Starrett Steel Screw Pitch Gage with Locking Device - Ideal for Construction Work and Home Improvement - 4-84 TPI, 51 Number of Leaves - 472

Starter items are accurate,well made of lasting materials, and just a pleasure to use.I use mine on my collection of muscle cars

A well engineered tool with more TPI choices than you'll likely ever need.A nice touch is that the leaves come with a touch of oil on them to prevent oxidation.The leaves that come on this device cover the following TPI's: 4, 4-1/2, 5, 5-1/2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11-1/2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84.

Superior Quality in every respect ; it is Starrett's reputation . You should buy the Best and never have to replace in your lifetime .Well thought out design , from years of building these tools . This is used to check thread pitch on many projects . I own other Starrett products . My father was a machinist & I learned from him to buy only the best .

Three black "knobs" are metal not plastic. Came coated with oil. Well made. If you are looking for "Made in USA" engrave in this product....bad news - you will not find it.

Despite a review published on July 27, 2012 identifying that the photo and description didn't match the model number, the product being shipped still doesn't match. The #473 (which is clearly indicated) has fewer blades and no locking mechanism, which makes it less desirable and marginally less usable than other higher-end products. It would be nice if the photo and description (including mention of locking capability for blades) was updated so as no to mislead any other customers.

It's a Starrett. It doesn't disappoint :) The design is very intuitive (the way in which the blades are organized and labeled) and the thumb screws make it easy to fix the blade you are using out while keeping the others out of the way.The only thing that surprised me about this instrument is its size -- it's perhaps 2" wide. Somehow, I expected it to be much bigger. This is not a problem, though -- it leaves more space for other tools in my toolbox! :D

Very accurate and durable

I use this in restoring my car, so that I may readily identify the gage of the bolts as I remove them. If I need to replace a bolt I can get the right one first time every time. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

great tool

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Starrett gear always good but the picture is not the item for sale, annoying