micrometer source

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 07:10 9/29/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Conrad,
>
>I wondered about the vernier calipers; could you use them for all the
>strings, or would you also need a micrometer?  Are calipers as accurate?
>
>Signed,
>
>--Cy Limited Tool Budget Shuster--
>Bluefield, WV


Hey there Hillwilliam Cy,

The calipers don't work well on the wound strings unless you can get it 
past the knife edge tip, otherwise they slip between the windings.

I find that the accuracy is the same as the anvil type, unless my eyes are 
playing tricks. [I'll double check after the strings are out]  I have the 
plain style, not dial or digital.





Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.
Decorah, IA

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