Yesh.. I have the book, but I still droll after a cheap set of round gauge blocks. I would have bough them when I visited last time states, but they had no metric. Instead I got one metric set, bigger and square.
I wish there were semi decent and affordable gage clamp/anvil set, something like this to start with:
http://www.mahr.com/en/home/news-releases---articles/press-north-america/gaging-tips/basics-of-measurement-gaging-tips/?ContentID=15081&Overview=1Then I started testing my bore gauge against gauge blocks and bearing rings....Not extremely happy with my results. When winter comes and I can spare some extra days I need to collect my samples, log measurements and take the whole lot to a friend who has better gauge set, more accessories and more experience using them. Then I should know confidently how much of error is me, how much the kit and how much the parts.
Gauge blocks are pretty cheap for how much uncertainty you can take out of your measurement instruments. Then again gauge rings are pretty damn expensive. I am really, really, hard pressed to buy some bearings and use them for setting boregauge and as a reference.
Pekka