On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:50:51 -0500, "Rob Fraser"
FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net wrote:


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Found this. Didn't write it. Don't know if it's correct.

http://www.longislandindicator.com/p14.html

Karl


Thanks for the reading Karl, very interesting. As far as my shop I have a
lot of Sunnen (The standard for engine machining) and Starrett, Brown &
Sharp, Mitty. It's too bad to see a report card like this when we spend a
LOT of money on good indicators and the Harbor Fright (intentional sp) ones
may indeed be just as good in the long run. I have some from Heckler &Koch
(A gun maker) that are German, and work great. Can't find them any more. The
digital ones seem to chew batteries fast, why I don't know but I was really
shocked to see the Starrett stab. I have a LOT of Starrett everywhere.
Looks like I'm going to get the standards and granite base out this week and
do some testing. Thanks again.

Respects,

Rob Fraser

Fraser Competition Engines
Chicago, IL.


Greetings Rob,
Certainly Sunnen makes great bore gauges and setting fixtures. Soaked
in oil all day and still accurate. It's also true that Starret makes
crummy indicators. And it's really too bad. I would like to buy their
products their prices are too high and the quality too low. Remember
when the steel tools they sold had a nice mottled bluing on them? I
know, it's been a long time since they do that. In fact, the last
items I bought from them were some screw jacks that were beautiful in
the catalog but were in fact just black oxide coated. I called Starret
about it and they basically told me to shove it. They said that they
didn't care if I stopped buying their products. So I did.
Eric