The Pegasus Mini Divider with round legs, tapered to the tips. This small size divider has spring joint for fine adjustment, smooth action. The tips are tapered to a point provide for greater strength. In the metalworking field, a divider caliper, sometimes referred to as a compass, is used in Layout work, the process of marking out locations, using divider to lay-out equal measurements, in laying out circles, arcs, and radii.