[EricH]

Originally Posted by Ether

I believe the proper use of Calipers is as an adjustable wrench.

After they've been used that way, then they are suitable for using them the way you described.

You mean Very-Near Calipers? Those things are always suitable for causing that frustration, particularly after they've been used as a wrench (or as a device to scribe a theoretically-exact distance, which is probably off by about a thou).

Personally, I'd use a micrometer. It gets you within a ten-thousandth, but that's before someone tries using it as a C-clamp that measures how thick the clamped object is.

Incidentally, hammers are also useful for dealing with discipline problems... whether of parts, tools, or users of said parts and tools!