HFS(R) 0-6" Stainless Steel 4 Way Imperial Dial Caliper .001" Shock Proof

I tried a couple of the battery digital calipers, and both stopped showing reading in a short time, even with new batteries installed. This is a real tool. Money well spent.

Works great, is simple, no batteries to buy.

Doesn't slide super smoothly and has some weird play in it if you push/pull certain spots on it. I personally don't think I'll ever really need it to be more accurate than .01 of an inch if even that much though so a little bit of play in the .001 area isn't a huge deal to me. I bought this because it was cheap and my cheap digital one died and I like being able to measure different random round things like pipes or whatever. It's basically what I expected it to be: slightly poorer quality but good enough for my amount and type of usage. If you need to use it very regularly or be very accurate you'll probably need to go spend 5x this to get what you really need.

nice gift

First of all, it's a top quality caliper. My other one is electronic and I picked this one up as a backup. Too bad I can't use it. No instructions included, even under the foam. I'll have to do a google search to figure it out I guess.

I've been using tools for precise measurements for half a century, yup, I'm an old timer. This purchase was for a grandson that is interested in machining and is taking "shop" in high school. I thought he would appreciate having his own tools to use when working with the lathe or milling machine. Unfortunately, the caliper I received was so poorly made, I couldn't give them to my grandson as a birthday gift. The bevels jaws were not machined properly, the rack gear didn't operate smoothly, and there was a lot of "slop". I returned the caliper and ended up giving him my personal tool set. As it turned out, I think he enjoyed the thought of "inheriting" Grandpa's tools and they are without a doubt, much better quality that this purchase from Amazon.

Been using these cheap calipers for years. The quality has always been decent. This pair was disappointing. Jaws are misaligned and not ground properly. Depth gauge is bowed causing it to feel rough opening and closing; not smooth. Overall finish is rough, almost abrasive. Not too impressed.

Just right