Calipers for Reloading Bench

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Rawhyde

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I was at a local industrial supply house browsing around and ran across these calipers and thought that I needed them for my reloading bench. They were just $40, and of course they're made in China, but something about them just caught my eye...

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I have checked them for accuracy and they agree with my Brown & Sharpe dial calipers, and they're much more repeatable than than Mitutoyo plastic digital calipers.
 
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These calipers are all made by the same manufacturer, as far as I can tell, and sold under different labels. Prices vary from $18.50 on Midway to much higher. Very good product though and plenty accurate for the reloading bench. I like the S&W logo on yours.
 
The cheap ones work for a while, wore mine out, should've just bought a good pair to begin with, cheaper in the long run. But everybody wants something for nothing.
 
Was it MSC or Grainger? If so, I need a pair of them!

The S&W logo is pretty cool on them!

The pair I am using now, I got from Harbor Freight, digital 6" & came with an extra battery, $20 or so.

They work just fine. Yours should too. Those Brown & Sharpe, how much were they? Yeah, that's what I thought! ;)
 
smith crazy said:
Was it MSC or Grainger? If so, I need a pair of them!

The S&W logo is pretty cool on them!

The pair I am using now, I got from Harbor Freight, digital 6" & came with an extra battery, $20 or so.

They work just fine. Yours should too. Those Brown & Sharpe, how much were they? Yeah, that's what I thought! ;)
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I sent you a PM.
 
Other than the color, they look exactly the same as my Frankfurter Arsenal from Midway (they are Blue) and have been working for years.

I like yours better.:)

Where did you get them. You can post it here, it's not forbidden
 
I got them at Industrial Bearing Supply in Dalton, GA. It is affilliated with "Do it Best" If you surf to their website, their e-mail address is wrong, so call them. Do it Best is a chain, maybe your local branch has them, but they're not shown on the website.
 
Rawhyde said:
I got them at Industrial Bearing Supply in Dalton, GA. It is affilliated with "Do it Best" If you surf to their website, their e-mail address is wrong, so call them. Do it Best is a chain, maybe your local branch has them, but they're not shown on the website.
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Thanks. Its a hardware store chain. We have one here

Just searched and they are available on Flea Bay for those who may shop there.
 
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They're identical to mine too, except the logo and the $24 price difference.

I can get a bunch of them and glue a picture of the Ruger logo on them and sell them on their forum, those guys will buy anything. Of course I could also do the same thing on the Glock forum but I'd have to buy the plastic calipers.
 
Jellybean said:
They're identical to mine too, except the logo and the $24 price difference.

I can get a bunch of them and glue a picture of the Ruger logo on them and sell them on their forum, those guys will buy anything. Of course I could also do the same thing on the Glock forum but I'd have to buy the plastic calipers.
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Since mine are Blue, I could mark them Dillon and charge way more!:D
 
Jellybean said:
They're identical to mine too, except the logo and the $24 price difference.

I can get a bunch of them and glue a picture of the Ruger logo on them and sell them on their forum, those guys will buy anything. Of course I could also do the same thing on the Glock forum but I'd have to buy the plastic calipers.
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There's a Ruger forum?:confused:
 
Titegroups said:
The cheap ones work for a while, wore mine out, should've just bought a good pair to begin with, cheaper in the long run. But everybody wants something for nothing.
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You're right. I've been using the $10 Centech from Harbor Freight for two years & it hasn't even used up the original battery.:mad:

Next time I'll get a B&S or Mitutoyo.


Jellybean said:
Of course I could also do the same thing on the Glock forum but I'd have to buy the plastic calipers.
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1. Paint it black, put a "G**** Tactical" sticker on it.
2. Triple the price.
3. Profit.

Says the guy who would happily pay double for a Centech with a S&W logo on it... :D
 
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