Rant: That fancy digital paint thickness gauge was a total waste of $350

Bought a ProMaster DT-156 last year thinking it would save me time on estimates, but it's just slower than my old magnetic gauge for 90% of jobs. The calibration is finicky, and on textured factory primer it gives me wild readings that I don't trust. Anyone else stick with the simple tools and skip the digital hype?

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gray_walker4916d agoTop Commenter

Totally get what you mean about the "digital hype." It feels like everything needs a screen and a battery now, even when the old way works better. I see it with all kinds of stuff, not just tools. They add a bunch of features that just make simple tasks more complicated. Sometimes you just want a thing that does one job well without needing an instruction manual.

simonl8616d ago

Yeah, saw a video where a guy said the same thing. He ended up just using his old gauge for most stuff and only broke out the digital for super flat panels.