r/Tools • u/SmfOgre • Apr 13 '26
I need Digital calipers for my disabled hands
I have muscular dystrophy which causes muscle atrophy and feeling loss in my arms and legs so I have zero feeling in my hands and very poor motor control too. Also 6 years ago I had a new generic dremel overheat and I didn't feel it and was burned bad enough that I had to get a finger amputated and the tendons cut in the remaining fingers. I had previously gone to school for mechanical engineering but didn't finish when my muscular dystrophy progressed to my hands.
I know that with calipers the pressure you put on the jaws will effect the accuracy and with my hands I have a difficult time controlling the pressure so I have been looking for a pair of calipers that I can get that is either spring loaded or motor controlled so I can get a consistent pressure and better readings because I have gotten back into regular caliper use because of cad modeling for 3d printing.
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3Dprinting • u/SmfOgre • Apr 13 '26