Customer Reviews

Neiko Stainless Steel 6-Inch Digital Caliper with Extra-Large LCD Screen - Instant SAE-Metric Conversion

5 star:		(95)
4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

For the money, you cannot beat this product. I work in a Navy calibration laboratory and calibrated it with gage block standards and it was right on, dead nutz.

If you want analog, this is not for you. I've got three calipers including this one. One is metric only. Another is inches only. And then here's this one which does both with very good accuracy.

It has a good solid feel and the digital readoutis handled by three simple button controls. I frequently use it in preference to the more expensive alternates because it's accurate and I sometimes want to do both inch and metric measurements without having to use a second tool.

It does not offer an alternatie analog readout except in the crudest terms. It shouldn't.

What a bargain? This product allows me to make high resolution measurements in multiple directions. It has a digital readout that switches from US to Metric redouts, and is very durable stainless steel fro an excellent price.

I was surprised to see how well made this tool is. The actual calipers were machined with precision and fits together very well when closed. The moving parts all operate smoothly. The zero at any point is a good feature if you want to measure differences. Also, to have both metric and SAE on the same unit is just gravy. I might had gotten 800 on my SAT back in the day but now I can barely calculate changes at McD...

I bought these to use for reloading ammunition, where thousandths of an inch count. I compared these against my father's calipers, bought from a big-name hunting retailer specifically for reloading, which cost almost 3X as much (and even those are at the lower end of the price spectrum.) I found these to be just as good if not a little better than the comparison. These are good, solid steel design that can measure several different ways. I only found a few less than perfect things:

1) When the unit is turned off, it takes a second or two for the screen to turn on once you start opening the calipers if you do not press the "on" button. On the higher priced calipers, this was instantaneous

2) When taking a measurement in the thicker, middle section of the calipers, I get different readings if taking the measurement at the top-middle portion vs. the bottom-middle portion- This tells me that the jaws are not sitting perfectly square. My difference in measurement was off by .0005", well within my tolerances for reloading.

Overall, for the price I paid, I am very satisfied.

When I saw this bargain-priced caliper from a company that doesn't even have a website (that I could find), I hesitated at first. However, the great reviews from others convinced me to give it a chance. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that it is definitely possible to manufacture a bad product, even when working from such a ubiquitous and simple design.

The sliding mechanism on the caliper that I received was extremely difficult to move due to a large amount of friction. Upon inspection, I observed that the caliper was scratched in several places and it looked like there was some sort of grease mixed with fine metal particles gumming up the mechanism. It was difficult to determine whether it was the lubricant (or lack thereof), or perhaps the slider (gib) on the inside of the mechanism was manufactured to be too thick.

It's ironic that an instrument intended to take fine measurements was not given much attention to detail during quality control. Next time I will buy a brand which stands behind their products and will proudly display their company logo on the caliper.

This is an excellent product. Everything worked as expected. It's very easy to read. The fractional option is seldom used but it's nice to know that it's there. I particularly liked the fact that it turns on and shuts off automatically. (No more dead batteries!) It's an instrument that you just use without any frustrations. I plan to buy another.

this is the most inaccurate measuring device i have ever used! never once did i get the same measurement while measuring the same item several times. i use it for reloading ammo and it kinda needs to be precise. i ended up spending about $70 on a good set of calipers and havnt thought twice. when it comes down to it you get what you pay for. just sucks i wasted the money.

This caliper is quite accurate and easy to work with. However, the fine adjustment wheel broke off the first time I used it. This instrument is fine for benchtop use but I would not recommend it for shop or automotive use. Buyer beware.

I really tried to like this new micrometer. Looks good, decent packaging but when it comes down to it - what good is a micrometer if it doesn't measure accurately? At first, I got the measurement I expected from a known item. Let's say for the sake of example it is 1.70 inches. Every time subsequent to the measure I'd get a +.2 - even after resetting to zero and turning on, then off and resetting - whatever it took - but to no avail - 1.9 - every time. I could always add the difference - but what's the sense right? Sorry Neiko - get it right or stay out of the measurement business.