Precision Tools & Gages

The broad Starrett precision tools product line includes micrometers, calipers, rules, etc., electronic gages, dial indicators, gage blocks, granite surface plates, vises, and precision ground flat stock.

Many Starrett hand measuring tools and precision instruments are the only remaining U.S.A.-made products of their type. Manufacturing companies, from small machine shops to Fortune 500 firms, buy many of these products for the use of their employees.

Height Gages 

• Starrett Height Gages come in a variety of styles, sizes, readouts, and accuracies to suit individual needs.
• Accuracies range from .000050" and 0.001 mm on our Digi-Chek® Series to .001" and 0.03 mm on our dial and vernier height gages.
• Standard height measurements are available to 85" or 2150 mm. Higher measuring tools are available on Special Order.
• Height Gages are normally used on a known flat surface such as our Granite Surface Plates (see Granite Surface Plate Section), where the work to be measured is brought to the plate.
• Some applications require the use of a height gage on a vertical plane. We offer practical lightweight tools such as our Nos. 751, 250, and 255 Series for these situations.
• All of our bases are hardened, ground, and lapped except the No. 252 base, which is not hardened. If these bases are moved rapidly on an extremely flat plate, there may be a tendency to "Hum", since the two surfaces try to "wring" together. When the gage is brought to the work, it is good practice to make sure the two surfaces are clean and move the gage slowly.