Dividers
How to choose dividers
Sub-type first
Choose Tools for workshop scribing, or Measuring Tools & Sensors for scale drawing and proportional work.
Material match
Material drives use: stainless steel for damp sheds, leather/steel for craft feel, golden brass for nautical tradition.
Reach and size
Size spans 150mm spring up to 170mm lockable, with 10 inch scale dividers for paper tasks, pick to match your workpiece.
Adjustment type
Adjustment style splits the category: spring washer for fast tweaks, lockable nut for repeated spacing.
Finish choice
Colour is not just looks, silver or black hide shop grime, golden signals marine or architect use.
What's good
- Spring dividers in the Tools sub-type transfer measurements with one hand, handy for quick layout work.
- Lockable wing dividers (found under Tools and Measuring Tools & Sensors) hold a set gap, so batch leather or wood marks stay identical.
- Scale dividers in Measuring Tools & Sensors let architects shrink a drawing proportionally without sums.
- Straight brass dividers with a golden finish sit in Hardware and shrug off rust in marine air.
- Steel/leather wing dividers mix a scribe point with a creaser edge, useful for leather crafters who hate swapping tools.
Things to watch
- Plain spring dividers in the Tools sub-type have no lock, so a knock shifts the point and ruins repeat spacing.
- Lockable wing dividers (under Tools or Measuring Tools & Sensors) weigh more and need an adjusting nut, pointless if you only mark once.
- Plastic or paper builds listed in the material axis blunt fast on steel surfaces, poor for metal scribing.
- Golden brass straight dividers in Hardware are softer than steel points, they wear if used on hardened metal.
- Leather handled steel/leather dividers need conditioning, whereas all metal types just need a wipe.
Care & maintenance
Steel care
Wipe steel points after use on metal, then dab on light oil to prevent rust.
Leather upkeep
Condition leather handles on leather/steel dividers every few months with a neutral balm.
Nut tension
Keep the spring divider's adjusting washer snug, not tight, to save the thread.
Brass storage
Store brass straight dividers dry, buff with a soft cloth to keep the golden colour.
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