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What’s the Difference Between Calipers and Micrometers

Here’s some quick information about calipers and micrometers and how they differ.

I’m a big fan of Mitutoyo digital calipers.

The quality of cheap calipers seems to have steadily declined and we’re wondering if there’s a moderately priced alternative.

I bought a new 6″ ruler, and can heartily recommend it.

I witnessed some crazy tool pricing at Amazon, and it had me thinking about our discounted tool search widget.

Let’s talk about Japanese tools!

Mitutoyo vernier calipers aren’t fancy, but they’re well-built, affordable, and offer reasonably high measurement precision.

Did you know that Mitutoyo makes digital calipers that are solar powered so that you don’t ever have to replace batteries?!

This digital Mitutoyo micrometer is the latest edition to our tool box.

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