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Re: Vertical Mill for FRC
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Originally Posted by FrankJ View Post
One the other side of the fence. I buy Harbor Freight calipers for general use. They are noticeably not as nice as Starret or Mitutoyo. But they are also a 10th of the cost. I can loan them out without requiring a first born as collateral for their safe return. Somebody mikes a moving grinding wheel, I can laugh.
I really agree with Frank on this. I bought the $17-20 pair of Neiko 6" calipers on Amazon. You can get 6 of those or one Mitutoyo. If they break from misuse or accidents, it's less costly to replace.

FRC isn't ISO 9001. Hobby mills and cheap calipers get the job done just fine.