Groz 1550 Industrial Grade Compass: For Precision Navigation in Work Environments Review

I am a carpenter and am fed up with using cheap and/or broken scribers. I figured I'd spend a few bucks more and buy a nicer pair. At first glance they seemed a bit coarse in quality, but durable. I put them in my tool bag and looked forward to using them. When I tried to make a small stroke on the cabinet filler, I found that the pointer leg didn't close tight enough to touch the tip of the pencil. When the scribes were fully closed, about 5/16 inch actually remained. I couldn't use them…

I bought this compass because I was looking for the strongest locking compass I could find. It is very strong, unfortunately this thing is very difficult to use. It's heavy, so it's difficult to gently rotate it with your fingers. The balance point swings very slightly to the side of the pencil, releasing the needle. There's no central pivot bar on this top, so you'll have to get really creative with how you hold it. But the problem is that the tip of the needle is very roughly constructed…

There is very little quality control in their manufacture. Both set screws are drilled and cut at an angle; one on either side. The pins holding the pen holder are pushed too far into the ring to accommodate round pins. They should have been pressed flatter or this piece welded on the outside. The curved part doesn't really match the arc of the tool hole as can be seen in the two pictures with the set screws removed. Both set screws were coated with grease and metal shavings. The photo I…