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<p>[QUOTE="mynamespat, post: 2661456, member: 83738"]For occasional use on coins the type Ken posted are good enough. If you want one slightly better, I say skip harbor freight. <a href="http://www.sears.com/tools-layout-measuring-tools-calipers/b-1221051235" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sears.com/tools-layout-measuring-tools-calipers/b-1221051235" rel="nofollow">Sears has a wide selection</a>. I would probably get a low-end <a href="http://www.sears.com/fowler-dial-caliper-0-6-in/p-00902001000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=23&blockNo=23&blockType=G23" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sears.com/fowler-dial-caliper-0-6-in/p-00902001000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=23&blockNo=23&blockType=G23" rel="nofollow">Fowler caliper</a>. They start at around $30-40. The next level up has <a href="http://www.sears.com/fowler-shockproof-dial-caliper-0-6in/p-00920023000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=8&blockNo=8&blockType=G8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sears.com/fowler-shockproof-dial-caliper-0-6in/p-00920023000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=8&blockNo=8&blockType=G8" rel="nofollow">the shockproof dial</a> for ~$50. I've heard Starett's calipers really taper off in quality in the cheaper models. Harbor freight tools are typically junk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mynamespat, post: 2661456, member: 83738"]For occasional use on coins the type Ken posted are good enough. If you want one slightly better, I say skip harbor freight. [URL='http://www.sears.com/tools-layout-measuring-tools-calipers/b-1221051235']Sears has a wide selection[/URL]. I would probably get a low-end [URL='http://www.sears.com/fowler-dial-caliper-0-6-in/p-00902001000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=23&blockNo=23&blockType=G23']Fowler caliper[/URL]. They start at around $30-40. The next level up has [URL='http://www.sears.com/fowler-shockproof-dial-caliper-0-6in/p-00920023000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=8&blockNo=8&blockType=G8']the shockproof dial[/URL] for ~$50. I've heard Starett's calipers really taper off in quality in the cheaper models. Harbor freight tools are typically junk.[/QUOTE]
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