I'm about to start on another rebuild and I need to buy my own Dial Indicator. What is a good brand and what should I be looking for as far as features?

So far I think I found one at Northerntool that's made by Central Tools and has some other accessories that comes with it for like 120 bux.
http://www.northerntool.com/we...yId=0

 

Try MSCdirect.com they have everything

 

mitutoyo brands ,im using it

 

Just about every precision measuring tool came from Enco (a sub-company of MSC Direct).
http://www.use-enco.com

I've never ordered anything from MSC Direct, but I like the Harley-Davidson safety glasses for $12.xx. I kinda want a pair...just can't justify the purchase enough.

Get a 2" travel indicator. You can't get far enough into the head with a 1", much less a 1/2" travel indicator.

I'm gonna switch to digital mic's and indicators if I continue to do the engine building BS. They're easier to use and zero out quicker, carry greater precision, and interconvert b/w metric and empirical units.

I think I ramble too much about stuff you guys probably don't need to hear.