<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And while you can't see the world through my eyes, neither can I....reading those little lines on my mechanical unit can be challenging.  It seems as though it would be far easier to see digits than trying to count little lines, particularly in a dark place.</font><br> </div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 3px;"><pre><tt>On 9/7/07, Ron Nossaman <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > > Thanks for the useful info, Jerry. I've calibrated my mechanical<br> > > micrometer, and I know it isn't dead, but I'd like more accurate readings.<br> > ><br> > > Dave<br> ><br> > Reality check,<br> > Why would a digital readout be more accurate than analog?<br> <br> Uh...maybe like some of my measurements have been (in the past). You<br> missed it by 0.025" because of reading it incorrectly. Once you've<br> done that a few critical times, you learn never to do it again.<br> <br> Just a guess here. <g><br> <br> JF</tt></pre></blockquote> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="clear: both;">Dave Stahl<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><br> <br> Dave Stahl Piano Service<br> 650-224-3560<br> dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<br> http://dstahlpiano.net/<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: John Formsma <formsma@gmail.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 6:42 am<br> Subject: Re: Digital Micrometer Recommendations?<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_43fe3460-a692-4cd7-86e3-ca063e16f4ae" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>On 9/7/07, Ron Nossaman <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > > Thanks for the useful info, Jerry. I've calibrated my mechanical<br> > > micrometer, and I know it isn't dead, but I'd like more accurate readings.<br> > ><br> > > Dave<br> ><br> > Reality check,<br> > Why would a digital readout be more accurate than analog?<br> <br> Uh...maybe like some of my measurements have been (in the past). You<br> missed it by 0.025" because of reading it incorrectly. Once you've<br> done that a few critical times, you learn never to do it again.<br> <br> Just a guess here. <g><br> <br> JF<br> </tt></pre> </div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>