🔧 General Tools 142 English Plastic: Precision Hand Tool for All-Purpose Applications Review

NOTE: The caliper currently produced and sold is made of a different plastic, was formerly gray but is now black and unfortunately no longer has a conversion chart label on the back as stated in the description. (see photos for old, new and old comparison) I'd say the material change is negligible and actually appears to be a little tighter tolerance than my old one, but removing the conversion chart is a huge loss. This table was worth all the printing and gluing costs. I would pay $5 more for

Yes, it is a good tool. I used it a year ago and I really liked it. It's strong, light and accurate enough for woodworking. I don't feel I need to be too careful with it in my business. Falls on the ground, no big deal. I recently bought one based on one I used years ago and it appears to be the same tool. However, one important detail is missing. The older one had a very good conversion scale on the back. Of course we can all do math and reduce fractions, but it was really nice to be able to…

After 30 years, my previous caliper was worn out and one of the "ears" used to measure inside broke off. So I ordered a new caliper. The old ones were gray and the new ones were black and yellow. It worked well for my first readings. But then I had to measure the depth, and the new caliper couldn't do that. Previously, depth measurements were taken with a rod protruding from the end of a caliper, as shown in the attached photo. The diameter of the metal rod was about 1/16 inch, which is an…