How to tell if Mitutoyo Calipers are fake?

[@kurtus4589]

Yes you're correct imo and also the original battery slide cover has a rounded bottom edge and doesn't look depressed. The original has ridges at the bottom but none on the battery slide cover at all. Mine was bought from a tool shop that is a Mitutoyo distributor.

[@kenta4037]

Thanks for posting. Screws are definitely aligned on the real one.

[@kathyw948]

Thank you for posting this video. I wasn’t sure if mine was genuine or not, but it looks like it is. That’s a big relief given that they were quite expensive. I’m sorry your seller was unscrupulous. I wonder if Mitutoyo would give you a free caliper, or at least a big discount, if they knew about your video.

[@simonp69]

At 4:17 the label also is marked "Serlal No" instead of "Serial No" ! Chinglish at its best as they can't even spell check :)

[@fredgenius]

Well spotted! Mine has the same spelling error...

[@MF175mp]

Great informative video. I will be able to compare when my calipers arrive. It was a local online marketplace I bought some from and the guy said he bought them off a legit source but you never know

[@MF175mp]

I think I got the legit ones. Everything checks out. €55 for 150mm and €70 for 200mm. Unused but been sitting for a couple years or more

[@MAACotton]

Dang! Looks like I bought a fake, wish I had watched your video beforehand

[@mlim82480]

Just got one from Amazon. On the bottom of the case there is a MADE IN JAPAN stamp from molding. Also, the "ABSOLUTE" is spelled out on the battery cover and not on the actual caliper underneath "Mitutoyo". Mine also didn't come with foam padding inside the case. Just the hard plastic case.

[@ruediix]

That shipping with an alkaline coun cell instead of a lithium one is a dead giveaway.

[@funwithrpis3281]

The signature doesn't mean anything any longer. I bought from an official Mitutoyo reseller and the signature looks like a photocopy/electric copy of a signature. yes no play in the jaws and yup everything lines up perfectly center and the locking nut on mine doesn't come out all the way. As you also mentioned it had no battery installed and was a SR44 Battery.

[@ev0lution187]

Same, my Mitutoyo had a scanned signature as well and it was purchased through Grainger

[@fpham8004]

Nobody is signing those papers by hand in genuine Mitutoyo. They produce tens of thousands of theses. All Mitutoyo will have printed material with electronic signature. KZbin is full of these misinform from people who bought fake ones and only assume what genuine item should be.

[@Physics072]

@@ev0lution187 You probably have a fake too, just a better one.

[@HippieMagic]

@@Physics072 my new one from a genuine retailer doesn’t have a real pen signature. Mitutoyo confirmed they aren’t all signed by hand anymore. It doesn’t look like that one though it’s obviously electronic but not gray and scanned looking.

[@Physics072]

@@HippieMagic Nice, makes it even harder to tell real from fake. One way not to get ripped off is to just buy fake. Not many will complain they got a Real one for $5.00. :)

[@badmojoe]

Also, the lock(thumb) screw should not come out fully on a genuine Mitutoyo caliper.

[@dominicsalter]

I agree with this. Also the origin button is bigger in the real one, the fake doesn't fit the hole fully.

[@genismorenosoldevila]

True, that screw in the original one don't come out fully to prevent never losing it.

[@whugheswhughes98144]

nice! thanks for this vid, it was nice to be able to verify I bought the real thing (afai can tell)

[@AndreasKristiansen]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@dickmick5517]

In another video they point out the battery draw is 4 times what the real Mitutoyo has. And it drops in 1/2 when the display is shut down on the real one and and doesn't drop at all on the knock off. In the end you get what you pay for. Thanks

[@MF175mp]

The battery life is a small thing if it would be otherwise good. The knockoffs would be great loaners so that the guys don't beat your real ones to death.

[@EdRandall66]

Notice 7 bumps across the top-right then a concave edge - compare to photo of a genuine one on mitutoyo website which has 8 bumps and a convex edge.

[@passenger6735]

This is a better way of avoiding counterfeit crap. Well spotted.

[@ranbymonkeys2384]

I got mine from a certified authorized dealer and they were fake. Mine also had a very bad milled groove slot on the back a whole bunch of chatter.

[@corbin72]

A real vernier's jaw will wobble ever so slightly. They are just calipers, not really used for tolerances tighter then .003"

[@ranbymonkeys2384]

I didn't see one pair of vernier calipers in this video

[@MF175mp]

You can probably do better but there has to be some margin so the caliper must actually be well within .001 for that. And yeah no verniers here

[@corbin72]

Sorry in at the shop we call any calipers verniers. I know that they are a brand of calipers. I grew up with my father calling them all helios, again a brand name lol

[@corbin72]

But again back to using calipers for tight tolerances is no good at all. I usually only use calipers when cutting raw stock or tolerance beyond plus or minus .003. I am very found of older Mitutoyo or Starrett micrometers. The craftsmanship of vintage mics are just not met by any new metrology equipment, though the later models are great just not as good as earlier models.

[@MF175mp]

@@corbin72 the vernier is the type of scale used on the most plain calipers where you have 2 sets of lines with slightly different pitch. The tenths scale on a micrometer is also a vernier scale. I also have a protractor with a vernier scale and one might be found even from a machine dial and various other things. The accuracy of the best measuring tools is getting higher all the time by the way. Semiconductors for example require pretty good technology as the transistors are sub-microinch size. Actually closer to tenth of a microinch...

[@fredrezfield1629]

is the depth rod channel on the genuine model broached or machined?

[@Physics072]

I ended up getting Starlett 120 made in USA dial caliper. Much harder to fake analog

[@MF175mp]

The Chinese are making also dial calipers, never heard of fake ones though

[@Physics072]

@@MF175mp They are real in in looks just not real in "Made by Mitutoyo" its pretty common to rip off companies like that.

[@rickfischer5116]

Thanks !!!!!

[@repro7780]

I'd say one of the best ways to tell if its fake is the price. If you paid $35 with free shipping on ebay, well, its a fake.

[@Physics072]

They are now selling Fakes at higher prices, that logic does not work anymore.

[@chrisjames1924]

Thanks

[@rogerfox2995]

It was clear that this was a fake at first view. Mitutoyo plastic mouldings are of the highest quality. I have two (used to be 3 but left one on site) Mitutoyos and two fakes. Fakes chew through batteries and have low resolution. If you want quality then pay the money, you'll wince at first but you'll never regret it.

[@IsiksTech]

Fwiw I'm still using the original battery. Not all fakes are equal, but all are worse than original.

[@jaytee7363]

Thanks man

[@ZombieLincoln666]

Are there fakes of the vernier calipers? Seems like there wouldn’t be

[@WildBill1984]

Eisenhower303 yes, lots of them on amizon are fake

[@BenjaminMarshallScienceMan]

"I've never seen a real one, but this is how you tell the difference." I'm holding a genuine pair of mitutoyo calipers, and I can make the indicator go to -0.01mm or even -0.02mm with enough force. So I wouldn't trust this advice.

[@arturpagoni8129]

true that, same here

[@a123qwertz567]

I think he only meant the plastic case....

[@Toolmamon]

The plastic quality is a dead giveaway! Look at the battery cover!

[@mjremy2605]

You should compare with a genuine one. Your comparison is not very accurate. The original certificate of ownership is signed by Mr T. Suzuki. He is the founder, not a QC Inspector. The same name appears on all genuine versions.

[@oruemulgrew9187]

Damn these fakes, I want one of these calipers but I'm afraid of paying for a fake one. Where in Uk is best place to get a genuine one?

[@Physics072]

Don't buy a Mitutoyo period, scammers have ruined the companies reputation. Move on to higher grade calipers or just buy 25.00 pair then at least you don't get screwed.

[@dlevi67]

@@Physics072 Higher grade than Mitutoyo such as?

[@Physics072]

@@dlevi67 USA made Starretts are still good (not the china line) real mitutoyo are good but flooded with fakes hard to get what you paid for. If you are going to buy fake I think iGaging IP54 Electronic Digital is very good for the money. I have them all and the igaging holds its own for cheap, never loses its zero and is very close to my old brown & sharpe analog micrometers. (and its a caliper not a micrometer)

[@dlevi67]

@@Physics072 Thank you! Probably plumping for a Mitutoyo from an authorised dealer with a good rep, rather than a surprise from Alibaba at $30... The USA-made Starretts are even more expensive than "properly sourced" Mitutoyo, at least in the UK.

[@deemdoubleu]

Buy from a reputable tool dealer or Farnell, RS someone like that

[@shotbyarian]

did you buy this from aliexpress?

[@IsiksTech]

No

[@jeffhicklin4653]

Dude... SR44, LR44, AG13 are all interchangeable batteries and are no indication caliper is a fake. Pushing excessively hard on the thumbwheel will definitely change the measurement when the jaws are closed. You have no business advising anyone since its clear you do not know what your talking about. AG13 (Eurobatt): Alkaline battery with 1.5V, 0.9V nominal, and cut-off voltages, with a capacity of 130 mAh. LR44 (Murata): Alkaline battery having 1.5V, 0.9/1.2V nominal, and cut-off voltages, with a capacity of 130 mAh. SR44 (Murata): Silver oxide battery with 1.55V nominal, 1.2V nominal, and cut-off voltages, with a capacity of 155 mAh. 357 (Energizer): Silver oxide battery having 1.55V, 1.2V nominal and cut-off voltages, and a capacity of 150 mAh.

[@IsiksTech]

The batteries may be interchangeable but the supplied battery is supposed to be the same. Silver oxide batteries cost more, so they cut costs by supplying cheaper batteries. As for the pushing on the thumbwheel, true. But this was worse than expected.

[@JVBL1]

That’s a good fake

[@georgegouvescrete3737]

what you pay ...that you get...

[@MrMa1981]

Yes, that was fake for real bro!lmfao I can spot it from the block screw that is less larger and more thicker than the real one. Anyway signs doesn't matter... it's decades I see printed

[@saviofonseca5210]

Boton rebaixo batery mitutoyo fake

[@daedricprince]

hello youtuber, please check your damn audio levels before publishing a video. or say yes to "normalize" audio.