Miller Electric 229895 Gage, Wire Metal Sizes

very handy when you are guessing what size steel you are using

This Miller Electric metal thickness gauge seems to be decently made considering what it cost. It is imported from China and made from one piece of non-magnetic stainless steel with etched markings and also came with a key ring attached. Its hard to see in the pic above, but the gauge has three marked slots on the bottom edge for checking welding wire sizes of .024, .030 and .035. It has a max thickness of 5/16 and is also marked with decimal equivalents.

The etching on this is so faint that unless you hold it in front of a light just right, you can’t see anything on it. It is completely useless in my shop.

When you need a tool for the job.

Excellent.

A useful and handy tool to check metal thickness. I used it to buy pieces of scrap steel so I would know what gauge I was getting. I wish the markings were engraved instead of printed on though. Small enough for a pocket or maybe a key chain.

what can I say it is a wire gauge.

Has none of the sizes mark. Just a blank piece of metal...

Incredibly helpful, simple, and inexpensive tool. I bought another so I can tether it to my welder.

Take the guess work out of finding out if it the right thickness of of metal I need to work with at work.