In article .com, "Never Enough Money" wrote:
The Lee Valley/Veritas 24" steel straight edge is ground flat to within
0.001" over 24". Cost is $36.50. (Item # 05N62.01)

That seems like a steal (pardon the pun) when compared to the Starrett
at 54.00 (Item # S-380-24) with 0.002" per foot. The #385-24 is $104!
(I don't know the difference between it and the S-380-24.)
I thought Starrett was impossible to beat??????

Is my data correct?

Maybe yes, maybe no. Where did you get the figure for the Starrett? I couldn't
find an accuracy specification on Starrett's web site, and two thou per foot
sounds a bit sloppy for a Starrett IMHO. Are you sure that isn't 0.0002" per
foot?

Difference between the 380-24 and the 385-24, from Starrett's web site:
"The No. 380 Series are not beveled or graduated. The No. 385 Series are
beveled one edge, but not graduated. The No. 387 Series has one edge that is
both beveled and graduated in 32nds of an inch."


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