Anything close to starrett quality without the starrett…
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Anything close to starrett quality without the starrett price tag?
I am generally a buy once, cry one person. No issues spending on quality over crap and paying s premium for it.
I really want to invest in some better quality layout and measurement tools (starrett and woodpeckers for example) but I'm not sure they are going to pay off for the stuff I work on right now.
Reason? Most of my milling and cutting of material is done at my community shop. We have great tools (sawstop PCS, king jointer and planer, king bandsaw, 5x10 cnc. With exception of the CNC most of the people that use (err abuse) these machines would be the type to adjust a table saw blade with a sledgehammer. So I am at the mercy of the machines accuracy. It's usually good enough which messes with my OCD mentality lol
I will have my own shop and machines in the next 2-3 years when our house and shop is built but for now I gotta make due. So, do I really want to spend for precision quality instruments right now knowing they are unlikely to make a big difference in the quality of items that I produce hence wondering if there is something, relatively speaking, just as good without the massive price tag associated with it.
Thanks for the feedback.
Cheers
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I am generally a buy once, cry one person. No issues spending on quality over crap and paying s premium for it.
I really want to invest in some better quality layout and measurement tools (starrett and woodpeckers for example) but I'm not sure they are going to pay off for the stuff I work on right now.
Reason? Most of my milling and cutting of material is done at my community shop. We have great tools (sawstop PCS, king jointer and planer, king bandsaw, 5x10 cnc. With exception of the CNC most of the people that use (err abuse) these machines would be the type to adjust a table saw blade with a sledgehammer. So I am at the mercy of the machines accuracy. It's usually good enough which messes with my OCD mentality lol
I will have my own shop and machines in the next 2-3 years when our house and shop is built but for now I gotta make due. So, do I really want to spend for precision quality instruments right now knowing they are unlikely to make a big difference in the quality of items that I produce hence wondering if there is something, relatively speaking, just as good without the massive price tag associated with it.
Thanks for the feedback.
Cheers
#diy
source
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