Rant: a customer at my bench in Tulsa asked why I keep a $2 folding ruler in my apron

Fiona Murphy · 2026-10-03T19:15:03.130449+00:00

Last month a guy watching me true a wheel asked why I still grab a beat up folding ruler when I have a $90 digital caliper hanging on the pegboard. I told him the ruler never needs a battery and never lies to me, then he said his old mentor in Tulsa said the same thing about feel over gadgets. Does anyone else keep a cheap tool around just to double check the fancy one when a build is not adding up?

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