03-09-2016, 01:56 PM
I haven't posted for a while but have learned a ton over the years reading this forum.
Opinions please.
I bought an expensive set of calipers ($37.75 is expensive to me,) from a well known national woodturning supply. "Versa Calipers." When I got the first set I noticed that when the two arms that would go against the walls of a bowl touch, the other two arms that show the thickness are still almost 1/8 of an inch apart.
This seems less than accurate to me. I have a "cheap" $12 pair of calipers that, while they seem flimsy, at least both ends meet at the same time. If I'm trying to make a bowl 1/4" thick and the calipers are nearly 1/8" off then I think I'm just estimating. I emailed them about this and though I didn't get a reply I eventually got an email that they had shipped a new set of calipers and a return label.
The new set is not perfect but these have about a 1/16 inch and the off by about that much side to side.
If the $12 calipers weren't perfect I'd accept that but for the money I expected more I guess.
Am I just being picky?
Jonathan
Opinions please.
I bought an expensive set of calipers ($37.75 is expensive to me,) from a well known national woodturning supply. "Versa Calipers." When I got the first set I noticed that when the two arms that would go against the walls of a bowl touch, the other two arms that show the thickness are still almost 1/8 of an inch apart.
This seems less than accurate to me. I have a "cheap" $12 pair of calipers that, while they seem flimsy, at least both ends meet at the same time. If I'm trying to make a bowl 1/4" thick and the calipers are nearly 1/8" off then I think I'm just estimating. I emailed them about this and though I didn't get a reply I eventually got an email that they had shipped a new set of calipers and a return label.
The new set is not perfect but these have about a 1/16 inch and the off by about that much side to side.
If the $12 calipers weren't perfect I'd accept that but for the money I expected more I guess.
Am I just being picky?
Jonathan