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I was given a Digital Micrometer as a gift. It arrived in a Wooden foam lined box. I used it yesterday to measure something having set it to zero by using the ratchet and pressing the reset button After finishing the measurement, I closed the jaws again using the ratchet and the display read 0.002mm Thats NOT what I would expect! Am I doing something wrong? Or shall I dispose of the micrometer? I do NOT leave the little button cell installed when the instrument is NOT in use - just in case it...

Posted by Howard Lewis on 21/01/2021 18:32:15: The Eclipse stand has, from memory, a 5/16 BSF tapping for the standard pillar. The heavier one shown is a later addition. A good upgrade. But the OPs equipment looks to be of industrial quality, and good solid kit to have. It may well have from a Standards Room or a Toolroom. so is likely to have been misused. A good acquisition. Howard When you say "Industrial Quality" - mines got "Turbine Dept Sept 69" stamped on it, so I think it was used in a ...