IRWIN Tools Combination Square, Metal-Body, 6-Inch (1794468)

There has been feedback that those who have purchased this item have said that the markings are etched, not so with mine, as my markings are painted, the fit and finish are poor. I was wrong 1/16" on the finish and worst off, I was wrong on the start! When compared to a Mitutoyo 6" rule that I had recently purchased, my expectations were low. As they were made in China, I can't really recommend this spend your money on a better product!.

Kehlani Grimes

| Nov 29, 2020

I can't speak highly enough of the IRWIN combo square as a tool. They will only be of use to someone who actually makes use of My little shop needed this square primarily for setup of machines. I bought it to use in the shop. This is a great use for it since it is small. Although I have tried, I have not found anything that was negative about it. I think some people who write reviews go a little too far How can you possibly do that? A square laid down this way is a PERFECT square. Micro is what you need if you want it. I cannot give you an answer unless you are referring to micro measurements. I am pleased with the quality of engraving and very satisfied with the legibility of the numbers. There are no loose parts and the construction is My recommendation goes to anyone looking for a good square that will be dependable and will help them complete their woodworking projects. Whether you use it or not, this thing will last for.

Elle Reese

| Mar 02, 2021

A 6-inch combo square that I consider my best. So long as you want to use imperial, the slide is flat and very easy to read. There is a nice and sharp knurling on the brass nut, and it The cons are There was a uniform rule in the width and end-to-end But there was just a little bit of a banana in the end, so the straight edge is not actually straight and the angle of the rule would change when you moved In addition, four tiny points are in direct contact with the work, as reference faces of the body are hollowground. Apparently, only two of those four would make contact with each other when doing one of the most common things you might use them In addition, if one measured an outside corner, the angle would appear to be slightly acute, as a result of the slight hollow grind. However, it looks like a lot of these cheap combo squares are made in this manner. Having said all that, I would not recommend adjusting the square like you see on YouTube until you can resolve these two issues. There is no way to verify that it's off, right out of the package, because there is no reproducible results. Having fixed these two things will result in a change, regardless of what you decide to do. The movement is gritty Although the ruler was deburred, I found the ruler movement to be very catchy and rough. It took me a while to figure out why. There is a tiny bit of steel on the corner of the ruler's slot where the hook barely engages the slot, so the hook rubs against that very tiny bit of steel. As a result, I jammed a shim behind the draw bolt in order to force it to engage As a result, the problem was resolved. This metric is You can flip the slide for some squares if you want to convert to Inches will be displayed in one direction on this slide. On the other hand, if you flip the slide over, you can see inches on the left and metric when you flip the square over to look at the other side. This is how I use it, and it is fantastic, unless you are exclusively.

Frankie Romero

| Jun 06, 2021

While perhaps this might be useful to some people, I find it of little use to You can't scribe correctly or measure correctly in metric depth using this machine. If you look at the picture, you can see there's no way to set the depth in millimeters precisely or easily. On the picture, it is easy to see a setting of 9/32, but there is less visibility for 8 mm. Or you can choose 2. On both sides of the blade of a dual metric/imperial square, the length is specified in metric units, so you can make an internal measurement in millimeters on one side, and in inches on the other. A second side of this has only inches, and on the other side it has inches. It appears to be designed by someone who was concerned with saving money but had no idea about how a tool like this is used other than to draw square lines. I can In an application like this, a squareness mark can be made and inches can be scribed without any issues. Having to write in metric isn't an option for me since I need to measure depth. It is a little rough in one spot, so I am going to file it down even though I am not planning on keeping it. There are four sides to it. The accuracy of this site is 3 out of 5 stars, seeing as it is accurate The easy to read part gets 3 stars, so I give it 3 stars The reasons mentioned above are the reasons for this. I'm not going to give it a star for value for money since I don't see any benefit in it. However, this might be an adequate square if you do not need to perform metric operations as described above. It should be okay, provided you have a file to smooth out the rough spots.

Elyse Peterson

| Apr 12, 2021

There should be no issues with this tool, it should be simple and reliable. It doesn't meet those criteria. The square I have here is worthless, since I have a lot of these types in my tools. The blade is hopelessly wedged in place every time you loosen the adjustment screw. The slide must be wrestled, and there are a lot of curses, to get it back in place. There's no point in keeping it if it irritates me that much. Rather than buying a new one, I bought a vintage one. The issue with this tool is that I will only pay a premium for tools that I can rely on. Aside from the mods and lube, I even tried making it useable with some lubes. It didn't improve, so I am not sure what the problem is. To check the layout of reveals and spacing, I use a combo square six inches by six inches a lot while doing carpentry. I set it repeatedly and precisely throughout the I don't think it is worth the pot metal it is made of.

Lennox Summers

| Nov 06, 2020

In the past year I have purchased two combo squares from Irwin The 12" and the 6" are both 5" wide. In both squares, the handles are strong cast zinc, the surfaces are machined 90* and 45*, the locking nut is brass knurled, and a marking awl is included along with a It is made of stainless steel and comes with clear finely etched and painted scales in 1/8", 1/16", and 1/32" in addition to centimeter's and millimeter's Test for square by marking a 90 degree line and then flipping the square and marking a line over the first one. Any divergence in the lines will indicate that the tool is not Both squares passed that test with flying colors.
I purchased two well reviewed (by some) similar sized combination squares from Amazon at more than twice the price of the Irwin squares, and they were junk within minutes of taking them out of the box. The Irwin squares are much less expensive (and well reviewed) but I returned them and picked up the much less expensive Scanner Squares instead. In addition to being heavy, accurate, with impeccable finish machining, and made from virtually weatherproof materials, these Irwin squares are a pleasure to use. The tools I bought were of excellent quality and I would have gladly paid twice as much for them.

Walter Giles

| Nov 15, 2020