WEN 10761 Electronic 6.1-Inch Digital Caliper with LCD Readout and Storage Case

I like it.. think it's a great value for 10-bucks and some change. I read a few reviews commenting on it being plastic effecting it's accuracy and I didn't have that experience at all. It is made of some type of plastic but its fiber reinforced or something.. light but of good quality and made with tight precise tolorences. No play or wiggle in the moving parts. I feel its accurate as I have a Harbor Freight metal one that often needs to be zeroed where as this one I calibrated or zeroed once and it's stayed dead zero after using and turning off and on four or five times in the few days I've had it. Also thought I would be bothered by it not having the rolling thumb wheel that most have but it has just the right amount of resistance when sliding that it feels controlled in use. Also it's nice that for this price it came with a case but even better is it taking the common 2032 batteries that everything takes and I keep on hand.. rifle scopes, garage opener, bathroom scales, key fobs.. etc. Another thing helpfull to me is having the fraction unit of measurement included with decimal and mm. Handy for woodworking. One thing that drove me crazy that I found an easy fix for is it rattled around inside the case to the point it seemed to be turning it on (it auto turns on when you start using it). Also the tiny screwdriver included for the battery just tumbles around all over inside. So.. here's the tip --If you look in the lid theres two small post one at each end that holds it in place when closed.. although way to loosly. If you cut three pieces of rubber 1/4 fuel line exactly 5/8" long, pushing one over each of the post adds just enough length for a rubber bumper to hold it in place with no movement when closed. You just have to slide it all the way to the right when laying it in the case. The third piece slid over the screwdriver handle makes it much easier to use (bigger and grippier) and it'll wedge in the oval storage area in front. See my pic if interested, it shows what I did. Also worth mentioning, if not noticed, there's a clear protective film on the screen that can be peeled off making the read out cleaner and sharper when reading. Good Value.. does what you bought it for well. I say its a good buy.

I have several nicer steel calipers but wanted some plastic ones that were lightweight and could be used for delicate things that I didn't want to risk scratching with the steel calipers. These have worked perfectly for me. In fact I often find myself using these rather than my nicer calipers just because these are so lightweight and convenient to carry and so inexpensive that I do not have to worry about losing or damaging them. Whatever plastic they are made from is quite hard and sturdy. They don't have a thumbwheel, but they slide so smoothly and I can easily just press the jaw with my thumb without needing a thumbwheel. The only real drawback I have found is that these are only accurate to about +/- .01mm. It is very noticeable when zeroing them because you can zero with the jaw shut, take a measurement and close the jaw again and it may read .01 or -.01 mm. So there's about .01 to .02 mm of slop in the measurement. For most of what I do, this accuracy is good enough.

If you need a digital plastic caliper with decent accuracy, this one should serve you well. It offers a lot for the price. Pros: 1. The large display is easy to read. A backlight would be nice sometimes. 2. Fractional measurement included. 3. Good accuracy and repeatable. It agrees with my pricey stainless caliper. But no, you wouldn't want to use this one (or just about any other plastic caliper) in a machine shop or where measurement is super critical. 4. Movement is smooth but tight enough over the entire scale, at least when new. The body stays put. 5. Auto-off and auto-on. 6. Battery included. 7. Plastic storage case included. 8. Super low price. 9. Two year warranty, according to the included paper manual. Cons: 1. Although reasonably accurate, it has the annoying habit of being off by at least one trailing digit (e.g., .0005") when the jaws are closed, requiring frequent zeroing after closing. And if you press hard when it's already zeroed, it will change the reading by at least that same trailing digit. Apparently, there is enough play of the body/jaw and/or the jaws aren't perfectly straight/flat, which allows excessive movement. 2. No lock screw. This will become a bigger issue if/when the body starts to loosen on the slide/scale due to wear over time. If this doesn't happen for say 6-12 months of relatively frequent use, then that's not too bad, since the product is priced low enough to warrant relatively frequent replacement. If it doesn't happen within the 2-year warranty period, that would be amazing. Still, the screw should have been included. 3. No thumb wheel. This isn't a machine shop quality measuring device, but IMHO it still should have been included. I highly doubt the additional 50 cents or so (pure guess) per unit in cost due to adding the lock screw and thumb wheel would have turned off any customer. I would have gladly paid a couple DOLLARS more for these and another dollar more for a backlight. Perhaps the manufacturer will reconsider and add them in a future version.

If you know — you know. This one has required precision for woodworking. It also has fractions display, so it can work as a unit converter. It’s very readable, not just because of a bigger screen, but also because of better contrast. None of the other plastic calipers in this category has these features. It’s great WEN it works. It properly resets the scale on the length test, it correctly measures a length gage. It has on/off button, so batteries aren’t drained. Battery cover is screwed on, so a battery doesn’t suddenly jump out. It’s good enough to keep a protective box. I’ve bought several for different parts of my shop.

Although very inexpensive, it lives up to the WEN reputation of being a high quality tool. I will hardly ever use it and didn't want to invest a lot. I just need it once in a great while, but it's proven to be very accurate and useful when I do. I used it to measure the shafts on my mower spindles to buy new blades, and measured the u-joint caps on my truck to buy the right new u-joints. The 2 sizes of u-joints offered have only a 3 mm difference which makes a huge difference if they're wrong, and are impossible to measure accurately with a tape rule. This digital caliper made absolutely sure there was no mistake, and easily, the first time. So far, I'm quite pleased with it.

First, it’s good for the price paid. I ordered these as a beater pair to keep in the garage and protect my good ones. It is pretty flexible and the measurement “wanders” quite a bit. But whoever designed the case needs to get out in the shop more. It has two latches and to open it requires you to set down whatever you’re measuring so you have both hands free. I will cut one latch off but it would do better with just one to start with.

It appears to be very accurate. It comes in a case and you should keep it there when not in use and treat it a delicate instrument. It's not hardened steel so it won't take a lot of abuse, but it will work well for you if you take care of it.

The caliper is extremely light weight, has an easy to read LCD display, is easy to use, and non-ferrous. The battery is a very easily purchased 2032, and the battery compartment is easily accessed. A very minor drawback is that the caliper should be zeroed each time that it is turned on, and after each measurement, or a very small measurement error might be introduced. After turning on or after a measurement, fully closing the caliper may display a .0005-.001 measurement error. Nitpicky, I know. Overall, this is a very nice product and a great value.