Accurate digital angle finder

[bradleyheathhays]

I got two of the same square shaped magnetic digital angle finders off Amazon for about $20 each and I can have them on the same surface and one measures +.25 deg and the other -.25 deg, and that's too much for my ADD a$$ to be able to handle.

Where can I find a good but cheap-as-possible brand/model of these things that gives a more accurate angle measurement?

 

[InkyMike]

You could just stick them side by side and when they are both the same distance away from a given number, that's your angle

But in all seriousness, for about the price you paid for those two, you could buy the Klein model. I haven't used mine a ton yet, but it does seem accurate and you can zero it.

 

[jttheclockman]

I have 2 of these and they are dead on. I put them against some machinist squares and they zero right out.

https://www.rockler.com/wixey-digit...Feed_Margin B&utm_term=B&utm_content=Margin B

 

[Pen Zen]

The Klein angle finder is accurate to +/- 0.1° from 0° to 1°, 89° to 91°, 179° to 180°; +/- 0.2° at All Other Angles. The Wixey is accurate to +/- 0.2°. I have both and prefer the readout on the Klein.

 

[wouldentu2?]

Both were accurate until you compared them.

 

[TDahl]

Maybe I am old school, but I have trust issues with relying on gadgets with digital readouts especially when accuracy is concerned. I use angle blocks on my miter saw and confirm the angles with a protractor. I use those blocks to help set the angle of the table saw blade. I have achieved perfect cuts every time.

 

[Paul-H]

As confucius said, man with angle finder always knows the correct angle but man with two angle finders never knows the correct angle

 

[Penultimate]

I have a Brown and Sharp protractor, that works quite well. I have to use a magnifying glass to read the graduations. It's an oldie.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/cf6b9689-8cfe-44cd-acdd-04078972b9d4_1.677951a60ffead1a9d0e9d1d280626dd.jpeg?odnWidth=1000&odnHeight=1000&odnBg=ffffff

 

[TDahl]

I have a Brown and Sharp protractor, that works quite well. I have to use a magnifying glass to read the graduations. It's an oldie.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/cf6b9689-8cfe-44cd-acdd-04078972b9d4_1.677951a60ffead1a9d0e9d1d280626dd.jpeg?odnWidth=1000&odnHeight=1000&odnBg=ffffff

Nice! Those aren't cheap.

 

[egnald]

Your situation really doesn't surprise me that much. Gauges all have a tolerance whenever it comes to measurement accuracy, so two identical gauges can have different but still valid readings depending on the specified accuracy. You should check the readings against the accuracy listed in the specifications.

I have a MasterForce brand that states +/- 0.2-degrees.

You could possibly experiment by shimming the bottom (or top) of one of them with some very think calibrated shim stock to see if you could bring them to the same reading.

Dave

 

[Penultimate]

Nice! Those aren't cheap.

It's gotta be 50 years old. It was my father's