The 7 Best Caliper Sets

While they may seem a little more old-fashioned, the pieces in the Taylor Toolworks Yankee Rapid Adjust incorporate quick spring nuts into their more traditional design to create calipers that can make adjustments with both speed and accuracy.

The GemRed Smart Tool Set 902 features an angle finder in addition to a digital caliper, a tool that's incredibly useful for everything from woodworking, to construction, and even machining. The batteries in the caliper are rated to last over 2,000 hours.

Given the digital components on the iGaging Digital AT204080 it's reassuring to see that they're constructed to be water, oil, and dust resistant. That way they can stand up to a shop environment, which is often hectic, dusty, and greasy.

The Standard Gage 00524103 comes with a useful T-bar that attaches to the bottom of the calipers. With it installed, you can better measure the dimensions of holes and recesses that would otherwise elude the edges of devices.

The Fowler 52-229-711-0 is a three-piece set that includes a caliper capable of measuring outside, inside, depth, and step dimensions, as well as a micrometer with a hardened steel spindle that's been ground and lapped for accuracy.

The stainless steel construction of the Big Horn 19053 comes together with the set's hardened fulcrum springs and reinforced points to create measuring tools designed not only to last through the years, but to maintain their accuracy, as well.

What separates the Fowler 52-299-770 Black Face is the inclusion of a 0.0005" dial indicator, which allows you to perform measurements in incredibly narrow grooves or bores with an eye out for any deviation from a tolerance limit.