Ever since I first encountered a pair of Digital Calipers in the late 90’s, I dreamt of having one. However, the place of interest was Mitutoyo and man, those prices were not exactly budget friendly. Granted they were made of metal and have periodic calibrations, it was really out of my reach. Then in the 2017’s where the place I was working were bought over and quite a lot of us were retrenched, I was given the opportunity to have an actual Mitutoyo, never mind if it was semi-working.
Having it brought back home was a real pleasure. But over time, its weight and unforgiving sharp edges did not help when it came to measuring soft plastics. And because of that, I opted for a normal Chinese made Digital Caliper. Which was instrumental to most of not all, of my Projects. And then, in April, it was lost. Somewhere. In. The. Room.
Try as I might, I could not really find it unless I turn the whole Works Room inside out. And so, not wanting to risk breaking models since it is so near to June, I decided to get a new Digital Caliper. After using it, I could not go back to my old ways of using eyeball & ruler. In a way, they gave me a much more accurate measurement which translates to a more precise PCB board artwork.
