karl fife
Plastic
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- Jun 26, 2013
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- Chicago, IL
This is my first post to the forum, so first of all thanks for all of the great info over the years!
I'm about to buy a thickness gauge, what I've always called a 'feeler gauge'. I've noticed there are tapered leaf styles and straight leaf styles, each with a rounded end.
The tapered ones seem to me like they would be preferable in nearly every circumstance (i.e. trying to insert a narrower thing is easier than a wider thing). Obviously you've gotta use one type if the place you're sticking it doesn't fit the other type, but I suspect there's a concept I'm missing which indicates the use case for one versus the other.
If you have both on the bench, which would you usually reach for? Assuming that a budding maker/fabricator like me would be well served to own both, which is better to have first? Is it worth investing in a good Mitutoyo or a Starrett? I can't think of a time when I regretted purchasing a "better" tool, but perhaps this is an exception.
Do people generally own 'good gauges' for precise work (think engineering square), and crappy ones for 'general' work (think combination square)?
This recognize that this is a naive question, but I appreciate anyone's input.
I'm about to buy a thickness gauge, what I've always called a 'feeler gauge'. I've noticed there are tapered leaf styles and straight leaf styles, each with a rounded end.
The tapered ones seem to me like they would be preferable in nearly every circumstance (i.e. trying to insert a narrower thing is easier than a wider thing). Obviously you've gotta use one type if the place you're sticking it doesn't fit the other type, but I suspect there's a concept I'm missing which indicates the use case for one versus the other.
If you have both on the bench, which would you usually reach for? Assuming that a budding maker/fabricator like me would be well served to own both, which is better to have first? Is it worth investing in a good Mitutoyo or a Starrett? I can't think of a time when I regretted purchasing a "better" tool, but perhaps this is an exception.
Do people generally own 'good gauges' for precise work (think engineering square), and crappy ones for 'general' work (think combination square)?
This recognize that this is a naive question, but I appreciate anyone's input.