GreatNeck CS12Y Professional English Combination Review

Discreet square at an affordable price. He measured truth and square with other squares and standards. There are slight surface changes on the edge of the blade, but not significant. If you were to place it on a perfectly flat surface, you would see small manufacturing flaws, small gaps for light to penetrate. Perhaps a maximum of several thousand variations (just an estimate by eye). This is what you would expect from a tool at an affordable price and shouldn't be a problem for most users.

Other 12 inch combo squares in this price range had mediocre reviews so I bought this one based on reviews elsewhere. This is because there are too many return issues. It's mostly usable, but not very well made. The blade wobbles in an oversized slot in the body and sometimes slips off if not tightened enough. I took it apart and the part that goes through the jam nut and clamps the blade is a cheap cast metal with a rounded lip to fit the groove in the blade. I expect it will fail soon as…