<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 7/12/2006 10:55:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, collin.s@skynet.be writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Methink, a caliper is not accurate enough. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">True, but they are wonderful if a few thousandths accuracy is good enough. I bought a 6" dial caliper some years back, and used it so much I bought two more - one to leave at the table saw/planer, one in general use in the shop, and one in my kit. They're great for measuring screws and other small parts, deciding on drill bits (measure the shank diameter of a screw, then the shank inside the threads, then decide which bits to use for pilots), and for checking on wood thickness where +/- .005 is not a problem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Also for quickly measuring the depth and inside diameter of holes, checking to see if you're using the right thickness pinblock stock, etc. I wouldn't be without.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>