uxcell® Marking Circle Metalworking Spring Type Compass Divider Caliper

In the metalworking field divider calipers are used in the process of marking out suitable workpiece.
The points are sharpened so that they act as scribers, one leg can then be placed in the dimple created by a center or prick punch and the other leg pivoted so that it scribes a line on the workpiece surface, thus forming an arc or circle.