Advanced Measurement Tools

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I am looking for some advice on what is out there for more accurate measurement tools to use in a welding shop.  We have calipers, linear scales but these tools are not good enough for checking a whole weldment.  Most CMM's are not shop floor friendly and laser scanners are too expensive.  If you have recommendations as to who I might contact, it would be most appreciated.
Reply:First off..What the he!! are we trying to measure?There are Many Many  options......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:WelcomeHow much space can you alot to the inspection area ? Last place I worked had 2 of them, one for quick checks and another for complete layouts. The former took an area of about 12X16 maybe...the later took up about 18X25.Anything worth doing is worth doing RIGHT
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterFirst off..What the he!! are we trying to measure?There are Many Many  options......zap!
Reply:Try Google(standard operational answer)City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:My thumb is about an inch wide... My tape is about 1/8" off... My square is about 1 degree out... But in the end, it all works out okay.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:How big are we talking?  CMM's are way cool.  I used one the other day to measure a part that wouldn't fit.  Turns out, the centerlines of the 2 holes in the part weren't the same.  It took only a few minutes to measure and we get accuracy to the .0001".