Customer Reviews

Stanley 46-123 12-Inch Contractor Grade Combination Square

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For $17 at Tru Value, this is the square to buy. Do not even think about plan B. I looked at the squares make by Empire, Johnson & the other Stanley squares at Home Depot & Lowes, and could not find one that was square compared to the other combination or framing squares in the stores, except for the Stanley 46-123 or the Starrett squares. I'm a struggling novice woodworker who does not need to be fooled by tools that claim to work but leave you with a false sense of security, until the end when nothing lines up & you have no clue why. I want a square to be square. Unless you want to pay $60-70 for a Starrett, I recommend the 46-123 and getting a square square.

here is a great value in a great tool. rated as a best buy in a woodworking magazine(i forget which one), so i gave it a whirl. the rule is very crisp and easy to read. i havent had the rule come loose after setting it. if you are worried about 1/64" over a 10" span, go ahead and get a high dollar square. but I'm sticking with my stanley

This product is not delivered as advertised. It is advertised with a black blade scribed with yellow color in the scribes. The blade is neither black or scribed. The blade is plane steel with black ink markings, no better than any square you can purchase at the hardware store. Oh well, I hope Amazon updates the description on the website. The square was average in all other respects. Not quite square but as good as any other construction grade square.

A combination square has to do three things: Be square, move when the nut is loosened and not move when it is tightened. This is the first low-priced square I have found that actually does all three. All of the others wouldn't move when they should have and did when they shouldn't. This one moves easily when loose and a light tightening keeps it in place. Less fighting the tool; more doing the job.

I received this product for Christmas and was disappointed. The product description provided is wrong. The ruler is regular steel colored with black etched markings, not "Unique high visibility black blade with deep etchings filled with yellow paint". At first I thought they might have just shipped the wrong version, but it came with clear marked package labeled with the model #46-123.

Yes, the square works but it isn't nearly as easy to read as I had anticipated. I'm very disappointed.

You would have to spend at least $40 more to get a better square. this is great. at the current price you canafford to buy an extra for your other tool box.

James Hatsis

James1@OconeeAirService.com

Great value on this one. Mine is as accurate as my small Starrett. Easy to read rule, the slide action is smooth and the yellow makes it easy to spot in the shop/job site (note: the amazon pic shows the rule as a black with yellow marks, but it is not.) Keep the Starrett for reference and use this for day to day work, so you don't cry when you drop this one ;)

Alas no black and yellow blade. Product number is correct, photograph is not.
Customers have been complaining about the inaccuracy of the pictured square since 2005!
Surely Amazon can correct this discrepancy?

I bought this for my brother for Christmas a few years ago and he still uses it. It is durable and useful in many areas. Great deal!

Being brought up on Stanley hand tools, I purchased this model combination square as a replacement for my old rusty combination square. I should have looked it over more carefully before I brought it up to the register. The base of the blade being painted yellow was the first that attracted me to this square. I use a combination square quite a lot but it is also the tool that I mislay more than any other tool. I figured that I would less likely mislay this square because of its coloring. The rest of the square was a disappointment. The ruler is not very well polished and the edges are rough. You can definitely tell that the ruler was stamped out by the tapered dimples on both ends. The included scribe relies on its tapered fit to remain snug in the base. My old Stanley scribe was threaded and I knew that it would never fall out. I am not so sure about this model's scribe. And speaking of falling out, the lock not fell out when I removed the ruler for examination. What happened to Stanley's quality? I guess the brand name is supposed to be good enough that the tool quality no longer matters. I purchased a six-inch Mayes combination square that I plan on using with my band saw, router, and table saw adjustments. It was made in China and I am sorry to say, it was 100% better quality than the English-made Stanley square. Even the base was machine polished unlike the Stanley's base. If you get a chance, put your hands on this Stanley square before you buy it and you decide for yourself it Stanley lost their craftmanship. Also remember that you can paint the base on just about any combination square base any color you want so you do not need to make its color the sole reason for purchasing this square.