If you’ve ever had the good fortune — or, after a shop mishap, the misfortune — to see the insides of a dial indicator, you’ll know the workings of these shop essentials resemble nothing so much as ...

When the job at hand is measuring something with micron-range precision, thoughts generally turn to a tool with a Mitutoyo or Starrett nameplate. But with a clever design and a little electronics know ...

The SafeGauge SafeTest Dial Indicator (DI) Series is designed to remotely measure clearances, tolerances and wear on machine components at safe distances, avoiding potential hazards during operations.

Just because dial indicators have been around since the early 1900s, do not expect them to fade away with the last century. This tool’s long-term popularity is well earned. Dial indicators offer good ...

When digital electronic indicators were first introduced in the early 1980s, observers expected them to blow mechanical dial indicators out of the water; but despite the clear superiority of ...