[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by aussiblue

Charliewool I don't think any of them meet his criteria:



I think he is going to have to spend over $100. These might be as close as he gets and the exceed his $100 limit.

https://www.toolmart.com.au/sidchrome-scmt26118.html or https://www.toolmart.com.au/sp-sp35621.html

Ok… Firstly, a vernier is purely an “estimation tool” (and to pick steel splinters out of your finger)
You want accuracy, use a micrometer!
Anyone that can read a“window” vernier to within .005” (5 thou) is fooling themselves!
A genuine full scale, say Mitutoyo, Starrett, Brown and Sharpe vernier maybe within .002” (depending on your eyesight)
A decent digital vernier (again, Mitutoyo etc.. Good brands!) will also give you .0015-002” accuracy… Battery life is not an issue if you buy GOOD brand that turns itself off…
As a guy that ran a machineshop for 30+ years, and purchased literally 100’s of verniers from 6” to 6ft… I can’t fathom the reasoning behind the original post? “Stainless steel and window”?? Do you require it as a collectors item, or to measure stuff?