Quick Calipers

Good idea. I could of used a pair of those yesterday. I made the bottom of a box a bit too small and had to make it twice. Thanks for sharing.

good one. thanks for sharing.

GREAT IDEA… Now that’s thinking. I like it and I’m gonna make some. Thanks for sharing!!!!

Looks good.
Don’t limit yourself, the first photo shows that they could be used as outside calipers as wel.

Thanks Everyone! My Pleasure! I went ahead and sprayed some poly on it, looks great. Works even better! A part of the job I vaguely dreaded just became frightfully easy! Sorry about the picture quality. I only took one because it’s still a little tacky and I’m leaving it apart until it’s dry. Too bad I didn’t inherit my Grand Dad’s Photography Skills! That’s him alright! September 1930….What a Cool Cat!! Gotta dig them knickers! :-)
Just previewed this and saw that his pic can’t be seen completely. If you click on it, it’ll take you to Flickr. You know the rest…. MC

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Dude those are great!

-- christopheralan

Love the calipers, I think I’ll try my hand at making a set.

Love that picture of you Granddad. Love the scooter better. LOL It would be worth a pretty penny today.

-- When asked what I did to make life worthwhile in my lifetime....I can respond with a great deal of pride and satisfaction, "I served a career in the United States Navy."

Thanks, again! thelt: You like that scooter, huh? That was his 1928 H-D 74 CI. I’m told he also had a “28 Indian but switched to the Harley. Not sure why. My Dad says that at 130 lbs., that old beast would try to throw his Dad pretty good, when he was kicking it over, but his father would generally win the battle ;-) MC

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Alrighttttyyyy a new useful tool I can build!! Thank you! Looks you have the same parts holder I have.
Love the pic of your Grand Pa and his bike

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Perfect! I have been considering to purchase a set of calipers, but this will work super for me and they fit my tight budget. Thanks a ton for the post.

-- Doug, Reed City, Michigan

Thanks, Everybody! If I have another go at these, next time I’ll sharpen the points to the middle, like scissors sorta. That way, the points will meet in the same plane. I think that would make them more accurate for outside dimensioning…. I would also make them just a little heavier. They flex a little, okay with what I’ve used them for, but might not be for someone doing turnings or where accuracy is critical…. MC

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.