WOW that's too funny. I was just at harbor freight a week ago and thought to myself the same exact thing. Luckily they had a sale for there calipers,
4" - 10.00
6" - 16.00
8" - 24.00
12" - 36.00
I bought the 6" for my cross slide, but I'm mounting it in a way that can be adjusted for the 3" loss on my 9 x 20.
Very nice job BTW!!!!!