WEN 10481 81-Piece Steel Gauge Block Set with Case

This is not the most precise set you might possibly purchase. Some of the ones that arrived were off by a significant margin. That said, however, it does come with a handy sheet giving the precise measurements of each block to four decimals. So with that to calculate correction factors it's a perfectly good set for the hobbyist or small shop and the small amount of additional effort to use them is more than offset by the price.

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This is an incredible deal. I'm a woodworker, so my tolerances aren't as tight as a machinist. These work perfect for my needs.I love the case, also.The only thing that kept me from giving 5-star: I wish the face that is marked was more consistent to indicate which is the measuring face. The gages are individually laser-etched w/ their size marking. But the face that is labeled is sometimes the gage face, sometimes it's the non-gage face. This is confusing since the gage face changes after 0.25"

These are cheap shop grade gage blocks, but they all appear to be well within 0.00005". I was genuinely curious how close these sets are, and compared them carefully to a set of AS-2 grade blocks with a 0.00002" dial comparitor installed in an ancient bench micrometer, in a temperature controlled environment. I definitely trust these for comparitive measurement to +/- 0.0001" in small stacks.For basically any home shop use they are going to be accurate enough to serve as a shop standard. They wring together decently well, the plastic case they come in is well made enough to use permanently to hold them. The serial numbers and sizes are clearly marked. All the blocks were rust free.The inspection cert these come with is clearly bogus -- you can stack up the outliers and compare with an equivalent stack to see for yourself, you just need a tenths DTI to do it. No surprise there though, since you can't get a single block certified for what this whole set cost. I think everyone understands that with these import sets.

Love this set, precise and work as they are supposed to . Yes, they can be wrung together. Proud to own them. Just take your time cleaning the blocks and apply light oil for storage.

I have come to rely on WEN for quality products at a reasonable price and this gage block set is no exception. I just received these and are very impressed with their quality. The case is well made and keeps each block separated. It comes with a certificate of inspection that lists the actual measured value of each and every block to the nearest microinch. The furthest from nominal is 0.000027 inch, which is close enough for anything I will ever do! Most are much closer than that to nominal. I have tried wringing them together and have had no problem except for the larger blocks. They still wring, but it takes a bit of effort.Plan on spending an hour or so unwrapping each individual block and cleaning the oil of the blocks. This is a small price to pay for what you are getting.I can now accurately calibrate the DRO on my mill. These are a Great value for the money and I would whole heartily recommend this set for the home shop or small job shop

Guage blocks and pin sets are necessary even for us hobby machinists but are very expensive. I haven't been able to test the accuracy of this set, but then again, I don't know the accuracy of my calipers and micrometers. If I can get access to an expensive gauge block, I can check the accuracy of this set and make adjustments. I wish I could justify the expense of a certified set, but this set was more in my price range.

I bought a Mitutoyo caliper mic at the same time. When I checked the 4" block it read 4.000". That doesn't happen often.