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He is going to do the London Marathon on Calipers over two weeks, the man is an absolute Legend.
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Saw Attachments, Chucks, Mandrels, Twist Drills, Dogs, Calipers, etc. Send for catalogue of outfits for amateurs or artisans.
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_Calipers_, outside and inside, Figs. 209, 210, are necessary for the accurate gaging of diameters, as in wood-turning.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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Saw Attachments, Chucks, Mandrels, Twist Drills, Dogs, Calipers, etc. Send for catalogue of outfits for amateurs or artisans.
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Calipers could not have told that it was widened at one end, but the hunter's eye did, and following, he looked for and found another, then smaller signs, and he knew that a big Bear and two little ones had passed and were still close at hand, for the grass in the marks was yet unbending.
Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Ernest Thompson Seton 1903
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Use of Micrometers and Calipers to verify part specs. privacy and protection, when applying to a job online:
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` Why, Bill, as she steers she'll be right between the Calipers, 'said I to the man sitting by me.
Poor Jack Frederick Marryat 1820
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- Brembo brake Calipers (all 4) - Stop Tech Rotors (all 4) - Stainless steel brake lines (all 4) - Ichiba Version II 15mm Wheel Spacers (all 4) - Muteki SR48 Lug Nuts in Neo Chrome
NASIOC buggy03 2010
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Calipers are worse than micrometers for me. veneer caliber suck, dial calibers are still ok. digital are king.
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Calipers would be more accurate than my eye but since this little tool is unavailable I think this approximation should suffice.
The Stitchery 2010
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