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There is the Mooshimeter . I have had one for a while. I thought it would be the ultimate all-in-one for reasons that others have stated. However I still grab my Fluke 95% of the time because 95% of things are a quick voltage or continuity measurement. I grab the mooshimeter when I want...

Thanks Nigel!

The guy wanted the same qualities for an oil drain pan as I do, even wayyy back in 2011. He seemed to have found something he liked, just trying to find out what that is.

Can anyone tell me where to find this or what the name of it is? The link no longer works

My problem with this caliper is the clunk inch scale. This is a big deal because 80% of the time I measure in inches. Problems: 1) the scale is only divided to 16ths and I often use 32nds 2) the markings for whole inches (1, 2, etc) are shorter than they should be to stay consistent with the...

Thank you for the suggestion! I also have a hook rule and like it. However, I consider it not as good of a general purpose measuring tool for me. I often have to determine whether a round thing is 1/4 or 3/16, and thats a lot easier with a caliper because of the circle shape.

I am really looking for a 4" caliper to carry in my pocket

Here is the problem with the Empire caliper. No numbers don't make for good measurin'

Still haven't found a great simple caliper. All of the numbers have worn off on my Empire. I would buy a used Starrett, but I need a caliper that has both inch and metric. The one from Lee Valley has a clunky inch scale. The markings aren't really set up correctly, and it doesn't have 32nds...

What do you prefer for mics? Need to buy some soon.

The Starrett looks nice. I see they have a version with both metric and inch. I am not sure I want to carry something that expensive around with me as these things take a beating. I also use a more accurate caliper frequently, but I like to carry a small caliper in my pocket.

Thank you, that looks perfect with the exception that I wish there was 32nds instead of just 16ths. Probably the best I am going to find though, thank you!

I really would prefer mm on one side and fractional inch on the other, hopefully split to 32nds.

Doesn't have to be, I suppose.

none of the ones General sells seem acceptable anymore

I can't find a decent one anywhere. I have had several of the Empire brand. They are good but the sticker wears off long before the caliper wears out, rendering it useless. The "General" one has terrible QC and the markings are not fine enough. Ideally it would be like the Empire one but no...

just found another,

still not ideal, but look good for something to modify.

I am quite happy with these. Used them quite a bit since I made them.

some can be tightened with hammer persuasion