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A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - pacbelt - 05-20-2013
Here's something, a tool, that if I didn't used to be an Auto Technician, I probably wouldn't own!!!
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Its a analog Caliper, great for micro measurements. They’re available in digital readout too, I'm just partial to never needing batteries!!! :p
BEST USE SO FAR: Having #78, #79, and #80 micro bits laying on the counter, and having no idea which is which!!!
OR: Measuring the tabs ant posts that you need holes for, to get a better idea which drill bit to use!!! (Scratchbuilders!)
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - Sumpter250 - 05-21-2013
I like my Vernier Caliper......there's no "dial" to get broken ! 
Either way, it is an extremely useful tool, for scale model work ! and like yours is an "inside", "outside", and "depth gauge"
instrument.
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - ezdays - 05-21-2013
A very handy tool, I have one in the garage workshop and one for use in the train room. I've had them both since we had our business and are among the few things I kept from there. I've thought about getting a digital one, but these have served me well, and as you say, no batteries required.
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - pacbelt - 05-21-2013
Hey! What can I say....
Old farts love our analog tools!!! :p
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - Sumpter250 - 05-22-2013
pacbelt Wrote:Hey! What can I say....
Old farts love our analog tools!!! :p
:o Hey ! :o Don't call me an "Old Fart", I ran out of gas a long time ago !
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - pacbelt - 05-22-2013
LOL I meant me......
I have GOT to remember that line!!!
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - ezdays - 05-22-2013
Sumpter250 Wrote::o Hey ! :o Don't call me an "Old Fart", I ran out of gas a long time ago !
Sheesh, you might have, but that's about all I have left
.... It's the only thing that keeps me awake. :o :o :o :o
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - Sumpter250 - 05-23-2013
pacbelt Wrote:LOL I meant me......
I have GOT to remember that line!!!
Feel free to use it any time !
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - Sumpter250 - 05-23-2013
ezdays Wrote:It's the only thing that keeps me awake. :o :o :o :o
And - - - it is difficult to measure with a "Caliper"....
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - ezdays - 05-23-2013
Sumpter250 Wrote:ezdays Wrote:It's the only thing that keeps me awake. :o :o :o :o
And - - - it is difficult to measure with a "Caliper"....
Nope, you will need a collection bag of some sort, it is measured by volume rather than distance.
Aroma is yet another way of measuring it using a potency scale.
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - Sumpter250 - 05-23-2013
ezdays Wrote:Aroma is yet another way of measuring it using a potency scale.
A Potency Scale - - - -
Yet another "tool you'd rarely think of" :o 
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - ezdays - 05-23-2013
Sumpter250 Wrote:ezdays Wrote:Aroma is yet another way of measuring it using a potency scale.
A Potency Scale - - - -
They can be found on the military surplus market. We used to use them in the Air Force when we slept in open barracks.
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - tomustang - 05-23-2013
Most of my machinist tools I've used for my modeling, comes in handy.
Re: A Tool You'd Rarely Think Of!! - Schraddel - 05-24-2013
ezdays Wrote:Lit the bag, hear the bang, see the flash ...Sumpter250 Wrote:Nope, you will need a collection bag of some sort, it is measured by volume rather than distance.
And then you will see and hear of course, there will be still more possiblities of measurements:
- measure the acoustic Decibels
- measure the brightness of the flash
Lutz