Best Indicators Stands & Magnetic Bases
The articulated arm of the Noga magnetic base is capable of reaching every possible position - even upside down.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"SOOOOO much time wasted struggling with holders with 3 or 4 twist locks and rigid straight, restrictive arms."
"Then I bought another NOGA (this one)."
"Stable, strong and easy to use."
"This holder works very nicely and is easy to adjust."
"Quality tool and holds in place well."
"This unit is worth every penny."
"Fits perfectly in the spindle of Haas CAT40 CNC mills and holds strong to the turret or chuck of lathes for dialing in tools/parts.I use it every day at work and after 6 months it hasn't shown any wear or tear."
"The holder looks well made, but the one I received was unable to fit an 8 mm Mitutoyo dial indicator."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This seemed to be decent quality."
"On mine, the 5/8"-ish vertical rod has ALOT of run out...making it unusable for chucking in the lathe or mill. Sure, the mag base isn't very strong, and the dial indicator feels like there is sand in it, but I kind of expected some deficiencies in this price range."
"Make sure you start with the plunger engaged and then zero the dial to your lowest reading if you want to keep it simple."
"Used this to set the end play on a type IV VW engine."
"First couple hundred thousandths are accurate, then the gauge is off inconsistently from about .300" to .800", but it's cheap and works for what im using it for."
"I was not successful at using it to adjust my jointer blades as the unit is too wide at the base to set on the edge of the jointer outfeed table and still place the indicator stem over the ends of the knives. I would like to have a flat back for the unit so I can set it down flat on my table saw table. I also own the igaging digital indicator which I think is a lot better indicator."
"I was in a previous career a professional auto tech for over a decade and used several high-end dial indicators; so this experience is my reference for basing this review."
"It is a chunky black plastic that is pretty snug to move even with the clamp backed all the way off, zeroing without moving the indicator may be difficult."
The articulated arm of the Noga magnetic base is capable of reaching every possible position - even upside down.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The "fine adjustment" at the top of the arm perhaps has too weak a spring for this use, maybe I should have bought one with the adjuster at the base, a different tip, or whatever, but overall it isn't suited to my purpose. I'm disinclined to try another tip sight unseen at $25 more in the pile."
"I have used them for many years and that holder worked well for me but this NOGA has twice the holding power and can be positioned at any angle you desire. I'm a machinist and this holder is worth the $$$, plus this model has a fine tune adjustment."
"I think I will ream it to size rather than return it, however it is pretty disappointing when I have to modify a tool before I can use it."
"These are the best holders I have ever used."
"Little different than rod style."
"These are great!"
"Top of the line!"
"I really love the one-knob design, that makes it very easy to adjust the holder. I had one of the cheap magnetic bases in the $30 price range."
Best Test Indicators
Coaxial Centering Indicator Co-Ax Precision Milling Machine Test Dial CNC. Locating accuracy: 0.0005" or true center Includes: restraining rod, center point feeler, 2", 4" & 6" straight feeler, 2", 4" & 6" curved feeler.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great application."
"Great tool for the price but Production Tool has the same thing for half the price."
"It works okay except for the threads that the restraining rod goes into were stripped right out of the box."
"For the price can't be beat."
"Excellent value here, very pleased."
"Not very much quality machining."
Best Dial Indicators
Dial Indicator, Magnetic Base & Point Precision Inspection Set Complete with hard plastic case with 2" dial face and lug back. 3 Piece precision inspection set includes: 0-1" .001" dial indicator, magnetic base and 22 piece.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The material quality is also very poor; the main case shed a number of plastic slivers inside of Amazon's packaging, and the case for the point set had spider webs on the clear front, along with obvious chipping on the edges. While I'm impressed with the performance of the dial indicator relative to the cost, I'm a bit disappointed that the product failed to provide something as simple as a quality plastic case."
"The point set is really one set + about 50% duplicates."
"This works fine, but the magnet is a little weak and hard to get placed where it will hold."
"I sell dial indicators to engineering firms, I’m well aware that one for this price is not going to be that accurate or well made. That being said here is my review: The actual dial indicator works fine, what I don’t like about it is the slide around the outside you use to zero out your initial number."
"ultra powerful magnet that holds the tool upside down, nice tide grip, a lot of attachments."
"I really wanted this to be a good dial indicator set."
"This thing is junk, the arms are so lose its always an inaccurate reading, you have to shove washers in places to make the frame rigid so the wind doesn't blow and the reading be off."
"The dial indicator does not mount to the base properly."
Best Electronic Indicators
Functions and Specifications ✔ MIN/MAX distance tracking. ✔ 20 measured value will be remember. ✔ Automatic calculation of area, volume and. ✔ Low battery indication. ✔ Measuring units: M/in/ft. ✔ Historical memory: 20. ✔ Battery type:AAA 2 x 1.5V(Included). ✔ Laser Class II, <1mW power output. Package Content: 1* Tacklife Laser distance measure. 1* 1.5V AAA batteries. 1* User's manual. 1* Belt clip. 1* Hand strap. 1* Gift-box. 1* 24 Months warranty. ▲DURABLE AND HANDY - IP54 waterproof level and dust-proof function protect the laser distance measure to the maximum extent; Portable size and hard rubber body provide a good grip; Wrist strap lets you hold the meter steady and carry easily.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It measures out to 80 meters (actually to many scales from metric to feet down to the hundredth of a foot) combine this with the AdirPro 708-01 it will measure accurately down to 1/16 of a inch out to 80 meters and it will do volume, height and distance and calculations automatically."
"I first used to this to measure distance to a shooting target."
"Given the price of this, I wondered how well it would work."
"Works as described and appears to be very accurate."
"Several units of measure and a nice long memory."
"Have only tested it."
"Damnit."
"Perfect device for multiple measurement, simple, robust and handy."