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Features
- Color: Yellow
- Material: Plastic
- Size: About 46 x 7.4cm/18.08 x 2.91inch
Package Including
1 x Large Compass
Cassi
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2024
This is a decent compass for light use. This is not very heavy duty or made like the ones I used in school a few decades ago but this will do the job. This is good for creating curves for arts and crafts projects. I really don't see this lasting as long as the wood ones, but is nice to have for those times when you do need a compass.
krtaylor
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2024
How do you draw a proper circle on your whiteboard or chalkboard? With a giant compass like this one!True, the plastic is very cheap and a bit junky. But, as long as you don't leave it lying around for the kids to play with, it should do the job for at least one school year, maybe more if you're careful.One end of the compass has a suction cup on a gimballed ball - I wouldn't trust the suction cup to actually stay stuck on anything, but it should do generally OK as your center-point if you use the compass carefully.The other end has a socket where you can fit a piece of chalk or dry-erase marker. Since those come in various sizes, there's a good-sized plastic set screw to hold it in place - or, some duct tape might come in handy.There's even a wingnut to tighten the two legs of the compass and hold them at the proper angle - I'm not sure how sturdy this will prove to be, but it's better than nothing and worth a try. It could perhaps be improved with a rubber gasket in between the two pieces to provide more friction.Basically, this is a bargain compass for underfunded schools. It won't win any prizes, but it does the job cheaply and reasonably effectively.In theory you could use this to draw a circle of nearly 3 ft. radius, which would be a 6 ft. circle - but this would be awkward and you probably won't ever need one that big anyway. It's probably at its best for circles of between 1 and 3 feet diameter - big enough to be visible to the entire classroom, but not excessive.
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