Swanson Tool Co TC132 12-Inch Combo Square with Cast Zinc Body, Stainless Steel Ruler and Brass Bolt

A perfect tool for any shop. Great quality at the right price.

This was not square when it came. The rule was straight, and the surfaces on the handle were flat, but the square was not square. I got a small file and filed the little ridge in the throat until the rule was square to the handle. Oh yeah, it has a level built into the handle, although it doesn't mention it on the package. I didn't check it, because I would have had to find something that I was sure was level, and I didn't want to since I'm pretty sure that when I need a level, I will get a level. It also has a scribe threaded into the handle. I checked it to make sure that it would come out and go back in. It did, and quite smoothly, but it's something else I don't think I'm going to use. Now I just have to be careful not to drop it. It's well made, and very cheap, and i didn't expect it to be perfectly square, so I gave it five stars.

Seems like a quality tool to me. I used it a few times and it worked perfectly. However, someone removed the scriber tool somewhere along the line. Bummer.

This Combo Square works well and its made of great materials. It appears to be very durable and made to very exacting specifications. The lines are well marked, easily read, and very accurate.

Good price, good product and Fast shipping

Great quality combination square. Feel and fitment are amazing, great right out of the box.

As many other verified purchasers indicated on their reviews, the square was not square when it arrived. I fully expected the same and was not surprised to see that the Swanson Combination square was out of square. So I got a small file and spent a bit of time to adjust it so that it is perfectly square. It is not a difficult process; there are YouTube videos on how to do this, one by John Heisz comes to mind. I think I took 20-30 minutes to adjust mine, because I did not have a perfect reference square and had to adjust by drawing lines with the square flipped on one side and then the other until the lines coincided perfectly regardless of which side the square was on. Some YouTube wood workers caution against getting a Combo Square that does not have a hardened or tempered blade based on the fear that if the ruler gets bent, you can never unbend it to allow the ruler to slide smoothly. Since it is not marked as such on the ruler, I assume that the Swanson ruler is not hardened, but it is a thick piece of stainless steel and would take some significant abuse to bend it. I figure, it is more economical to just be careful with it, and on the off chance It step on it or abuse it accidentally, just buy another one rather than spend seven or eight times as much to buy an expensive combo square.

Escuadra de gran calidad,gran precision y muy confiable,siempre he elegido Swanson por sus buenas herramientas construidas para durar al paso del tiempo y el trabajo pesado