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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny" data-source="post: 2409264" data-attributes="member: 14057">Most that read out to the .0001&quot; will not read there they display &quot;0&quot; and &quot;5&quot; in that spot. So a reading would be .0010&quot;,.0015&quot;,.0020&quot;. I have never seen a one read anything other than that if it had four decimal places. Digitals are like flashlights the batteries are always dead when you need them.&nbsp; Where digitals really shine in my book is being able to zero them where ever you want. So if your OAL is 1.135&quot; you can zero on 1.135&quot;. Then the calipers will just show you are .002&quot; too long or .001&quot; to short. Less chance of reading it wrong in my book.&nbsp; You can get a nice set of name brand dials from a pawn shop for 20 bucks usually. Vernier&#039;s are where it is at. I use to know an old man that could read verniers to the .001&quot; resolution faster than I could read dials. He had been carrying that same pair in his back pocket for probably 30 years or better. People like that are a lost generation. Before you know it they wont even teach kids to read dial calipers and micrometers all the vo-techs will buy digitals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Johnny, post: 2409264, member: 14057"] Most that read out to the .0001" will not read there they display "0" and "5" in that spot. So a reading would be .0010",.0015",.0020". I have never seen a one read anything other than that if it had four decimal places. Digitals are like flashlights the batteries are always dead when you need them. Where digitals really shine in my book is being able to zero them where ever you want. So if your OAL is 1.135" you can zero on 1.135". Then the calipers will just show you are .002" too long or .001" to short. Less chance of reading it wrong in my book. You can get a nice set of name brand dials from a pawn shop for 20 bucks usually. Vernier's are where it is at. I use to know an old man that could read verniers to the .001" resolution faster than I could read dials. He had been carrying that same pair in his back pocket for probably 30 years or better. People like that are a lost generation. Before you know it they wont even teach kids to read dial calipers and micrometers all the vo-techs will buy digitals. [/QUOTE]

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