Q: How is this different from a plastic profile gauge?
This stainless-steel tracing profile gauge packs 26 fingers per inch, compared with about 15 on typical plastic models, so it captures smoother curves and finer detail.
44K1402 - 7" Stainless Steel Profile Gauge
With nearly twice as many fingers per inch (26 versus 15) as plastic models, this 7" gauge gives you smoother curves and finer details (but does not work as well on things like cross sections of smooth cylinders).
The stainless-steel fingers are held firmly in the steel bar. Profiles can be taken up to 3 1/8".
An excellent gauge. Made in Japan.
This stainless-steel tracing profile gauge packs 26 fingers per inch, compared with about 15 on typical plastic models, so it captures smoother curves and finer detail.
Not especially. It excels at irregular profiles and mouldings, but the individual fingers don't read a smooth cylinder's cross-section as cleanly as a flat or contoured surface.
It can take profiles up to 3 1/8" deep, enough for most mouldings, trim and joinery details.
The fingers are stainless steel, held firmly in a steel bar so the shape you capture doesn't shift before you transfer it.
| Materials | Stainless-steel fingers; steel bar |
| Dimensions | 7" length |
| Capacity | Maximum 3 1/8" profile depth |
| Includes | Profile gauge |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Country of Origin | Japan |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Stainless-Steel Tracing Profile Gauge
With nearly twice as many fingers per inch (26 versus 15) as plastic models, this 7" gauge gives you smoother curves and finer details (but does not work as well on things like cross sections of smooth cylinders).
The stainless-steel fingers are held firmly in the steel bar. Profiles can be taken up to 3 1/8".
An excellent gauge. Made in Japan.