Ever wanted a long caliper?

[Occasional machinist]

I made these up to try and get a little better accuracy when measuring longer than my purpose built calipers could. I've already used them more than I thought I would.

[DIYer]

Thanks Occasional machinist! We've added your Long Calipers to our Calipers category,
as well as to your builder page: Occasional machinist's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Long Calipers by Occasional machinist

tags: caliper

[Saltfever]

Very nice craftsmanship and must be satisfying. But $14 here saves your precious time.

[mklotz]

Your combination square can be used as well...

[trevor_60_r]

Hi Occasional machinist. Very nice job that you have done there, I like the depth of measurement that you have ended up with. For measuring repetitive layout work I use these that Toeldo and others have made. See link below.

https://www.tridon.com.au/products/T...573/rule-stops

The Toeldo ones are expensive but there other ones on the internet that are cheaper.

Thank Trevor

[trevor_60_r]

Hi Marv, that is a very good idea to use a combination square, I never have of thought of that one.

Thanks Trevor

[Occasional machinist]

Very nice craftsmanship and must be satisfying. But $14 here saves your precious time.

Yes, although they are trammels, so can't easily be used as a depth or measurement stop

Your combination square can be used as well...

Nice use, but I have verniers that can measure that far. These were intended for work up to a metre (or more) in size.

... For measuring repetitive layout work I use these that Toledo and others have made.

I guess these are closest to a version of that, although I probably have a wider range of rule width I can clamp.

Thanks for all the comments. Michael

[tonyfoale]

Very nice craftsmanship and must be satisfying. But $14 here saves your precious time.

$14 for you but maybe not in other countries. Shipping + customs + tax from the US can often turn a bargain into a mortgage. I just looked on Spanish Amazon and the price is 67 euros about US $70. Not all forum members are in the US although many assume that to be the case.

[Saltfever]

$14.50 on US Amazon is about €13.38.But shipping is the killer. About €26.30 (US, 1st class Parcel Post) i.e., the slow boat! I would be happy to get if for you if you want it for half the price you listed. Total about €39. Latest exchange rate here.

I think with all the high quality postings from all over the world it's fairly myoptic to assume its US content only. There is a gentleman from Spain that posts good stuff as well as others from Aus, NZ, UK, Poland, etc. :-)

But I think when one lists an Amazon price in their country they are focusing on that country without making a world-wide disclaimer. I'll be more careful in the future. Thanks.