<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"<FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>I use a simple 1" (Mitutoyo) micrometer for those where I can fit it.<BR>For those core = wires, etc. which are too close together, I use a vernier <BR>caliper (also = Mitutoyo). With it, I can even do all the core wires and <BR>plain wire in the pin = area without bending over - the back _is_ getting <BR>older, you know... ;-}"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being the Captain of the Tool Police, = I'll have to take exception to this technique. Use ONE tool to do the measuring, else = you will not have the consistency needed to evaluate scales, etc. (i.e. if = you take the plain wire with one tool and then use a different tool for the bass, = there will be a disparity. Generally, the standard micrometer, (such as the = Mitutoyo 1"), will not flex/distort enough to give inconsistent readings, due to = too much muscle used. Whereas, the standard caliper will "flex" quite a bit and consequently will need more finesse to exact consistent measurements. = Just my experience. Personally, I use a Mitutoyo, 1", spring loaded, micrometer, = (essentially square in shape), for all my string diameter measurements.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>