Calipers
| Calipers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Tool |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Calipers
|
Calipers are a precision measuring tool used in metalwork and machining. In play they matter to a blacksmith making tools at a forge.
The calipers are a kept tool in the Forge Wrench recipe. A survivor working up Blacksmithing needs a pair to make a Wrench from scratch. They are light and small, so a pair rides in a toolbox at no real cost.
They turn up in factories, workshops and tool stores, where metal is cut and measured. The Carpenter is the best occupation for tools. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. The Construction Worker and the DIY Expert also start with some Carpentry skill.
Using
The Forge Wrench recipe uses the calipers to measure the work. The recipe needs an Advanced Forge and Blacksmithing level 5. It also takes a Steel Bar Half, charcoal, a ball peen hammer, tongs and a metalworking chisel. The calipers stay in the inventory once the Wrench is done.
A survivor who wants to forge a Wrench should keep the calipers with the other smithing tools. The rest of the time they are just a light piece of metal. They hold metal inside, so they can start a fire if heated in a microwave.
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Calipers as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Wrench | Wrench | 
|
Advanced Forge | Blacksmithing: 5 | /additem Base.Wrench
|
Locations
Golf factories, pawn shops and knife factories are the best places to look. Shelves, tool cabinets and back rooms there hold a pair about one time in seven. Welding workshops are almost as good, in lockers and tool cabinets. Factory counters, tool store storage and wire factories also turn them up. Metal fabrication shops and metalshops keep them in tool cabinets now and then. Railroad repair yards, sheds, studios and warehouses hold a pair less often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Golf factory | Metal shelves | 14.3% |
| Knife factory | Tool cabinet | 14.2% |
| Factory | Counter | 12.7% |
| Wire factory | Metal shelves | 11.2% |
| Wire factory | Tool cabinet | 11.2% |
| Metal fabrication | Counter | 7.9% |
| Metal fabrication | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Metalfabrication storage | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Cabinet factory | Other | 7.3% |
| Cabinet shipping | Other | 7.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Other | 14.3% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 14.3% |
| Welding workshop | Military locker | 13.8% |
| Welding workshop | Tool cabinet | 13.8% |
| Tool store storage | Other | 11.8% |
| Metalshop | Counter | 7.9% |
| Metalshop | Tool cabinet | 7.9% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 5.2% |
| Tool store | Other | 4.7% |
| Tool store | Shelves | 4.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Shed | Other | 5.2% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 4.2% |
| Police garage | Other | 3.8% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 3.8% |
| Garage storage | Counter | 3.6% |
| Garage storage | Metal shelves | 3.6% |
| Shed | Counter | 3.6% |
| Shed | Metal shelves | 3.6% |
| Shed | Shelves | 3.6% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 3.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 2.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Toolbox | 0.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Bag skill maintenance duffel bag | 0.5% |
Notes
- The Forge Wrench recipe keeps the calipers, so one pair serves many Wrenches.
- Welding workshops and knife factories are reliable places to search.
- Heating them in a microwave can start a fire.
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