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Pros

The key to any compass is to lean the tool into the swing. Perfect for geometry school work. It doesn't skitter around; it stays where you put it.

It is pretty poky and the pencil goes out pretty quick but it is replaceable. A smallish compass, but made of steel and seems very durable.



Cons

It says made in germany, it looks like it’s all metal, but it crumpled like tin foil. There are no instructions with the compass, nothing to indicate the size of leads that fit the compass. Check to make sure those nuts in the legs where the screw/gea...  Read More

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Quality


This one works very well and should hold up if i'm careful, i'd just feel better with the sturdier all metal version.


Probably will replace it with the metal one as soon as i can find one, but again this is still a good compass.


She lacks the the finesse of drawing circles with this product.


I had given up (almost) on getting a quality all metal compass in this day and age.

Shipping


I do not know if this was the fault of the seller or the shipping company.

Competitiveness


In a day when many companies are choosing profit over customer service, staedtler seems to be taking a different path.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    metal, good, great, plastic and better.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 270 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 17 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I didnt want to spend a lot of money since i had another one at home but i didnt want to buy junk


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Within a week he lost one of the tiny screws that hold the point in


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I looked for the spare parts that came with the compass but couldnt find it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I contacted staedtler via email on a friday in the midst of the covid19 crisis and received a reply the following monday saying they did not sell the parts but would send them out that day from germany to the united states


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is not an expensive compass


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you want to spend more they have other models


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Was very good for a while but the lead came out when a friend dropped it and it kept falling out after thatuntil i just gave up


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Changing the lead didnt work either

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