>Joe wrote:
>> I have a Mitutoyo dial caliper, and occasionally the needle gets
>> misaligned. I prefer that it point upwards (12 o'clock) when closed;
>> right now it is at 7 o'clock. What is the procedure to adjust the
>> pointer? I know the use of a shim has been mentioned before, but how is
>> it accomplished?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Joe
>
>
>Thanks to everybody for the suggestions, especially to Paul. It turns
>out that the slot on my calipers is on the top of the dial - no screw
>removal needed. Now my "anal-retentive" self is satisfied with the results.
>
>This set is "never" used in a machine shop; it's used for metrology,
>usually in a pretty clean environment. Sometimes, however, another one
>of the techs will borrow it (for unspecified purposes) and it comes back
>with, um, 'altered' characteristics. Previously I would just wait until
>it was time to send it out for recertification, and let the outside lab
>fix the dial. Now I'm even more valuable to the Company!
>
>I've learned a thing or two since joining this ng 7 or 8 years ago.
>
>Joe

Y'all in the metrology lab must be a peaceful and friendly lot. Man, in a machine shop you do not touch another's precision measuring instruments with anything you're not prepared to lose!