12-26-2014, 11:04 AM
I have a pocket sized metal thickness gage from Miller electric that I have been using that is far from being accurate. It is a cheap piece of stamped aluminum with rounded over edges. The gaps are either too narrow or too wide for an accurate measurement.
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I was searching for something better and found that the majority of the common round gages that were once made in the USA (General, PEC, etc.) are now imports of poor quality. The Starrett web site lists their (hardened) gage at $81.00 MSRP.
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After searching Amazon 3 or 4 times and only finding Starrett gages at around $78, I somehow accidentally ran across this:
Starrett 188
Just a heads up in case anyone is interested in getting one of these tools.
I was searching for something better and found that the majority of the common round gages that were once made in the USA (General, PEC, etc.) are now imports of poor quality. The Starrett web site lists their (hardened) gage at $81.00 MSRP.
After searching Amazon 3 or 4 times and only finding Starrett gages at around $78, I somehow accidentally ran across this:
Starrett 188
Just a heads up in case anyone is interested in getting one of these tools.
Willie