YL01 AGD 2 Dial Indicator, 0-1in x 0.001in

I can't believe the quality and appearance of this indicator for the price. WEN is absolutely killing it! I am a machinist and have purchased a WEN 1/8" variable speed die grinder, a variable speed detail file sander, and now this dial indicator. All of them are solid and don't feel the least bit cheap. I tested the dial indicator on calibrated gage blocks from .050" to .750" and it was well within its accuracy range. The case and bezel are very impressive and all move freely. Great job WEN!

Smooth

Good quality & inexpensive dial indicator. I got this to check runout on a bent lawnmower crankshaft. Also need a clamp to hold this in place, such as a magnetic base with rods and clamps. Seems very well made and worked well for this application. Would buy again.

Not bad for the price. The bezel is extremely tight, so tight it makes it almost unusable. I found instructions in the reviews of a WEN Indicator on how to disassemble and loosen the bezel. Made a huge difference.

Works perfectly.

Arrived fast. Larger than I expected. The overall diameter is 60 mm. It's entirely metal. The mounting shaft fits a 9.5mm, 0.374" collet. The dial turns so you can zero it anywhere you want. The back has a strong mounting lug that has a 6.3mm, 0.250" hole. There's no flat back with this. The spring tension ranges from about 50 to 150 grams through the 1" range of travel. That's about double the spring strength of expensive digital gauges but obviously this is due to the entirely mechanical mechanism. When I received this unit, I ran around the company showing it off to the machinists and engineers. All said the same thing like "Wow, what a great deal!". Seriously, such a nice gauge for such a low price, I felt like I stole it. I can't speak about the overall linearity or the absolute accuracy. I have only used it for small relative measurements, mainly to check the flatness of my 3D printer bed. So far, it appears bang on. I'd buy ten of these if I had a use for that many.

Smooth operation, easy to read very accurate. What else could you ask for?

I bought this based on its reviews. Hopefully it's as accurate as it feels. I have no way to tell

Great quality for price. Surprisingly hefty. Seems to run out .0015 - .002 over an inch but that's fine. Bezel turns very easily, making it easy to set zero. Rack and pinion are steel, not sure where they are hardened or not. The other 2 gears are brass. They cheaped out on the screws - the heads strip very easily, but for the price it's expected they cut corners somewhere. Will definitely order again unless I find a better Chinesium indicator for a similar price.Edit: Turns out this bloody thing is more accurate than my $70 ai-921 teclock...what the hell.

Nice product. Has great movement and is very smooth. Good value.

Taking off one star simply for a barely noticable 'catch/roughness' at some points on the probe. Guessing its just some small burrs on the gear/pinion.Makes a great fidget toy if you don't like it.

This is good value for money. Not quite as nice as a Mitu or similar, but close enough, and it works well. Definitely a step above the crappy indicators from the auto parts store, for similar money.As far as I can tell the accuracy is spot on within the stated one thou resolution. Action is smooth.

Works great ... could be louder and battery life could be better

Received it in perfect condition. Looks and works great. Good quality for a good price. I love it.

no problems now

Highly recommend, checked by my employers quality control. it was deemed accurate as well as high enough quality to use as a machinist.

They are cheap but functional. I have not put them to their precision to the test next to a Starrett or Mitutoyo but it worked for my purpose since my pricey indicators are at work. I��m not a fan of how ��loose�� the plunger feels but it does move smoothly.

After a few months on the first purchase of these, we are loving them for TIR runout measurements. Solid...

Used these in my machine shop for in checking runout usually and these work great! Strong spring so it stays fixed on the part, seems quite accurate and so far durable, my supervisors even asked me to order more for spares for the shop. Does comes with the bracket backplate and nothing else.

I had to adjust the tension springs on the zeroing dial, but everything else feels reliable.

Bought for use in a commercial truck shop and has worked great for long time now.

Works great for what I need, probably not the most high end tool but for checking soft foot on large machines it works great.

Verry precise, brook my old one on my lathe, tok many drops on concreet. Works az expected, no ishue so far.

Fast delivery, accurate indicator and seems to be of good quality. The only issue I have is with the cheap foam case, for a sensitive measurement tool I would expect at the least, a hard plastic case. The foam is ok for shipping but unsat for keeping in your tool box. Wont last.

Good

I bought two of these to try out. For the two that I received the bezels were extremely tight, and would be useless in practice. But I took them apart by removing the faceplate and saw that there are two spring clamps holding down the bezel. I loosened the clamp screws and the bezels turned freely. I then put some Loctite on the loosened screws to keep them in place, and then re-assembled. Both units work fine now. Accuracy and repeatability are fine out the box. Movement of the shaft is smooth. I ordered two more. I'm using them to make locating fixtures for my mill and lathe. If not dropped or otherwise abused I don't see why they wouldn't last a long time, but time will tell. But for the price, these units are a great value.UPDATE: I received my 2 additional indicators. Same problem with the bezels, but I repeated the fix and they're good to go as well. These units are better than the ones I bought from Harbor Freight for $18. If you want to fix the bezel yourself here's what you need to do:1. Looking at the indicator face, use a dental pick and insert it the space between the top retaining ring. GENTLY work out the top retaining ring (which also serves as a rotatable index) towards the center of the face. There are two retaining rings (indexes), one on top of the other. GENTLY work it out of the slot it resides in, being careful not to bend it and permanently deform it.2. Repeat for the lower ring.3. The clear plastic lens will now drop out if you turn the indicator over. Note that the lens is convex or dome shaped.4. With the pick, remove the white beveled ring. Note its orientation so that you replace it properly.5. With the pick, lift up the graduated face plate. It has a tiny tab somewhere on its edge which holds it in place. Gently lift the faceplate until it is just underneath the needle. Now you have to very gently pull up on the tip of the needle to lift up the faceplate enough to remove it from the housing.6. You can now see two spring clamps on the outer edge held down by a small phillips-head screw.7. Remove both screws.8. Put some blue Loctite on the screws and re-install just to point where the bezel starts sticking, then back-out a 1/4 turn.9. Re-assemble in reverse order, being sure that the white beveled ring and lens are in the proper orientation. If the plunger sticks when re-assembled the lens is probably upside-down. If the needle moves when you rotate the bezel, then the needle may have been bent upwards when removing the faceplate and it is dragging. Just disassemble again, removing the retaining rings and lens only. Then put a very small screwdriver under the needle and push down on the needle tip, using the screwdriver as a fulcrum. The needle should not touch the dial or lens.10. Verify operation of the bezel and plunger motion.11. Now you have a very good $15 indicator.

Worked as should! Fast shipping, nice quality! Thanks!

Works great

NOT TOP of the line and if ya need to do a run out and see what your alignment is and not needed military specs? THIS IS IT! Cheap and accurate to its directions ��

I have been ordering these to measure run out on brake rotors for a while. Have also ordered stirrite and honestly I prefer these. Once you drop them they are kaput. But that's true of any dial I have used. I will continue to order them as long as I keep dropping them. One thing to note, the screws on the back do come out over time so you have to keep checking how tight they are.