and I almost felt lazy . I am used to the 'old-fashioned' verniers and will probably stick to them (at least until the current collection wears out...). I get around the metric/imperial problem by pretending that imperial measurements were never invented...works for me! Regards Warren

Got 2 or three different verniers. Just got a nice old 24 inch Brown and Sharp off eBay.

I get around the metric/imperial problem by pretending that metric measurements were never invented...works for me!

[Alarm Hero]

Originally Posted by DieGuy Got 2 or three different verniers. Just got a nice old 24 inch Brown and Sharp off eBay. I get around the metric/imperial problem by pretending that metric measurements were never invented...works for me!

I'm subjected to the "best" of both worlds. All drawings feature part dimensions in mm and hole dims in imperial of course. I think I just answered my own thread.

[cadman]

I have both, digital & Vernier calipers and height gages. My verniers are a Helios 26.5" height gage and a CSE 26.5" caliper. I was using these two when I started working for my father-in-law 20 years ago, and now that they belong to me I wouldn't sell them for anything.

CM

[widgitmaster]

I use both, I like the 8" Mitutoyo MyCal Electronic Digital, and have a mechanical 12" Digital Height Gage. Also have a Helos 18 Vernier, and a China Special 40" Vernier.

The Electronic Digital Calipers are nice, because you can set them to zero anywhere, and its an automatic go nogo caliper!

Eric

[ViperTX]

I have used my dial caliber vernier in ages......since I switched to electronic digital.....hmmmmm....an ebay item.....guess I should keep it in case we run out of batteries or have one of those magnetic pulses.....hmmmmm....what are those called??

[whateg01]

I use a dial caliper. It seems that there is a lot of nostalgia in the old vernier type calipers, but when it comes to speed, dial or digital is the way to go.

Dave

[bdrmachine]

There is nothing better than digital. It's a great time saver to set the caliper to your desired reading and than clear the display to 000. This way you can quickly determine how much more to cut.

Brian

[Alarm Hero]

OK thanks for the help guys, much appreciated! I think I just found a pretty good deal on a digital mic/caliper "tool kit". Just gotta get that first paycheck....ugh

[spuds]

I use a dial caliper, works great and rarely needs to be re zero'ed. I also have my old vernier type calipers, don't use them much anymore but it is what learned on. Digital provides many other on the fly measurement and conversion options that the mechanical ones can't. The only thing that always sticks in my mind is that you need to constantly zero them as compared to the mechanical variety.