TIP OF THE MONTH WINNER!
This month’s winner is John Bowers of Nottingham, with a tip for a loose cover that I’ve already found handy!
Digital callipers are great, and for the abuse I give mine even the cheap ones under £10 do a great job, but, especially on the cheap ones, the battery cover nearly always falls off which leads to problems. I’ve got a pair of the ones with a metal screw on battery cover, but I’m running out of the small securing screws!
Forget the Sellotape, insulating tape or a paper clip – a slither of BLUE TAK under the battery cover does the trick!
I am a self-taught machinist now 72 years old. I used to work for many years as a Sales Engineer for large…