General Tools 318-142 0-6" Dial Caliper, Price/1 EA

great tool for small measurements on a 0.1mm scale. i use for hobby 3d printing. feels nice and surprisingly not made in china. great buy

I model in small scales (1:450, 1:220) and need accurate measurements, this is just right and not overly expensive.

I had no issues with this caliper. I used it to measure shrub diameters.

These General 142 dial calipers are very handy 6 calipers, one rotation of the dial per inch, dial marked in 1/64ths and 0.01. (I never use the metric markings.) I have several -- one in my top tool drawer, one in my carry around tool bag, one by my stash of thinner materials. I probably use one of mine every 15 minutes when woodworking. So they get used A LOT.What I like about the 142 calipers: They are plastic. 100 plastic. They are super light. And I don't care if my hands are wet or damp. They are easy to set to zero. Close the jaws, and adjust the bezel. You are done. They read 1/64 fractions. Perfect for sizing small drills and thicknessing materials. They are one dial rotation/inch. For what I do, that is faster and easier than 0.1 or 0.2 per rotation. They are tough. No need to handle carefully, or worry if you drop them. Which I sometimes do :( While I don't recommend it, they can be taken apart and reassembled if needed.Limitations:-- You won't get 0.001 accuracy, because they don't have it. Stainless quality calipers for that.-- They are not cheap, at about $30. Electronic calipers are getting cheaper, these are not.-- They do wear out, but it takes a lot. If you wear one out, it earned its retirement :)-- Most likely failure (for me) has been breaking off the depth probe. Have to be careful.I just picked up another set to replace a well worn caliper -- hence the review -- and did not even think about a different design. Right there, that says a lot. Thanks for reading, and have fun in the shop!

They work well enough to take accurate measurements, and I successful took them on an airplane. Which I could not do with metal calipers.

I find these useful for quick measurements around the shop whether it is shaft diameters or metal thicknessor checking dimensions on parts. These can be very helpful when ordering parts to get the correct dimensions for bearings and such.