Ken Garlock
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at Garrett Wade. They claim to be true within .0005 per inch.
Funny how they manipulate the numbers to make you think they are far more accurate then what they are. Still I suspect they are more accurate then that. .018 is a long ways. That is you can easily see that difference with the naked eye. I don't think they will be an issue for anyone involved in woodworking, except maybe for setting up the knives on a jointer or something.
Yep, I noticed that also, Travis. .018 sounds like something that you used to set your lawnmower points. I generally use my 12 or 24 inch Starrett combo squares, or my Starrett T-square. But when things get tough, I get out the 36" Starrett straight edge.
I say if one needs better than 18 thou for woodworking, you're starting to become a wood machinist. Metalheads will scream over that, but for wood I doubt the thickness of my dovetail saw blade will make that much of a difference...but that's me. And BTW, Starrett tools are used by machinists...so that accuracy is certainly needed (if you work with metal).
EDIT: getting any of my work within .018" is something I look forward to...
In most cases, I am happy with something in the 1/64" range.
Travis, I can shoot for 1/64 and rejoice if and when I hit it.! Most of the time I just use the 1/32 marks on the Incra fence system.