IP54 Absolute Scale Digital Caliper

I bought this digital caliper to carry in my tool bag in conditions I didn't want to subject my 'good' digital caliper to. While it isn't quite as accurate as my fancy 'yellow and black' digital caliper, it's plenty accurate. In order to reach the same numbers as my 'certified' stuff, it takes just a touch of pressure to get rid of the final .0005". Honestly, for the money, I didn't expect something even remotely this good.The weight is appropriate for what it is--a bit heavy, which is a good thing. The buttons work very well, and I'm happy with their choice of using a super-common battery size, though it does add a little bulk, using a 20MM battery. They feel okay in use, and they do a good job.Included was a set of feeler gauges (actually, a pretty big set), a spare battery, a little screwdriver, and a little glass 'standard' for checking accuracy. The blow-molded case is great, as I think it'll last a while before I decide it's too beat up to use and I need to 3D print my own.When I give a 'star' rating I'm looking at what you get vs what you pay. My 'good' digital calipers are not $100 better than this set. If you're on a budget I highly recommend this product, as they really are an outstanding value!

Every time I buy cheap digital calipers the first thing I do is I disassemble them then clean and inspect the rubbing surfaces. Usually these cheap calipers have a bit of grinding dust which feel horrible. This pair of calipers was no different. After a bit of cleaning and adjusting the top lock screw this thing ran smooth.I got this model because I needed ABS absolute feature and readings in fractional-inch. Everything worked great and I have no problems with repeatability.Compared to my metal harbor freight, this new caliper is definitely heavier. In the beginning I honestly kinda didn't like that but after a while I got used to it. Overall I highly recommend these calipers: good set of features and a great price.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:The unit cost of this caliper is lower than just about anything made of metal out there.Comes with very basic set of feeler gages. The brass .25mm/.010” feeler gage in the set was a good surprise. The feeler gages are sketchy depending on the size. Just remember that they are manufactured in mm and the inch designation is rounded to significant figures that could result in issue, and may not be accurate enough for real world application. For example the .75mm is also labeled .030” whereas you may need to know it’s a lot closer to .0295”. They are definitely caliper feeler gages.Surprisingly heavy. Might be an issue if you were going to use it all day but I can’t see that happening with a lower end unit. Not very accurate but it’s ok for my application. Checked against gage blocks and it’s all over the place depending on where the scale is. Falls outside of the +/- .001 accuracy but not by too much. For me this is a quick and dirty set of calipers I can use to scribe raw material with and know it’s not on a more valuable set. For the cost of less than 20 bucks these are really good. They obviously do not compare to a 60 dollar set or your really decent sets out there.

Great and reliable

Great tool! So much better than my old one. I use it all the time. Even if you think you don't need one, buy it anyway. You will use it a lot.

This is a review of a digital set of calipers plus a steel ruler. I’ve had the item for a few days. I am an engineer.As far as value is concerned, I think these are great. At the price that they were advertised at, I think this is a high value item. It provides a high level of bang for the buck.I really appreciate well-made items at a reasonable price like this one. This one provided a high level of reliability and repeatability with measurements. I was able to measure the same item multiple times without issues. Additionally, it has features such as different measurements where you can measure the difference between two items. The measurements were highly repeatable as I measured the same item multiple times and got nearly the same value all the time.The build quality on it is great. The caliber slid back-and-forth with a reasonable amount of effort to allow for good feedback, but not so much effort that makes it difficult to work with. There are four measuring modes that you can use, including the width of an item, the width of an interior, the width of a ledge, or the depth of an item.Appreciate the fact that this uses CR 2032 batteries. These batteries tend to last longer than the button cells that my older pair of calipers use, and they are easily found and reasonably inexpensive. I think the battery life is going to be great given the fact that it uses these batteries.The LCD display and the buttons were easily readable with the high contrast and the size of the numbers. You can switch from inches to millimeters and zero the item with the buttons as well.The steel ruler on it is a nice plus. It is well made, and can be used in conjunction with the device. Overall. I give the device a five star review because it hits all the marks and it is a high value item.

It did/does not come with the feeler gauges, given that is not the main reason for my purchase I am not too upset however more so disappointed at how bad Amazon has become lately. Other than that the product seems to be of decent quality and came with two spare batteries and one already installed.

High quality and accurate and easy to use. Maybe a little to heavy or big to be used for anything delicate or small