Precision gauge

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Precision gauge

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It is made in the USA, is precise to pass the test of Dusty, has a magnet to hold it in place for metals other than aluminum but really pricey. You may wish to have a look here:

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/wood ... -tool.aspx

I look forward to someone purchasing this and giving some feed back.

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I'm on woodpeckers mailing list and yes it does seem to indicate it could be good tool to own except for the price. BTW if you use your charge card the item doesn't appear until it ships, some places and payments happen at the time of order.

"...accuracy of .008 degrees, a level of accuracy at least 10 times greater than similar tools commonly available." Not bad hey?

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You know many of us complain about tools made in China and their quality. Now here is a company that makes HIGH quality tools in the US and we complain about the price. You can't have it both ways. Quality and precision costs. So you can either buy junk because of the price (can you say Harbor Freight) or buy quality in spite of the price.
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Soooo, that's what? 15 breakfast sandwich meals? 1 dinner out at a nice restaurant with the wife? 2 with the girlfriend?. A pair of good shoes?
I don't think the price is bad but why can't it be made in the shop on our own? We're wood workers for crim any sakes!
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$6 breakfast sandwich meals? :eek:
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Veritas sells a "Polyguage" that looks like the same idea for less - accurate to 1/12 degree.
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moggymatt wrote:Soooo, that's what? 15 breakfast sandwich meals? 1 dinner out at a nice restaurant with the wife? 2 with the girlfriend?. A pair of good shoes?
I don't think the price is bad but why can't it be made in the shop on our own? We're wood workers for crim any sakes!
You can't make a high accuracy tool to start with unless you have a way to adjust your equipment with high accuracy instruments to produce the end result.

So if you have the ability to make the high accuracy tool then you don't need the high accuracy tool because you already have the ability to set your tool to make the cuts.

"for crim any sakes!" :) :)
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Looks nifty. I have collections of angle standards in my machine shop but never really thought to make one for adjusting a table saw. I'll have to make one.
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alohacnc wrote:Looks nifty. I have collections of angle standards in my machine shop but never really thought to make one for adjusting a table saw. I'll have to make one.

Make em out of brass!
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I am thinking very strongly about getting one of these, I'm wanting to explore some projects that I think would greatly benefit from a high degree of accuracy that this provides. Compared to a lot of Woodpeckers' one-time tools, this is a bargain basement price.
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