iGaging Precision Straight Edges with Rulers

Great necessity for any woodwork. Straight edge with tapered ruler edge is fantastic to use. Weight is awesome for stability.

The numbers are very small but I didn't buy it for those. It is straight as an arrow and works extremely well. There is a knife like edge along one surface and easily shows any deviation on the surface that you are checking. Also has a hole on one end to hang when not using. Great value for the price.

I am a beginning luthier and was in need of a straight edge. I looked into Stew Mac straight edge, but they don't have the rule with theirs and it is considerably more expensive. This straight edge is nice and weighty, and the rule seems very precise. If you are a beginning luthier or wood worker, I think this would more than suit your needs.

They are not Starret or hand scraped Bridgeport, but they are pretty darn decent for the price. A company that sells these for luthrie use charges 80% more for a less accurate product.  I know if you put the words, gun smithing, luthrie, jewelry, etc in front of a simple product the price goes up 50%-500%. These are kinda thin, but they are supposedly parallel so the non knife edge is also straight. They work quite well for me. .001" will make a guitar not play at all on one string at that fret. So far these are working fine for set ups on instruments and tools alike.Rockler ships fast, and safe.

cannot read the scale to measure with but its straight very hard to see numbers

The product is exactly as advertised and is a high quality straight edge with a precision ruler. It makes an excellent dual-purpose straight edge and ruler. I find, however, that I mostly want to use it as a straight edge and have lots of other rulers to use for measurement. The thin design of this straight edge makes it fairly easy to knock-over so I find myself being very careful with it to avoid damaging the straight edge, my workpiece, or my equipment when I accidentally (and quite easily) knock it over. If you're really looking for a straight edge and don't want to have to baby-it then look for a different product. If you want (and really need) the dual functionality then this a quality ruler/straight-edge combo.

The look of this straight edge inspires confidence. It's made of hard steel, and it's tightly machined. Unfortunately, it's not straight.

I measured flatness against a machined steel leveling beam. Rockler says that this tool is flat to within a thousandth of an inch. The one I received was off by three thousandths. The beveled edge is concave, and the flat edge is convex.

Rockler's customer support responded quickly and professionally, shipping out a replacement. The replacement was out of spec by almost the same amount, and won't lie flat even when laid down flat on the bench. It also has a burr on one corner that lifts it off of the work.

I contacted the manufacturer (iGaging) about this. They pulled three straight edges from stock. They also measured .003" out of flat on one of them, and nearly as much on another. They sad that their manufacturer (their manufacturer? They are the manufacturer, right?) says that .003" is within spec.

So now we have Rockler saying that the flatness spec is .001", iGaging's website says it's .002", and in person they say .003". When I pointed out this discrepancy, iGaging stopped returning my emails.

When I tell my customers that I've leveled their frets to within a thousandth of an inch, I need to know I'm telling them the truth. I can't know that with this straight edge. It might be adequate for laying out wood, but it doesn't qualify as the precision straight edge it claims to be.

Not expecting straight edge this price to be super precision but the quality control is terrible. The bevel edge is very thin and mine came with lots of knicks and dings along the bevel. Also it is bent at the two ends so when put flat on the side, it doesn't lay flat.