04-12-2015, 07:28 AM
(04-12-2015, 03:20 AM)Mayhem Wrote: I put together a set of S/H Starrett 436 metric mics covering 0 - 200mm. One doesn't have a lock on it but it doesn't bother me, as I take the reading before I remove the mic from the part. Come to think of it, I tend to do that with those that have locks on them as well.
For those micrometers I have without locks or electronic displays, that's what I do most often.
One of the myriad features of the Mitutoyo Absolute digital electronic micrometers which dearly love is that "Hold" button. Get the micrometer touching just right, thumb that button and loosen the thimble to remove it from the work. Your reading is still there. Hit the Hold button again and you're back to direct reading.
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