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Hitch wrote:
Got a bit of birthday money and one thing I'd like is a dial indicator.
Lee Valley has one for $32 for indicator AND magnetic base. They say it's
accurate to 0.0005". Is this really a good deal, or is $32 bucks US just
too cheap for reasonable quality? Maybe I should just buy more clamps from
LV and look elsewhere for a better dial indicator.

For $32 it is almost certainly made in India, Pakistan, China, or
Taiwan, and almost certainly more than adequate for typical
woodworking use, and priced about 100% more than comparable units from
other vendors. Try Grizzly or HFT, you should be able to find a
similar base & gauge for $15-$20. When you get up in the $100 range
you may be looking at a US or Japanese made indicator.


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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland