KATSU Tools Dial Test Indicator DTI Gauge 0-10mm With Magnetic Base

Works well. Cheap and cheerful. Ideal for my purpose.

Great product

Decent quality Mag stand, as others have said, worth it for the stand itself, though the plastic arm clamps aren't the best. The DTI itself is pretty cheap & cheerful, but is accurate enough when calibrated and easy to read. Though that can be a bit tricky to achieve. Though the Mag stand is pretty good, it is difficult to clamp the DTI and arms securely enough to prevent movement. The Dti has to be zeroed a few times tapping the gauge each time until there is no deviation because of slack in the clamps/arms/gauge. Turning the gauge's bezel to calibrate it will knock it out of true as well - so very time consuming. When clamps and arms are tightened up securely and the gauge calibrated to a known measure, the unit reads well and stays true. Purchased because my quality instrument has been "borrowed" and I needed to measure some engine clearances. A video snippet shows carefully unlocking the magnet and repositioning gave a consistant zero (to a tolerance close enough for jazz) which surprised me. However this takes a lot longer to set up well than a quality instrument does. Several readings are required to have confidence in the unit.

Not top quality, but at this price that can’t be expected . Mag base is strong enough, but not as strong as those costing three times as much. DTI works perfectly adequately. Perfect for occasional use.

Worked well on my differential rebuild

I only needed a magnetic base for an existing dti I already had. This seemed to fit the bill as it was low priced but with a bonus dti. Mag base works well enough but the dti has a plastic back/mount plate which is distorted creating a gap into the dti and hence could allow moisture and dirt into the dti. The dti works for now as I only use this for base ‘centering and run out checks’ but I will use my regular calibrated dti for detailed work.

very sturdy, almost all metal, even came in a sturdy case and items wrapped and oiled. very happy with the purchase for my needs. defo worth the price

Excellent bit of kit love it works really well !!

I was doing the wheel bearings on my Mercedes w124 and wanted to get them set to factory spec and this dial indicator worked out perfectly for me. I wish the rods were slightly longer but with some creative articulation I was able to reach the hub.

Excellent dial indicator with high precision and a sturdy magnetic hold to a metal baseplate or similar metal base to put it on. Used it to check the runout on the brake disks of my oldtimer car and a result of +/- 0,05 mm could easily be measured. Only point of criticism: adjustment of the zero reference point on the scale was difficult by the stiffness of the rotating outer scale

No puedo comparar con otros productos similares, porque este es el único que he tenido, pero me gusta. Para los interesados, aquí dejo algunos datos (la descripción del producto en la página web es prácticamente inexistente: en este momento solo se mencionan las medidas y peso del embalaje). El conjunto (base + soporte + comparador) pesa 1315 g. La base magnética mide 77 mm x 50 mm (ancho) x 55 mm (alto). La rosca es M 10 x 1,50. La fuerza magnética máxima que he medido (sobre chapa horizontal de hierro gruesa y lisa, y despegando en vertical, sin inclinar) son 23 Kg. Las barras del soporte son macizas, de hierro cromado. La barra vertical mide 181 mm x 11 mm y la otra 159 mm x 10 mm. Las abrazaderas, negras, parecen ser de aluminio, con eje y casquillos de hierro pavonado. Las palomillas son de plástico con tuerca de hierro embutida. El comparador tiene resolución de 0,01 mm, carrera de 12,5 mm, vástago de 8 mm y diámetro máximo de 58 mm.

Pour le prix, comme matériel de bricolage occasionnel amateur, rien à redire. Le mécanisme principale palpeur/aiguilles du modèle reçu fonctionne très bien et de façon très fluide. (Je n'ai pas les moyen de vérifier la précision : 1 tour d'aiguille principale = 1 mm ?) En revanche le cadran de mise à zéro tournait très mal, comme fortement grippé. Ca se démonte très bien (être délicat) pour corriger ça et avoir une rotation bcp assez fluide du cadran. Il faut une pince très fine pour le circlip et un tournevis très fin également : - enlever le circlip du verre - sortir le "verre" et l'entretoise en plastique blanc dessous - sortir l'anneau gradué en soulevant délicatement le bout de l'aiguille principale avec une pince (fine) - démonter les 3 "pattes" cuivrées de centrage du cadran, les redresser au mieux - remonter le tout en faisant quelques essais sur l'orientation des pattes et le ferrage des vis (serrées, mais pas fort)

Preiswert und etwas Einfach, hat mir aber sehr geholfen, daher völlig ausreichend.