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Charlie Self
 
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Prometheus asks:

knew it
was going to suck. I came back to look at it at least three times,
and finally thought to myself "it can't be $140 worse" and brought the
sucker home. Turns out I was wrong. It's not only thin enough to
read the paper through, but the inner ring of the protractor is
powder-coated (guess how long that lasted before it started to grind)
and the screw that attaches it to the ruler actually falls right out
if the the head is removed for some reason. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!
Where in the %^&* are the reasonable-quality $60 tools? Guess they're
too expensive for the DiY/Walmart crowd, but not flashy enough for
*pros*. Dammit.


Highland Hardware has a square for $40 that might fit your needs. I've got a
similar one, same price, and it serves decently, but is not as good as my
Craftsman American made...but that costs, IIRC, about $120.

Charlie Self
"Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of
nothing."
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