Looking for a caliper to measure gaps in motors. Where to buy?

[njaykaplan 10+ year member]

Home Depot I googled for calipers and this is the first one i found, would this work to measure gaps? Anyone have any suggestions, or one for sale, i'm just looking for something for cheap, i want to learn to recone myself.

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[njaykaplan 10+ year member]

Doesnt look very good to me, but i don't know where to buy one either.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

try harbor freight? or a pawn shop?

mitutoyo are the best

 

[njaykaplan 10+ year member]

Pawn shops a great idea, they always have a lot of tools.

 

[adio25 10+ year member]

sears

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

harbor freight

16.99 I think.

 

[HeadCase 10+ year member]

mitutoyo are the best

Alot of people will disagree with you there. Fowler makes a quality digital, and Brown & Sharp make some good calipers. It all comes down to how they feel to you. I currently use a set of Fowlers and they are pretty nice. Very little slack in the slide bar. Only problem i have is they shut off too fast and do not wake up on action.

But i am also a machinist and use calipers, mics, and height gauges for 10 to 12 hours a day.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

harbor freight has damm near any tool you can imagine for low prices

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

so does my brother he has for over 20 yrs i have been in the auto industry for the same time frame as well and while i like all of them i have had better luck with ISO 9006 mitutoyo than any others

but they are all very good

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

the 1's at HF are just fine for standard duty use

 

[JonMR2turbo 10+ year member]

Home Depot

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Ive always been a Starret Kinda guy. any cheap one will be decent.

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

the 1's at HF are just fine for standard duty use

No.

They are fine for infrequent use that a high level of precision isn't required.

 

[Cap'n Andy 10+ year member]

I use an economy pair from mcmaster at work all the time.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#calipers/=5abyl8

 

[Cap'n Andy 10+ year member]

Double post, sorry.