Went to HF yesterday

MFDAC

MFDAC

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My old feeler gauges are getting hard to read so my wife and I went to HF yesterday. All I needed was a 5 dollar set of feeler gauges, but between her and I the bill came to $99.99---LOL! She needed 3 sets of ear muffs for work, and I ended up getting a set of micrometers too, along with some shop gloves and a few other misc. things.

DAC

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chieffan said:
Those are decent mics. I got a set a couple years ago when I got my lathe. My problem is I forget how to read the darn things.

tubalcain has two great YouTube videos on reading mics. Videos #20 & 21.
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Yes, same here. I don't need to use them often enough to remember easily how to read them! Mostly I use dial calipers. Their digital dial caliper that reads metric, std, and std fractions is super!
 
I love harbor freight.

My dad passes one on his trip to the doctor once a month. It's about an hour from the house. I always send him with a shipping list and cash.

They just released the 224cc predator. 2 more ft/lbs than the regular predator. It's a reinforced block with a stroker crank. Should be a nice base for a build.
 
I'm on their email list. I wait till there are enough good deals I want before going. They use to offer constant coupons. Now, post-covid, the coupons come only once a month in the emails.

At times, HF is more money than the other stores. Darn it, I'm toooooo frugal.
 
MFDAC said:
I will probably have to look that video up, Roger---LOL! I may need a refresher on how to read them too!

DAC
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Have the calipers with you in when you watch it. Makes understanding it a lot easier. 2nd video has a quiz you can take to check yourself on reading them. Tubalcain is a retired machinist with vast knowledge of the metal lathes, None of the newer computerized stuff though.
 
KennyP said:
I only put the battery in when I'm using it, then take it back out. Lasts much longer that way. I have the 8' and 6" deep throat calipers.
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Same here Kenny but now I’m wondering if that constant battery removal is causing mine to blink. I’ve tried cleaning the contacts and different batteries but no go. I put that on my list along with the 8” too.
 
I was reading mics back in the late 60’s at 13 years old. I didn’t know it then but I was a guinea pig. I was sent across town to a desegregated school that had close to 85% minorities. They were testing kids in shop class to see what their capabilities were in trade school. I was one of three kids in my class that wasn’t the minority. I was taught to run a lathe, horizontal and vertical mills, welding, drill press, bench grinder and some foundry work. I had to stand on a wooden coke crate to run some of these. I enjoyed this and did very well with straight A’s. Because I was good in Math the mic was easy for me to catch on to. The mic actually kept several kids from doing well. It was a shame for reasons I won’t get into but it wasn’t offered the following year. Looking back to this makes me want to go buy a set of mics and start measuring everything. :D
 
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