calipers
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:11 pmcan i borrow a pair?
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:11 pmPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:18 pmyou can get a metal vernier caliper set at sears for about $10.
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:26 amYes, you can but do not buy this piece of metal
I think ben has this set, sans metric, it is awful.
I bought a 10$ pair of vernier calipers at Hardwicks on Roosevelt that have been fine and are higher quality. Looked similar to this.
For bike stuff you want metric, and you only need to read down to a tenth of a millimeter. (ie seatposts) and often times the parts themselves are not constructed to tolerance but you have to know what the nominal dimenison should be (ie 25.4 mm vs 26.0 mm stem clamp diameters).
Again, since you only need them to read to a tenth of a mm, then you don't need the more expensive dial or digital versions and you get to impress the ladies since you know how to read a vernier. Reading US units in fractions on a vernier is a pain though.
I think ben has this set, sans metric, it is awful.
I bought a 10$ pair of vernier calipers at Hardwicks on Roosevelt that have been fine and are higher quality. Looked similar to this.
For bike stuff you want metric, and you only need to read down to a tenth of a millimeter. (ie seatposts) and often times the parts themselves are not constructed to tolerance but you have to know what the nominal dimenison should be (ie 25.4 mm vs 26.0 mm stem clamp diameters).
Again, since you only need them to read to a tenth of a mm, then you don't need the more expensive dial or digital versions and you get to impress the ladies since you know how to read a vernier. Reading US units in fractions on a vernier is a pain though.
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:31 amit's for a seat post. stay tuned. i'm taking the bike by recycled to see if i can get a post today. might not need the calipers.
i was learned the hard way and popped the seat clamp bolt.
bikes are haarrd.
i was learned the hard way and popped the seat clamp bolt.
bikes are haarrd.
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:48 amtrue. my set is fucking terrible.
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:58 amPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:01 amPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:07 amPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:15 pmseat post is a go. 26.6mm.