When setting to zero, when you adjust the stop screw, the dimensions change. It reads 0.000 when closed and resting on my desk, but when I pick it up it oscillates between -0.01mm and -0.03mm before I even use the slider. At the moment it is lying untouched on my desk and fluctuates between -0.01 mm and 0.00 mm. Setting it down returns zero. If you open it to a dimension, you can't trust that dimension because it won't reset to zero when you close it. Moving the slider painfully slowly makes me feel more confident with the measurements, but only until I close it again and see -0.03 when it should be reading 0. I scratched the clips a little and the number was small when I ordered. Maybe I got a refund that was fallow. I understand why someone brought it back. I planned to use it to measure and identify old bike parts. There have been many standards over the years, this should get me closer to my use, but I would happily spend more on a precision instrument. Actually I plan to.