Anytime Tools Dial Caliper 6" / 150mm Dual Reading Scale Metric SAE Standard Inch mm

After owning multiple battery powered calipers, I finally decided to purchase a dial caliper. There was a little bit of a learning curve because of the dual inch and millimeter display, since the display is ratioed to fit both systems. The build quality is good, and slide smooth. I have not experienced any repeatability issues. I will never be going back to battery powered calipers after these, since I never have spare button cells. At this price, you can't beat it

Great accuracy for what I do (3d modeling and general measurement). The dial is color coded with the linear scale on the caliper, it is easy to read after some practice. The important part is that this caliper always works!There is no flimsy plastic part or any chance of battery leak to ruin the unit. As much as I enjoy using high tech apparatus, sometimes reliability and simplicity are more important. This caliper is highly recommended to those who value reliability and simplicity.

The media could not be loaded. From what I found online these are sold by a Californian company but likely manufactured abroad. I didn't see where exactly.I use mine all the time and have it set up in a little metal frame so it's always at the top of my desk's main tool drawer.Very accurate. I can easily get measurements down to one one hundredth of a millimeter and one one thousandths of an inch. Or even more than that if you read between the markings.Very smooth. Well machined. Never needs batteries. Never needs zeroing.But it's a mechanical device so use it gently. Don't drop it. Don't use it to stir your coffee.If you do drop it and it goes out of calibration I've seen videos on YouTube showing how to fix mechanical calipers that have skipped gears. Not specifically for this brand but I imagine the internal design will be the same or similar.Or just consider it one of those things that don't last forever. If I break one every few years I would happily buy another. But in general it shouldn't break under normal use. Might even outlast a digital one. Might even be passed down multiple generations since there's no electronics and LCD screens to go bad.Comes in a decent plastic case that looks like it will last a while too.I filmed a video showing how to use it and what all the little bits do. Etc.

Very well made and quite accurate. However, the gauge is fairly tough to read for those of us with failing vision.

The media could not be loaded. I noticed this cool looking caliper had some pretty bad reviews... And some pretty good reviews. I decided to try it out and I think I got a pretty good deal. This thing arrived today, April 22, 2021.I'm not a machinist or anything like that so I tried to make a video to help y'all out. I think the bad reviews were just duds, or maybe even use error, because mine seems to be very nice for 36 bucks. I don't know anything about dial calipers but my old digital ones were acting up and I got sick of having to zero it out before every measurement. I just didn't trust it enough not to. And so I got this and I think it's great. It's mechanical so the measurement can't possibly be off. Plus it just feels cooler.I did loosen the two set screws on top to loosen the slide up a bit. It wasn't too tight but I like it better looser. I didn't notice any difference in the function. If I introduced a little slop I can't tell and don't really care. It's more than accurate enough.As you can see in the video it lines up at zero very reliably. I measured a 16mm Miutoyo gauge block, the 2 inch side of a 123 block, and the side of a mini anvil thing. It can be hard to hold calipers perfectly. The slightest angle or twist can throw them off. And the phone in my face didn't help but I think I did it good enough for you to see it's accurate.The jaws are perfectly flat and parallel. If I didn't know there were gears on the inside I would never guess. Can't feel or hear them. I bet the gears are pretty complex too. What else... The thumb wheel is very smooth.Cons: The lens is plastic. I'm not sure how to take it apart. I'll have to watch a YouTube video.All in all I'm pretty happy. I'm sure a professional should skip this one and pay 2 or 3 hundred but for me it's so cool to have such a cool looking and precise tool. I say these are way better than digitals. No fuss no hassle, just measure, easy as a ruler. I'll be sure to update if anything happens.Thanks.Update:I've been playing with it a lot and have gotten comfortable with it. I took the battery out of my digital and stored it away. I compared them to the digital a lot measuring feeler gauges and various objects. It can measure one thousandth of an inch accurately. It measures cigarette cellophane at one thousandth. And held up the light, when open to .001 or even .0005 you can see rainbow colors come through and the slit is perfectly parallel. It's very well machined.I watched YouTube videos how to disassemble and you simply pop the top bezel off. Then remove the hands and face and there are screws. I didn't go past popping the bezel off. There's a beveled white ring in there to hold the face down. It was just tight enough to be secure but not hard to remove. One of the videos was a Miutoyo and even it had a plastic lens so I guess that's normal! Shouldn't be too hard to find a replacement if it ever broke.The depth measurement seems to be accurate.Long review but I think it's worth it because having calipers this nice for $36 is just awesome. I take care of it like it cost $200.Common sense tells you that a Miutoyo or starett would be nicer but to be perfectly honest idk how they could be. I'm sure the steel is polished better but other than that? Idk... Maybe they look and feel smoother, but it's obvious that modern manufacturing has gotten to a point where high quality accurate precise dial calipers are accessible to anyone. Pretty impressive. So I recommend giving these a try before you invest hundreds of dollars in big name brands with big reputations.Thanks a lot.Update: lot of likes on this review. Purchase in April 2021, now June 2024. Happy to report they're still working good! I try to keep them indoors and use cheaper ones for stuff like woodworking but I did get sawdust all over these a couple times and just blew it all out. Good to go!

Exactly as advertised! Simple, useful, durable calipers.

Very good. Especially for the cost. I used it to measure shims when regearing an axle.

I bought these calipers for my son, who is starting engineering school in the fall. He LOVES the dual-handed dial that measures metric and imperial units. The tolerances are tight and I can see them lasting a long time. The case keeps the calipers snug and safe. I would definitely recommend them for an entry level set of calipers.