STAEDTLER 550 02 Noris School Compass with Centre Wheel, Extension Bar, Universal Adapter and Lead Box (350 mm Diameter)

Good for drawing larger circles plus I can fit a pen into it to draw inked circles. My favourite is still my Faber Castell compass but this Staedtler can do things the Faber cannot so well worth owning both.

I bought this because I needed a decent compass with a pen holder. I had persevered for some time with an old but very solid drawing kit that used ruling pens and wasn't able to hold a fine liner or a pen. I think I was a bit put off by the product name "school compass", which made me think this might not be a serious bit of kit, but I was wrong. The hinge section is metal and very secure. The interchangeable legs are plastic, but look reasonably durable. Most importantly, the compass draws a good consistent circle with no creep either wider or narrower. The pen holder, which is what I bought the kit for, will hold a pencil, mechanical pencil or fine liner, and even an extra fine sharpie, and performs just as well with these attached. With the extension bar in place, I have the range to cover anything I'm going to need to draw on an A3 sheet of paper. The only limitation is at the smaller end of the range, where there's a practical minimum radius with pen holder of about 16 or 17 mm due to the pen touching the centre wheel thread. All in all a very good instrument at a very reasonable price.

great set for the price, only i had to make adaptions to some pens and pecils to fit them in exactly the same place , a bit of tape or a ruber sleeve sorts that out though

A good little compass, works well enough for my needs and draws a round circle very well. I have read some bad reviews regarding the strength and durability of this compass but I'm not planning on using it to prop up a building or fend of hords of crocodiles or something. I just wanted to be able to draw accurate round circles and this compass does that very well.

Ive now owned and tried to use this for over a year. Its terrible! Its made of awful plastic that wears and isnt accurate. The wheel slips and so you cant have any accuracy at all and the whole thing feels cheap and is poor quality....yet is expensive! The pen holder is terrible and the whole thing is falling apart. Even the case hinge gave up and no longer works. All of it is very poor. Totally disappointed by this and Ive now put it in the bin and need to start over again finding another compass, but will avoid Steadtler next time,

Perfect for my needs with crafting projects where large circles are needed in sewing patterns. Maximum 45cm with extension arm. Feels solid and easy to use. One spare lead and no spare needle as standard but spares are easily available.. Good price point for such a versatile instrument.

A good quality item, delivered on time and as described.

Nice

This the 4th compass I have ever owned & by far the best. When I first received it, I was disappointed that its body is plastic resin. But this actually makes it very lightweight & easier to use once you get used to it. It is solid & not the least bit flimsy. The blue center piece is metal so its just as precise, because the resin arms are anchored in metal. This compass is easier to adjust than any other compass, but also holds its setting more securely - once you learn how to hold it. This is a Japanese import so it will take longer to receive. Honestly my biggest disappointment is why this product is not sold in America. I guess everyone here wants a metal ones, but this compass is better than all the metal ones I have. perhaps if you work in construction or an industrial environment I could see the need for it to be more "indestructible" but for general use like drafting or art, this is the best compass you will find.

No se mueve de su lugar y hace un muy buen trazo. (Dice que es escolar, pero en realidad es profecional)

Super compas, tient super bien en main. Mon fils a beaucoup plus facile avec ce compas

Qualität ist sehr gut. Im ständigem gebrauch für die Schule

Buon rapporto, qualità, prezzo, qualità indiscutibile, ottima la consegna Amazon