Special Sale on Digital Marking Gauge

WmZiggy · Post by **WmZiggy** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:20 am

I thought some of you who don't get Lee Valley tool special emails might be interested in the Digital Marking Gauge they have placed on sale for $29.50.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.a ... 36&p=71310

I think this is a new product they developed, something Lee Valley does often - develop new innovative tools. In any event, I have digital calipers, and lots of manual marking gauges, but this is a first that I have seen something like this.

I know they are many frivolous tools on the market today, but this seemed like a chore-saver from setting a marking gauge using a ruler or calipers. I ordered one.

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:35 am

Thanks for the heads up Wm. I really like Lee valley but, I think I'll pass on this one. Maybe, if it came with a laser.........

joshh · Post by **joshh** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:11 pm

Gene Howe wrote:Maybe, if it came with a laser.........

Like this one?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 3:24 pm

My pizza cutter, used along with an adjustable square, does a fine job of marking the line.

The last thing I need in my life is a digitally controlled marking gauge.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 3:46 pm

Looks like this digital device isn't too impressive.

My first thought is the knife (wheel) is probably more inaccurate than the measuring part.

What would we do if, when marking a line along the grain, the knife got caught in fiber (vessel) and shifted 0.002"? OMG:eek: Could we recover?

WmZiggy · Post by **WmZiggy** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:01 pm

Yep, and I've heard there were people, called Luddites, who thought the telephone was the work of the devil. Maybe it was the industrial revolution.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:31 pm

I saw that and all I could think of trying to shift it back and forth to get it set within a thousandth. I think it could get frustrating trying to set the thing.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:59 pm

Ya I need that like another ailment.

That said, it makes sense to me. After all I have used a digital caliper as a compass!:eek: I do not have difficulty setting the calipers to within a couple of thousandths. One could use the tail(depth measuring thingy) as a 'setter'.

Maybe some day when I have an extra score and a half $.

BuckeyeDennis · Post by **BuckeyeDennis** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:03 pm

[quote="JPG40504"]Ya I need that like another ailment.

That said, it makes sense to me. After all I have used a digital caliper as a compass!:eek: I do not have difficulty setting the calipers to within a couple of thousandths. One could use the tail(depth measuring thingy) as a 'setter'.

Maybe some day when I have an extra score and a half $.]

Ok, I'll bite. How does one use a digital caliper as a compass, pray tell?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:11 pm

BuckeyeDennis wrote:Ok, I'll bite. How does one use a digital caliper as a compass, pray tell?

The 'inside' measuring fingers have sharp points(when new). A 'typical' compass(not the north pointing kind) has two points. One becomes a pivot, the other becomes a 'scribe'.

Get yer noggin outta de box!:D