Oh, one more question, when i asked about precision and accuracy, what I was getting at, was that 1/32 of an inch is roughly 0.79mm. So if the one camp is measuring things down to 1/32" increments, won't they be more accurate than the camp that measures in 1mm increments, taking out story sticks from the process?
Jon, I generally measure to a half mil but the "detail" end of my rules breaks it down further if necessary. While it's good to have a decent metric tape measure for longer needs, woodworking projects benefit greatly from using metal rules for most measuring. Tapes can sometimes be less accurate over their length. (But even rules need to be checked, especially if they are different brands mixed) I have a set of dual scale rules from Lee Valley (Woodcraft also has them), a digital caliper and I retrofitted my Starrett combo square and smaller square with metric rules. BTW, story sticks are a really great way to work with consistency. I also tend to use fixed dimensions for the larger assembly and then measure intermediate components directly off that assembly so that they are exact...no scale needed.
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