General Tools 24 Fractional Drill Gauge, Hobby Drill Gauge for 1/16” to 1/2" Size Bits, Stainless Steel

I teach over 100 students each week in STEM classes in grades 6-12. Many of them haven't used a drill before taking my class. This drill gauge helps the students learn how to identify the proper size of drill bit, and which size will work with the fastener (screw, machine screw, bolt, nut, or washer). This is durable stainless steel, which holds up better than plastic ones.

It looks good and appears to be of high quality. The markings on it are clear and easy to read. So far I haven’t put it to a real use yet, but I expect it to be perfect when I do because it looks like a quality product from material to workmanship stand points.

Works great I keep in my drill bag constantly

The good: Nice size, good gauge stainless steel, etched markings filled with black are easy to read and aren't going to wear off, rather inexpensive.The bad: I had to drill out about every fourth gauge hole because it was too small. Now let's be clear, I didn't break out the micrometers and measure those holes. What I did was I tried at least 2 and sometimes 3 or more drill bits of the size indicated in each hole. If they fit, I moved on. If they didn't, I drilled out the hole till they did. The point of this tool (my opinion) is to allow me to readily and accurately determine the size of a drill bit. To me that means that each hole should be just a tad larger than spec but definitely too small to allow the next size up to fit. So you might think I'd be upset about all this but honestly I'm perfectly happy. I spent 6 bucks and half an hour of my time and now I have a "thing" that's durable enough to perform its job, well basically forever as long as it's not abused. What else can you spend 6 bucks on and say that about?

Excellent

Convenient to have

Purchased as a gift for husband and he liked it.

Great quality gauge. This is the second one I’ve purchased. ( have other on opposite work bench ). For those like me who don’t have the patience for placing the drill bit back in the original tight fitting, hard to get out, plastic holders, this gauge eliminates grabbing the wrong size bit from the random storage bins. I tethered the gauge to a trailer break away curled cable right where I store the bits. This tool as well as my screw gauges, come in handy more times than not.

considering what I paid for it I was pleasantly surprised at howsturdy and seemingly sturdy indestructible this item seemed to be.

Practico para conocer medidas de brocas, pero muy delgado en su composición lo que lo hace frágil pero en términos generales, bien.

Very handy

This is great for making dowelling! Clamp the gauge in a vice. Simply cut wood into square strips, tighten in drill chuck, and turn in a hole slightly smaller than the strip. You can sequentially move along the gauge to create smaller doweling. It really works.

I bought a General bit gauge years ago and always wanted a second one at a different location. The new one looks like it will serve me well also.