Redharris

Went to Harbor Freight to get some RC Stuff (Springs, O-Rings, etc...)and I found a Great Deal!

6 inch Digital Calipers for only $16.99......

They are switchable between Metric and Standard and they are a Pretty Decent Tool......

MORE than Good enough for RC work.......Very Handy for RC, for measuring Bearings, axle shafts, Shims, etc.....

Definitely a Must for your Tool Box if you like to MOD or Race!........
If you have a Harbor Freight near You, then pick up one of these babies!....

P.S.
Check out the Maintenance Video that Kuppler and I made ......
It is in the MXB buggy thread........
Tell me what you think of it........
If I get good Feedback, then I will make More Maintenance Videos for Himoto.....

airoscar

i actually have an one inch digital micrometer for sale too, but whatever, too lazy, lol

Cam_132

Dam, i need one of thows!!!

jpilkinton

Yep! I purchased one about a year ago at Harbor Freights. Six inches is all you need...... I use them all the time....for my custom rides. I think they also had a 8 inch and an 11 inch?
I'm going tommorrow and get a 4 inch one.
They have a micro lathe I want and it would go good with my micro mill.

amf66

THere aren't any Harbor Freights where I live. Do you know if they have them at Ace Hardware? That looks like a good hting to have around! (you can never have too many tools!)

ehroof

they are online too, harborfreight.com

firebird78

you can also check auto parts stores...I got a one from carquest for like $19...im sure autozone or o'reilys have them cheap also.....while ur in there u can grab some gasket matterial and make ur own exhuast gaskets..lol

amf66

Yeah I already got a square foot of the gasket material. Now I'm set for life!

amf66

I was looking at the digital calipers on the web site and found some 6 inch ones for $9.99. Does anyone know what the difference is between these two? The price is the same.

[link]http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93293[/link]

[link]http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=99639[/link]

kuppler

The 2 u just posted are ALL PLASTIC... and Rich has one and he thinks its a big peace of @#$%...... hahah thats why he got the all metal one......

amf66

Yeah, but its not like I'm gonna break one. I'm trying to decide on whether or not to spend more money for the 20 dollar ones.

Redharris

I bought those Same Plastic Calipers at RCX, last April......for $5.....Thought I was getting a good deal....

However,,,They Suck Ass!....the plastic flexes and the Jaws dont close accurately.....
When you are measuring Clutch Shims and trying to Decide decide if you need 0.1mm, 0.2mm, or 0.3mm, the Plastic Ones just Wont do the Job!

Spend the Extra $10-20 and get a tool that you can Actually USE......

The Everyday Price for the Metal Calipers (at Harbor Freight ) is $29,,,,,,which is still a GREAT deal if you know Anything about Calipers......

The one I use at work is made by Mitutoyo, and cost me $250.....

amf66

Digital Calipers... for cheaper! I found these stainless steel calipers on Amzon for only $8.99 and they are getting great reviews! [link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JFMIO/ref=pd_luc_sim_01_02[/link]

Redharris

Amf....

Lol....I'm Pretty Sure that is the exact same one I got.....

Nice Find!

firebird78

look very close if not what I have....heck I cant remember what I gave for mine, Ive slept since then....although they arent top of the line calipers they work well....for rc I think they are ideal...but if I was working in a machine shop and making extreamly precise parts I would want a good quaity set....but for the average hobbiest those should be ideal

amf66

Yeah, as soon as I have the money (I'm broke) I'll get some!