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In my humble opinion, one of the handiest little inventions for woodturners to come down the pike for awhile, is the Versa-Cal calipers. They are ideal, because they're designed for one-handed use. For many years, I've used those troublesome, three-handed, double ended calipers.....what a pain in the.....uh.....neck!
For anyone who ever wanted to use the double ended calipers, while holding their bowl in one hand.......well, I'm sure you can appreciate what I mean, when I suggest the need for a third hand!
Once I got my large size Versa-Cal, the old double ended calipers just sat there......never to see the light of day again!.......but, I still have a need for a smaller set of calipers for those smaller projects.
I thought about just buying the smaller set of Versa-Cal calipers........that is, until I got the bright idea to modify the double ended calipers for use with a single hand......shazam! Why spend the money?
Most of us have a scrap pile where we toss odds and ends. In mine I found some pieces of junk that were perfect to modify the DE calipers.
Not much for looks, but it's solid and works like a charm! :cool2:
For those cheapskates among us (and I admit I'm one of them!), there's no reason why you can't just modify your old calipers and ace out Versa-Cal altogether! Heh,heh,heh!
otis of cologne
For anyone who ever wanted to use the double ended calipers, while holding their bowl in one hand.......well, I'm sure you can appreciate what I mean, when I suggest the need for a third hand!
Once I got my large size Versa-Cal, the old double ended calipers just sat there......never to see the light of day again!.......but, I still have a need for a smaller set of calipers for those smaller projects.
I thought about just buying the smaller set of Versa-Cal calipers........that is, until I got the bright idea to modify the double ended calipers for use with a single hand......shazam! Why spend the money?
Most of us have a scrap pile where we toss odds and ends. In mine I found some pieces of junk that were perfect to modify the DE calipers.
Not much for looks, but it's solid and works like a charm! :cool2:
For those cheapskates among us (and I admit I'm one of them!), there's no reason why you can't just modify your old calipers and ace out Versa-Cal altogether! Heh,heh,heh!
otis of cologne
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