$19.99 micrometer

[Big Bad Wulff]

Only got one thing from Harbor Freight.....and it got sent back very quickly.

[Heritage Angler]

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.

[hairwing]

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

[Heritage Angler]

hairwing - Thanks for another tip, and right back atcha:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...CategoryID=778

There's a bunch of cool stuff there that can be applied to fly tying. That photo tent just might have to follow me home!

The flip down magnifiers look promising, too.

This place is like browsing a craft store for fly tying stuff. Yeah, there's a lot of cheap junk, but there's also some legitimate bargains there. Its like a super "dollar store" for guys.

[herefishy]

I got a "reel e good line winder" there the other day for 29.99 - 44.99 everywhere else.