"Doug Miller" wrote in message
The long answer is that the $54 Starrett is within four ten-thousandths
across
two feet, and the $37 Lee Valley is within ten ten-thousandths. Sounds to
me
like the Starrett is the better deal, and by a long way: the LV tool is
more
than two-thirds the price of the Starret, but only forty percent as
accurate.

Starret is the best deal as far as dollar per accuracy, but that begs the
question of "how accurate do you need?" Or, "How sharp is your crayon?"