Home Machinist's Journal
Our Shops => Measuring Tools => Topic started by: TexasT on Mar 11, 2026, 10:55 AM
As posted in the welcome forum I'm not really a machinest but I do some measuring while assembling engines, transmissions and such.
Mostly I have used stuff and some new chinesium where I couldn't justify the cost of good used .
(https://i.postimg.cc/KkVsLn5L/IMG_20220911_164649.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KkVsLn5L)
Starret 1-2 micrometer
(https://i.postimg.cc/MZdJyCNg/IMG_20220911_164656.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G98fR5cj)
Cool wood box it came with to store it in
(https://i.postimg.cc/H8gXfnYR/IMG_20220911_164920.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/H8gXfnYR)
Must use a standard to calibrate
(https://i.postimg.cc/CzpcgMrF/IMG_20220911_164703.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CzpcgMrF)
Fowler chinesium bore gauge set
Nice set of tools! Engine and tranny guys are more machinist than they sometimes realize or think!
(https://i.postimg.cc/CztyV4HG/IMG-20221105-162749.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CztyV4HG)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bsMXjRHR/IMG-20221105-162743.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsMXjRHR)
(https://i.postimg.cc/D8DVKcd1/IMG-20221105-162738.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/D8DVKcd1)
Came across this pair on the ebay and couldnt pass em up.
Welcome to the forum. Nice collection of mics you have there.
For some unknown reason I never aquired anything larger than 0-1" mics and end up using calipers most of the time.
You can't beat those Lufkin Tools. They built nice tools back in time. I have a set of them that measure from 0 to 7". In my small shop I hardly measure anything over 3" diameter.
I do have a set of Chinese made micrometers from 0" to 6". I still prefer my Starrett and Scherr-Tumico micrometers over the Chinese ones, but I do need to give credit where it is due! I have compared the standards for the Chinese units to my gauge blocks and have found them to be dead on accurate. I have also used the gauge blocks to check my mikes at various random settings after calibrating them, and they are spot on. No complaints here.