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electronman1729
11-28-2023, 20:55
Looking for recommendations on a quality feeler gauge set for Christmas. The sets from Harbor Freight suck!
Great-Kazoo
11-28-2023, 21:15
Buy a set from napa. They run from $7-50, depending on steel, brass metric / standard combos etc. Not sure of craftsman quality today, the set i have from 75' is still holding up. Even the matco ones from that decade still work.
beast556
11-28-2023, 21:45
https://www.amazon.com/Proto-Blade-Metric-Feeler-J00MM25/dp/B001HWADG6/ref=mp_s_a_1_41?adgrpid=1230353823210853&hvadid=76897280619755&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=76953&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-76897348021814%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=29701_14687300&keywords=feeler+gauges&qid=1701229416&sr=8-41

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Proto-J000TL-Blade-Feeler/dp/B001HWAD8O/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?adgrpid=1230353823210853&hvadid=76897280619755&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=76953&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-76897348021814%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=29701_14687300&keywords=feeler+gauges&qid=1701229318&sr=8-16
BPTactical
11-28-2023, 22:05
The Stanley and Proto are solid recommendations. mAC and Snap On are good as well.
brutal
11-28-2023, 22:56
Most of my good ones were pilfered from the Army and/or IBM toolkits.

In fact, I secured an old IBM 360 mainframe toolkit from an Army connex and was ordered by my superiors to dispose of it. I suppose CID is gonna hunt me down now.
BPTactical
11-29-2023, 06:31
Most of my good ones were pilfered from the Army and/or IBM toolkits.

In fact, I secured an old IBM 360 mainframe toolkit from an Army connex and was ordered by my superiors to dispose of it. I suppose CID is gonna hunt me down now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqasAIyGeBU&pp=ygUdaGFucyBncnViZXIgZXhjZXB0aW9uYWwgdGhpZWY%3D
eddiememphis
11-29-2023, 18:48
Most of my good ones were pilfered from the Army and/or IBM toolkits.

The set I use was manufactured by Caterpillar.

I've never purchased anything from Caterpillar. However, Dad worked there for 30 years...

I guess it may have inadvertently fallen into his lunchbox at some point.

I measured them with my expensive Mitutoyo digital calipers and for the most part they are still dead on. Some of the thinner ones have worn tips- not a lot, about .0005. Not bad for at least 40 years old and hundreds valve and points adjustments.