PaymentPlan Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Do the techs use digital or analog? The Clymer demonstrates analog, but what one is better? Any suggested brands? Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennett131 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Get dial calipers. As far as brands go, stick with starett, brown and sharp. The new mitt stuff is kinda janky imo. Again, what do you need them for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaymentPlan Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Get dial calipers. As far as brands go, stick with starett, brown and sharp. The new mitt stuff is kinda janky imo. Again, what do you need them for?Future builds and projects. I plan on building my own engines from scratch after I get my SS done and I really want to develop a strong foundation of knowledge for these machines. I don't want to leave anything out that I can learn. I want to cover this from a to z. I'm reading through this Clymer and it's very intriguing. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaymentPlan Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I want to be able to answer anyone's questions on here that need help, ya know? Shit is interesting. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennett131 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Future builds and projects. I plan on building my own engines from scratch after I get my SS done and I really want to develop a strong foundation of knowledge for these machines. I don't want to leave anything out that I can learn. I want to cover this from a to z. I'm reading through this Clymer and it's very intriguing. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Be sure to get bore mics and a set of 1-6 inch o.d. mics too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeMachining Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 'Vernier' is a scale, not an instrument. The tool is called a galiper, you can have galiper with a vernier scale or a digital scale. Get a digital one. Easier and faster to read. If y I u are serious about it, you will need tje tools Bennett listed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennett131 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Good tools are not cheap. I prefer the dial over digital just because I've had issuies with the digitals failing me in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeMachining Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 You have point. We are all Mitutoyo here. Quality tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_smith97 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I use mitutoyo Digital and analog. New mitutoyo is janky as Bennett said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
registered user Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 precision measuring tools are something you rarely need unless you open a shop and work on engines daily but theyre nice to have around for the once a year occasion. look for some used mito stuff on ebay. that will probly be your best deal on half decent tools. sure you can buy better stuff and spend thousands but that would be foolish for what youll be using them for. stay away from cheap ebay stuff from china. shars and fowler are junk. some other no name junk stuff on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 for most anything you would do with a banshee the cheapo digital will be fine. your not building from scratch anything and needing it to be within .00001 tolerance and then selling the parts for hundreds of thousands of dollaz.. all you need to do is measure rough bore sizes,, maybe carb throat sizes, and squish clearance. a decent quality inside bore mic would be good for piston to wall clearance. and outside mic those can be just analog. untill you get into crank rebuilds and checking clearances on gear shafts and out of round stuff as stated in that clymers you will be just fine. if your venturing down that road better get some $ together. for most any normal work your going to do that basic shit will be just fine. one of your better tools probably not stated in there is a leak down tester and a synch tool. i use those more than anything mostly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
registered user Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 cam is right about the cheapo stuff getting the job done for what youll be using them for but if you keep your eyes open youll find used decent quality stuff on ebay for not much more than cheapo stuff. that's the better way to go imo. the three tools I would get is bore gauge to double check machinists work. micrometer for checking pistons nad caliper for measuring odd and ends. as for measuring tools I doubt youll need more tools than these but you can buy what ever you feel necessary. depending how deep in engine work you plan to go, theres a lot of specialty tools you would want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 sometimes you can find nice stuff at pawn shops also. BUT have to look at that stuff very carefully and not pay way to damn much for it. they seem to think sometimes that its worth buckets of cash... purchased a few very very nice starret tools at a few in larger city's along with some nice tooling holders at some salvage places.. i'm no machinist but it sure is fun so far. ! lots and lots of reading and just practicing on small stuff i needed. i made a lot of t nuts one night for a rotary table yea i know they are cheap but it was great practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTmachining Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 As said dial calipers are wat u need and I recommend buying new 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
registered user Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 $20 says the dial type confuses the hell out of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.