Height Gauge

[marcros]

I want to buy a height gauge. The vast majority on Ebay seem to be imperial but there are a few metric or dual ones about.

What should I be looking for? Any particular makes that I should look out for? There is one from CA Gray that looks hopeful, and another by APE (Microball) that looks interesting but there isnt a metric one listed at present.

I can only foresee needing a 300mm/12" version, a 150mm would be fine but I haven't seen any smaller ones.

 

[TFrench]

I've got a nice polish knock off of a mitutoyo vernier style with all the attachments. My favourite however is a Frenco (I think) which has a massive micrometer wheel on top with a little window to read the thousandth measurement. Just a lovely thing. I'll get pics of it tomorrow.

 

[MusicMan]

Pretty much any you find will be fine for woodwork. Make sure it has the arm that actually indicates the height (and can be used to scribe the height) - some secondhand ones are missing these and you need to buy replacements. I find them very useful.

 

[TFrench]

I've got this verdict one I'm selling, but it's missing the scribe/arm like Keith mentioned. Postage is a bit of a killer, it's a heavy old lump.

 

[Robbo3]

Have you tried Chronos?
12"/300mm £52.80
Economy, digital 6" nylon £20.89
- Height Gauges
Free delivery.

 

[TFrench]

Some pics of my nice frenco height gauge. I recently found a 6" cast iron riser block for it as well. It's got a really lovely "feel" to it.

 

[marcros]

cool looking item.

 

[Droogs]

That is a totally cool tool

 

[marcros]

Maybe we should have a cool wall for tools.

Although I guess that a load of middle aged and elderly (predominantly) blokes drooling over a lump of old metal automatically makes it uncool!

 

[TFrench]

I like the sound of that. To a bunch of tool nerds it's very cool I have some great candidates!

 

[toolsntat]

I like the sound of that. To a bunch of tool nerds it's very cool I have some great candidates!

Of tool nerds or tools......