Just a little trick with calipers I learned years ago. I see a lot of people working from whole measurements when beginning machining. I like to zero out to my target and focus on measuring the difference. This helps speed up machining time and makes mathematical mistakes much less likely. #machining #learning #cheat #hacks #timeismoney #themoreyouknow #helpful #hints #machinery #steel #aluminum #lathe #mill #metalwork #caliper #math #fast #easy #accurate #simple | Midwest Welding and Drive

Have you ever seen how dial calipers are made? I’ve used calipers for 26 years and they are an essential tool for any machinist or craftsman. It was an honor to get to see many of the manufacturing processes that these tools go through to be made. Here a skilled worker at Starrett is showing how every No. 120 dial caliper is lapped, making the jaws 100% parallel and flat to each other. I will have much more detailed video on my YouTube channel showing these calipers being manufacturing, right th