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_walker493mo ago

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.

theas942mo agoMost Upvoted

My buddy bought one of those smart thermostats that needs an app to work. He spent an hour trying to get it online just to set the temperature, which his old dial did in two seconds. It was a perfect example of making a simple task way too complicated.

simonl863mo 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.