uxcell Jewellery Scribing Clock-maker 4.3 Inch Long Spring Dividers Calipers

In the metalworking field divider calipers are used in the process of marking out suitable workpieces.The points are sharpened so that they act as scriber, one leg can then be placed in the concave 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.