On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 09:19:01 -0500, Hitch wrote:

one thing I'd like is a dial indicator.

Cheap is OK on dial indicators. Make sure the magnetic base works
though - they tend to suffer worse from cheapness than the indicators
do. Poor clamping or lack of rigidity in the arm is a pain to work with.
I've never seen a "snake" arm that was convincing for rigidity either.