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MACHINE SHOP / Re: Use micrometers often?
« Last post by oldcarguy on May 17, 2024, 05:54:59 PM »Tools from the following countries I don't trust to be high quality and accurate. (I could be wrong, but don't know) Russia, Poland, Ukraine, and of course China.
You nailed that. I have a Fowler set of micrometer from 0"-6" that I purchased about 40 years ago. Fowler was once a great precision tool maker made in the USA. Today they source worldwide, mostly China. And have unreliable quality. This set was clearly made in Japan, and are the finest quality.
I salvage this set from the fire. And purchased a NOS Starrett wood case to store them. With a ton of work I was able to return these to service. Just a quick note. Any tool that was stored in a wooden box and most everything in my Gerstner wood chest was saved... Item in steel cabinets and tool boxes had to be trashed..
These 0" to 12" Mitutoyo micrometer I purchase 50 years ago and all are clearly made in Japan.. GOOD Stuff
I purchased this one inch Lufkiin micrometer when I was fourteen years old. One of the first precision tools in my collection. I still have the original box it came in..
A set of 1" to 3" Mitutoyo, 1/2" Starrett, and several other older mics...