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Buying guides, comparisons and how-tos for Japanese tools. Specs come from maker data and our product pages.
Gauge block grades K, 0, 1 and 2 with the JIS B 7506 tolerance table, a 10:1 check of which grade suits your calipers or micrometers, how to wring and build a stack, how...
Read guide →How to choose a depth gauge: vernier, dial, digital or depth micrometer, picked from the tolerance you must hold (10:1 and 4:1...
Read guide →How to set up and read a dial test indicator: mounting, stylus angle and Mitutoyo's cosine-error correction table, zeroing, tramming a vise,...
Read guide →How to choose a digital caliper: resolution vs maximum permissible error, absolute scale, IP54 vs IP67, data output, jaw types and range,...
Read guide →What a dial indicator is, how to read the dial and revolution counter, how to set it up for runout and flatness,...
Read guide →How to read a metric vernier caliper step by step, with worked examples for 0.05 mm and 0.02 mm verniers, dial caliper...
Read guide →What to check before you buy a scale for jewelry work: bench vs legal-for-trade (NTEP) use, carat units, readability vs repeatability, capacity...
Read guide →Pick a Mitutoyo caliper by the job: narrow grooves, pipe walls, hole spacing, inside dimensions, deep reach and large parts. Specs from...
Read guide →A step-by-step guide to reading metric (0.01 mm), inch (0.001 in), vernier (0.001 mm) and digital micrometers, based on Mitutoyo and Starrett...
Read guide →The four worries buyers actually raise before ordering a Japanese-market tool, and how to check each one: the printed manual, 100 V...
Read guide →Lever-type dial test indicators (TI series) vs plunger dial and Digimatic indicators from Mitutoyo: what each measures, how to choose range, graduation,...
Read guide →Compare the Mitutoyo outside micrometers we stock: coolant-proof Digimatic MDC-PX/MDC-MX, MD-E, mechanical M110/M310, counter M810/M820 and blade, spline, point, spherical and ball-gear...
Read guide →Compare Mitutoyo 150 mm calipers: CD-15AX vs CD-15APX, coolant-proof CD-P15M, carbide-jaw AXW/AXWW, dial and vernier models, and CFC carbon calipers for large...
Read guide →Micrometer, caliper, or indicator? A guide to choosing Mitutoyo measuring tools based on what you're actually trying to measure — not the...
Read guide →Not sure which A&D EK-i series balance to choose? Capacity alone doesn't tell the whole story. For example, while both the EK600I...
Read guide →Compare A&D counting scales, waterproof platform scales, and crane scales. Learn key specs like minimum countable weight and find the ideal scale...
Read guide →Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-220: should you choose the 0.75 mN or the 4 mN detector? Compare measuring force, stylus tip and best uses...
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