You might wonder why [Kevin] wanted to build digital calipers when you can buy them for very little these days. But, then again, you are reading Hackaday, so we probably don’t need to explain it.

Looking for more tool hacks and builds? Check out how to prolong the battery life of a pair of digital calipers and how to build a tiny hot wire foam cutter.

The only catch is, one of these methods is far more DIY-friendly than the other. Because while painting your calipers may sound simple, it’s actually a much more complicated process than you ...