On Tuesday 17 November 2015 10:46:22 John Kasunich wrote:

> You're working wood.  You don't need a gage block.  Just something
> with a consistent length.  Could even be wood, as long as the grain is
> lengthwise.
>
> Carefully cross-cut two pieces of wood square and smooth, a bit under
> 6" long. Measure each one with your 6" calipers.  Then glue them
> end-to-end and clamp so that the glue layer is squished to darn near
> zero thickness.  Write the sum of the two measured block lengths on
> the resulting chunk and go with it.
>
That I hadn't considered, good idea.  Thanks John  K.

> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Tuesday 17 November 2015 08:32:12 John Thornton wrote:
> > > Use a gauge block like 12" high and the depth pin on your calipers
> > > to measure the difference between the gauge block and the wood
> > > piece.
> >
> > Nice idea, John, but I don't have any blocks. I need to fix that I
> > guess.
> >
> > > On 11/17/2015 6:59 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > I need a digital caliper that can measure a foot.
> > >
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