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Looks aren't deceiving . It didn't start out that way, trust me! I have HF carts at both lathes and started with a 0-3" set at the Grizzly G0709 14" x 40". Grizzly at the time had a pretty good price (<$80) for 0.1" - 1.2" (or whatever the top end is) and 1" - 2" inside mics so those were added. I had import 0-1" & 1"-2" screw pitch standard mics at the Grizzly, and upgraded to digital as decent prices showed up on eBay. Well, my Clausing 5418 12" x 24" felt neglected, so it got the same upgrades. Then it spilled over to my Bridgeport and Tormach mills. Then, of course, I've "got" to have a set at my work bench!Now that's beginning to look like an obsession.
They were all purchased off eBay (except for the inside mics, those were new from Grizzly) for a pretty good price. I'm pretty sure I didn't pay over $80 for any of the 0-3" sets, usually under $60. The 0-6" & 6-12" interchangeable anvil Fowler's were under $100. The screw pitch Fowler EZ-Read's were under $70 each.
My wife got me an apropos T-shirt a few years ago that reads, "Patience is a virtue, it's just not one of MY virtue's". However, I showed "pretty good" patience when outfitting the shop. I can read a regular mic, just prefer the mechanical digitals. I just toughed it out until a good price came my way. Oh, should I post photos of the electronic digital ones too .
Bruce