📐 SE 785BC Solid Brass Caliper Review

If you look at similar calipers you will see that most of them have two markings, one for IN and one for OUT. Internal measurements. Completely inexplicable are ten divisions on the underside in the range from 0 to 9 mm. I have several sets of calipers but wanted something small for a shirt pocket. I think I can measure the tips from the outside with my calipers and then mark them, which should be pretty close. Do not buy them unless someone explains satisfactorily how to interpret the internal

This is a cheap caliper that unfortunately shows. It's shaky and inaccurate. It is marked and the brass plate is bent rather than machined. It looks good until you use it. It has a vernier scale but it is misaligned so even when closed it indicates it isn't! good digital. The plastic is worn and this should replace it, but the plastic is more accurate, even worn than this, like new. If you are looking for a good quality caliper this is not it. Mine sits in my office now where I use it for basic

This is a nice little caliper. I ordered three and expected them to arrive on the 17th. They arrived on the 11th which is nice. Each was wrapped in a sealed plastic wrap. The top edge measures 4 inches to the nearest 16 inches, the bottom edge measures 100 millimeters to the millimeter. The action from the wrap is a bit tight, and in one instance the thumb rest snags when pulled past the measuring faces of the jaws. The edges were very sharp and irritated the hand after using the caliper for a…