Staedtler Comfort 4 Pc Metal 6" Quick Setting Compass Set, 552 02

Good quality and easy to use. The size is just what we need and the adjustment screw is tight. Tool is simple to use. No explanation needed.

We tried five compasses and kept this one. Worth the money and has a ton of flexibility. I think it’s a purchase that could last many many years.

Works well nice and solid the quick set is nice and easy to use looks nice seems well made very happy with purchase.

When drawing small circles the arms would buckle where the metal meets the plastic. No matter how tight you make the screws it still bends inward making it inaccurate from circle to circle. A real pain in the butt and maybe what you’d expect from a cheaper compass. I will be sending mine back as it proves to be totally useless for the precision I need it for.

Husband saw this and I knew I was never going to see it again unless I got him his own. What can you say - it's Staedtler - high quality, it feels good to use. And this one is really easy to use - I was using one from a professional artist that was very high quality - but you needed an engineering degree to set it, change the tips, never mind inking with it.The Staedtler model has a great pen holding attachment that fits Sakura Micron pens, as well as others. It also has a quick release, so you don't have to spin the dial if you're changing sizes by a large amount. And the legs have that cool hinge feature - which I haven't used much, but it's still cool!My only complaint - and it's a small one - the very nice storage case, that holds all the accy securely - has a molded plastic liner (with some type of flocking to prevent scratching) but you have to re-adjust the compass legs almost exactly to get it to fit back in it's 'outline'...I wish they'd just made a big triangular depression or something. But that's a small disappointment for an other wise fab piece of equipment.

Good and TrustworthyGreen Flags:good hand feel qualityhandles all my needsAccurate and consistent.Wide range of uses.Reg Flags:Quick Adjustment is ok, could be betterBuild Tolerances is not the greatest.Beige Flags:The price you are paying a premium for the name but not an extreme premium the price is a little higher than one might want but I do not regret it.Feel and shape. Is good but not the most comfortable in my hand for long use cases.TLDR: Cost is slightly high but will last a lifetime and the quality and wide range of uses does help smoothen the purchase.

There is nothing worse than reading mixed reviews of an item and deciding which reviews are using poor judgement. The major complaint from the poor reviews are the screws won't tighten. If the screw was stripped, then they received a defective item but that's unlikely. Possible, but unlikely. In order to tighten the screw, one most hold the screw in place with the thumb, while tightening the nut. Otherwise, one will have troubles tightening the compass needle or the pencil. Once you figured out that piece of engineering, then you realize, it's not the compass, but the user. Given most of the compasses, despite different brands, are exactly the same design (then there is no avoiding this little piece of engineering) . The other complaint is that some of the compass is plastic. It doesn't require Einstein to examine both the marketing photo's, and the features listed at the top of the page (plastic and metal) to know what you're ordering. It's dishonest to complain that it's plastic after you ordered something that is listed as partially plastic. There is no play in the plastic and it's sturdy. There is a vast difference between, I don't like it and it is defective. Conclusion: Compass works fine. No issues with accuracy. You'll find youtube video's with individuals creating great geometric art with this compass. But for what it is, I think it's a bit over priced so I took a star off as well as not having any directions that tells you how to tighten the screw. It wasn't obvious to a couple of reviewers and I had to play with it to figure it out.

Good quality, easy smooth adjustments