$19.99 micrometer
I bought one last year at Harbor Freight after years looking at $100.00 price tags for similar tools. I have not regretted the purchase and find it very accurate for leader building and fly tying proportions.
The micrometer is by Cen-Tech. Accurate to .0001". Item#00895. Go to your local Harbor Freight store or the web www.HarborFreight.com for more information.
Enjoy!
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River
Micrometer
Could one be used for guaging tip top sizes and slip joints for rod building? Jim
I'm either going to, coming from or thinking about fishing. Jim
Jim,
Absolutely! all the rod builders deal with tolerances of thousands of an inch.
hairwing
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River
Hey Jim, if I was going to build a rod, I would recomend dial or digital calipers. I am a Quality Assurance Inspector for Lockheed/Martin Aeronautics and I deal with these kinds of measurements all day long. Calipers are not quite as accurate4 but they are more versatile as far as measureing the inside and outside of a tube or a tip-top. Just my 2 cents.
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A word of caution about the Harbor Freight Micrometer...Check it often to make sure that it "holds" it's tolerances and zero. I had one that I used for racing that went bad pretty fast. YMMV!
"They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore." - John Gierach
rusty gates offers one for tippets that is about 49.00. also in reply to daves post, i agree. i use alot of machinist tools in woodworking and there are some real cheap and some very expensive. the cheap ones are never accurate. some are accurate to one, one hundredth of an inch and some are to one ten thousandth of an inch. starret also makes some very good tools.
"some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God." Tony Blake
Usually overtightening a mike when checking things is what springs them. If you are careful an inexpensive set will last quite a while and maintain decent accuracy for the average user.
Only got one thing from Harbor Freight.....and it got sent back very quickly.
Good fishing technique trumps all.....wish I had it.
hairwing - Thanks for the tip! I remembered that a Harbor Freight opened not far from my house and decided to stop in. I was looking for a pair of digital calipers - I use one made by Mitutoyo at work and love them, but they're like $150 for those. Look what I found for TEN BUCKS!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...7257&Submit=Go
The quality is every bit as good as the Mitutoyo calipers I use every day, and the specs say it is even more accurate than the Mitutoyo calipers. Unbelievable.
Heritage Angler,
We're even. Just picked up my 6 inch calipers. I'm happy! You know that's cheaper than a Pepperoni pizza and you can't build a rod or a leader with the Pepperoni pizza.
I'm a big fan of spun dubbing loops for fly bodies. If a guy uses his regular short tying scissors for trimming the hair or material in the loop he's missing the boat. A snip with these 8 inchers makes it a piece of cake. They're sharp and cost a whopping $.99 cents. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...7&Submit=Going.
Can't get the top off your bottle of Pliobond or head cement? These scissors have an opener in the handle. Try em you'll like em. I gaur-rone-tee em.
hairwing
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River
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