The ribbonfarm makerjunk shop is slowly growing, one small purchase at a time, one piece of discarded junk at a time.
Instrumentation layer now include a multimeter and will soon feature vernier callipers 😱
Every piece is just a notch above entry level.
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Yeah the thing I bought has an lcd screen readout.The underlying instrument is still vernier though.
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Does the digital thing not use the same technique of detecting a null between the main and vernier scales? I just assumed it was somehow hidden under the carriage
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It is a similar system in concept, but that title is not the actual name of that thing. Here are some pro digital calipers described with standard industry terms:
ecatalog.mitutoyo.com/Super-Caliper-
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