Analogue Calipers
- Easy-to-read due to a small vernier face angle (14°)
- Stepped graduation stops dust ingress between the main scale and the slider
- Calipers with metric/ inch or inch ranges have decimal and fractional graduated scales
- Measure depth, steps, and outside and inside dimensions
- The thumb clamp only moves when the thumb grip has been depressed
- Measure depth, steps, and inside and outside dimensions
- Fine-adjustment thumbwheel
- Easy and precise slider positioning
- Easy-to-read, yellow dials
- Newly designed dial movement for ultra-smooth sliding and high shock protection
- Relieved jaw tips for measuring thin parts
- Narrow-tip jaws
- Can measure outside and inside dimensions
- Long jaws
- Radiused measuring faces
- Read directly from the upper and lower vernier scales
- Nib Style Jaws
- Round measuring faces
- Inside and outside measurements
- Rotatable moving jaw
- Suitable for measuring outside and inside dimensions
About Analogue Calipers
Analogue calipers do not require batteries and although they're not waterproof, they still work well if damp. It is important to master the correct use of the caliper gauge to avoid measuring errors. Correctly reading the caliper also requires practice.
Dial calipers use a rack and pinion mechanism system, which transfers the linear movement of the caliper jaws to the rotary motion of the dial indicator. Inside the dial, is a train of gears that mechanically drive the dial indicator needle when the distance between the jaw is adjusted.