<![CDATA[This is what happens when your cheap Chinese calipers are displaying 0.5mm for every 1mm, and you attempt to model a nice larger cylinder with a screw on lid.]]>This is what happens when your cheap Chinese calipers are displaying 0.5mm for every 1mm, and you attempt to model a nice larger cylinder with a screw on lid. Luckily it fits one emergency goldfish. 🐠

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I fought enough with 5€ Aliexpress finds and eventually got a proper one and have not regretted it.

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