05-26-2021, 01:26 PM
Lots out there to choose from.
Looking for what you have learned and what is good and what is junk.
Thanks
Looking for what you have learned and what is good and what is junk.
Thanks
Digital Angle Gauge?
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05-26-2021, 01:26 PM
Lots out there to choose from.
Looking for what you have learned and what is good and what is junk. Thanks
05-26-2021, 01:40 PM
I have had the Wixey version for a long time. I am happy, although I do remove the battery after each use because it *seemed* to me that it drained it just sitting around.
05-26-2021, 04:38 PM
Get one with a flip up screen--much easier to read in many instances. I've had good luck with a Wixey--no battery issues either.
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I've only had one...in dog beers.
"You can see the stars and still not see the light" The Eagles: Already Gone
05-26-2021, 05:37 PM
Tilt box, best out there
I no longer build museums but don't want to change my name. My new job is a lot less stressful. Life is much better.
Garry
05-26-2021, 05:53 PM
Wish they had the tilt screen when I got my Wixey. I've had it a long time, maybe 13 years. I doubt I've replaced more than four batteries.
"I tried being reasonable..........I didn't like it." Clint Eastwood
05-26-2021, 07:29 PM
(05-26-2021, 05:37 PM)museumguy Wrote: Tilt box, best out there I got Tilt Box II from Lee Valley. I concur, it is excellent.
Best,
Aram, always learning "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery Web: My woodworking photo site
05-26-2021, 09:13 PM
(05-26-2021, 01:26 PM)MT Woodworker Wrote: Lots out there to choose from......... I bought a Wixey and returned it...Accuracy was off by several degrees and was not repeatable...If you want real accuracy, get a vernier.
Often Tested. Always Faithful. Brothers Forever
Jack Edgar, Sgt. U.S. Marines, Korea, America's Forgotten War Get off my lawn !
05-27-2021, 02:15 PM
Happy with my Wixey and is acurate and repeatable. maybe i got lucky, don't know it's the only one I have ever owned. Do agree with the battery removal though. Can't really remember why i started doing that but probably due to battery life.
05-28-2021, 02:52 PM
As I recall, the early Wixey's were subject to very quick battery drain. I believe they fixed that problem in later models. The one I have still has the same battery it came with. I've never removed it. I haven't used it in a while, but the last time I did, it worked fine and the battery was at least a few years old.
If you are going down a river at 2 mph and your canoe loses a wheel, how much pancake mix would you need to shingle your roof?
05-29-2021, 09:48 AM
I don't remember when I got my Wixey; has to be at least 14 years ago. I've never experienced the battery drain issue others talk about. I've only replaced the battery a couple of times in all those years.
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