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|    Bob La Londe to Jim Wilkins    |
|    Re: Gauge blocks    |
|    27 Jun 24 19:01:36    |
      From: none@none.com99              On 6/27/2024 5:59 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:       > "Snag" wrote in message news:v5kuvs$2vope$1@dont-email.me...       >       > I could have done this without them , but I never let an opportunity       > to buy tooling go to waste .       >       > ---------------------------       > I rarely pass up on measuring equipment, especially second hand. And       > sometimes, years later, I really do need it, like a Mitutoyo 146-102       > Groove Micrometer I got cheap from a seller who didn't know what it was,       > and I needed a week or two ago. IIRC I was the only bidder on the gauge       > block set with a couple of common sizes missing. MSC had them for ~$16       > each, accurate to better than 10 microinches.       >              I have a Starrett can lid micrometer. Never know when I might need it.       I could wind up at Libbey chopping green beans and sealing lids. LOL.              --       Bob La Londe       CNC Molds N Stuff                     --       This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.       www.avg.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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