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My eyes must have been better at one time.
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It is a turning tool.
I worked in the Special purpose machine department at the Plessey company in England. We made some interesting stuff. Some parts had to be made to Tool Making tolerances and this was before the days f the digital readout. It was all read the dials.
David
I worked in the Special purpose machine department at the Plessey company in England. We made some interesting stuff. Some parts had to be made to Tool Making tolerances and this was before the days f the digital readout. It was all read the dials.
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AFAIC the digital readout stuff is fine as a clock. Not for precision measurement. I'll keep my analog micrometers and dial indicators. No battery required.
I use digital calipers almost every day. Push a button and you get metric. Half of the machines at work are metric and half are not. Makes me nuts.
Now, if I need "real" accuracy I use analog tools. But I rarly need anything that close. But for everyday, I love the new digital stuff.
Now, if I need "real" accuracy I use analog tools. But I rarly need anything that close. But for everyday, I love the new digital stuff.