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spoilerFor people that don't know this is not how you use Calipers

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[–] flubba86@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what the two prongs at the top are for. Flip the caliper upside down, use the prongs to measure the inside dimension, and read it off the same scale.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah cool, didn't notice those. Cheers

[–] rz2000@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

“Caliper jaws for inside measurement—I thought of that. Turned out it already existed, but I arrived at it independently."