Pit Bull 6 Inch LCD Digital Caliper with Extra Battery and Case
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Pit Bull 6 Inch LCD Digital Caliper with Extra Battery and Case
Customer Review: Quality and accuracy of tool is surprising considering it's cost and where it was made.
Summary: 5 Stars
Received the item in perfect condition from HobbyToolSupply. From what I recall the item came wrapped with sufficient bubble wrap that was firmly wound around the case that the calipers came in.
It was priced at $14.94 at the time I purchased it on 2/16/09. Current price as of 10/01/09 from HTS is $11.89.
From the comparisons I've made the measurements have always been spot on. As the type of person who is constantly making, modifying, and fixing things this tool has seen a lot of use in the time I've had it. Due to the cheap price and where it's made (China... EEEK!!!), I didn't have high expectations. I was very happy to find the accuracy and construction is of a satisfactory standard for a serious DIYer such as myself. This tool doesn't have a flimsy "I paid 15 bucks for this thing and it shows" feel to it when I pick it up (it is largely stainless steel afterall).
There doesn't appear to be an official model # marked on this item or the instructions that came with it. There was, however, a generic white sticker on the case that reads "784EC".
I'm the type of person who generally avoids low priced tools like the plague because 99 times out of a hundred you end up with a piece of junk. This has been one of the very few exceptions for me. I'm glad I gave these low priced calipers a shot first before buying something very expensive. It not only saved me from paying a lot of money but a scolding from my wife! : )
Customer Review: What I received
Summary: 5 Stars
First I'm going to run through what came in the box and then I'll describe each item:
1. The digital caliper
2. A spare battery
3. A case
4. Instructions
5. Certificate of calibration
6. Two copies of the MaxTool catalog
First of all, I'm impressed that they hand tested my caliper on 20 different test gauges and included a hand-written table of the amount of error in each coming to an average error of 0.02mm. By the way, the certificate is 0.0055 in. thick :)
Next, the instruction sheet shows a diagram of the tool and tells how to use each function.
There's a spare battery :)
The case holds the caliper and the spare battery. Also, the case is rock-hard plastic with foam padding on the inside.
The caliper itself is awesome. It measures in both inches and millimeters to a tolerance of 0.0005 in. or 0.01 mm. It is capable of being plugged into a computer (cable not included). It has faces for measuring outside diameter, inside diameter, depth and a step (or height). There are three buttons for toggling power, toggling SA and metric and zeroing (or tare).
This is a wonderful buy even if you don't need it. I say this because there will eventually be a time where you'll be doing something and realize that it's the proper tool.
Customer Review: Very nice! Great price too!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! VERY precise and accurate! The instruction sheet paper was .09mm thick. It appears to have a standard 2-wire synchronous serial interface, but I haven't tried using it yet. I'm probably not going to, I don't have any automated projects that would use a caliper. I know some calipers have various modes activated by pulling the data pin high, but I can't seem to access any alternate modes. Perhaps my particular caliper has a different interface.
It is very substantial feeling as well. It has a nice weight and feels very straight and sturdy. I can't really comment on durability as I have only had it for a few hours.
My only complaint is the fact that the movement is a little gritty. This might be fixed by lubricant-I assume that the sensor is capacitive and this won't damage it.
Also, this is a plus for micro-tools and amazon. I ordered this thing for $11.25 with free 2-day shipping (amazon prime) on wednesday IIRC. Scheduled delivery was saturday, I got it on friday. That's really only 48 hours for no extra money. Very nice!
Definitely worth what I paid so far.
Customer Review: Good quality and very accurate
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this tool mostly because it was on a big sale here on Amazon, without having a big purpose to use it. But I'm sure it will become handy in all the DIY projects I'm doing every summer around the house or with my cars.
All I can say now, that for the price this tool is superb in quality and very accurate.
I checked it with several objects that I had measured myself or knew the exact gauge before, and 90% of tests it came right on point with the original measurements. The other 10% were off by less than 0.5 mm !!! That's great, but well that's what it's supposed to do right. I was just doubtfull about the craftmenship of this tool because of the super-low price I paid.
It comes in a molded, black plastic case, padded insight with foam. The foam has cut outs for the spare battery (included) and maybe some small add-on's (whatever it might be).
Overall, a great tool to have, because when you will need it there hardly anything that can substitude for it and for the price it's just one of these Must Buy things that are good to have, even you don't need them right now.
Customer Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this Caliper because it's essential in getting very accurate measurements with setting up a professional RC Helicopter. I shopped around at my local hardware stores as well as other online shops where they carry this very same set of digital calipers for two to three times the amount of money. These calipers just don't disappoint. I've also be finding myself needing them for many other projects. I just don't know how to got along with out them.
They come with everything seen in the picture. A great hard plastic case with foam a cutout. Though the picture was a bit misleading... I thought it came with 2 extra batteries. Well it did.. one is already installed in the calipers. So don't be shocked when you open up the package to find only one battery floating around.
These are the best set of digital calipers for your money!
(One other person said he had a problem when he closed the case that it would push the ON button thus wearing out the battery. Let me just say... I don't have that problem at all.)