On 3/19/2013 10:27 AM, Pat Barber wrote:
On 3/18/2013 12:32 PM, Tom Dacon wrote:
I used to have a nice little 4-inch plastic caliper, with both decimal
and fractional rings on the dial.

Not plastic but what you are looking for...

http://www.ptreeusa.com/layout_products.htm#1241

or

http://www.woodcraft.com/product/200...l-caliper.aspx


or

http://woodworker.com/6-fractional-d...su-149-426.asp

http://woodworker.com/5-slide-caliper-mssu-946-638.asp (my favorite)

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-...per-92437.html


I took a look at the woodriver. They did not have good action, the HF
unit beat it out. The woodriver was rough to move, and the bezel had no
knurling and felt like soft aluminum.

The HF unit is a quality unit. At least mine is.


--
Jeff