Take the $900, put it in a savings account, and buy what you find you need
as you need it. The items I use most frequently are a 6" dial caliper
(bought a new B+S 20 years ago), 0-1" micrometer, depth micrometer, dial
indicator (my preference is the Interapid w/ 1.5 inch face and .0005
increment), edge finder and a couple of decent 6 and 12 inch rules. Keep
your eyes out at estate sales and the like, as mentioned by others already.
If you're going to buy new, shop around; here's a place that has some good
deals www.penntoolco.com.


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John Sullivan
Jamlab Enterprises
http://jamlab.home.att.net
"Randy" wrote in message
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A loaded question for sure, but hey, I've got about 900.00 to spend
on tooling, to start. My future interestes are model making, small
engines/model engine repair, etc. What type of tooling list would you
recommend, both for layout and measurement? Brands/types ect., good
quality, as I don't want to have to buy twice. I already have a well
tooled, albeit old, SB 11" with the funky 1 5/8 spindle, and will be
looking for a small mill in the distant future. Basically, I want to
buy the majority of what I need now, to do most anything, and add
specialty items on an "as needed" basis. Ideas? I realize it's a broad
request, but I want to cover the bases. All comments welcome. If you
want to drop an email, remove the first 2 m from the email header.
Thanks! Randy