metric rule

[Alistair]

Long story short I need a new metric rule and I guess I'm kinda picky about this stuff. Are folks really paying $300+ for them or is there something I'm missing? I'd be totally happy with another one just like my 30+ year old unit - meter long, rigid steel (1.25" wide), metric only (both sides), etc, etc.

I bought a set of these, Stainless-Steel Cabinetmaker's Rules - Lee Valley Tools

They've served me well for the last few years. I'd buy them again.

Alistair.

[RylandWB]

I have been wondering about this for a couple weeks and I am really glad someone else asked. This is how I felt when Garro posted that file thread.

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I bought a set of these, Stainless-Steel Cabinetmaker's Rules - Lee Valley Tools

They've served me well for the last few years. I'd buy them again.

Alistair.

Thanks for the recommendation; just picked one of these up at local Lee Valley this evening.

[EricKeller]

I hate the combined metric/inch rules. Amazon has 50 variations in mitutoyo rules alone, and I didn't see one that didn't have inches. It's annoying when the units you want are on the wrong side of the rule. I'd far rather spend twice as much and get two rules that aren't a compromise out of the box. Lots of companies are going full metric, it would be nice to have proper measuring devices.

[cicli polito]

I hate the combined metric/inch rules... I'd far rather spend twice as much and get two rules that aren't a compromise out of the box.

This is the exact reason I got the starrett 1000mm. 4 sides of goodness, I use it everyday and love it. I couldn't find a full metric mit rule from my local industrial tool supply shop, and even in their catalog the 1000mm (and i think 800mm if i recall?) all metric mits were listed as "special order." As much as I have used it over the years, I would imagine "cost per use" is in the $0.05 or less range. pretty cheap when you think about it.