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I see there are many players in the lower end gauge game. I purchased the Wixey digital angle gauge when it first came out, but it is a piece of junk. It is accurate, but it eats batteries like M&M's. I have a couple of HF calipers I am happy with. I have an igaging digital protractor which works well. I know Starrett is the gold standard, but I cannot afford the gold, as a hobbyist (I did manage to pick up a dial caliper and vernier micrometer used).
With that said, I am going to pick up a digital height gauge. I see the Wixey rates higher than Igaging on Amazon, but my experience with them is less than stellar. There are some other lesser known brands showing up as well. I would like to hear comments on digital height gauges as well as digital gauging brands in general. As always, thanks for the input.
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Does it have to be digital? I have one of these. It's very good and I prefer analog to digital for this sort of thing. It doesn't need batteries, either.
If it has to be digital, there's this one
I have a Wixey DRO on my Dewalt DW735 planer. It also ate batteries like M&Ms so I have gotten in the habit of taking them out when I'm not using the planer. I've thought about rewiring it to run from a couple of AAs instead.
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(01-14-2018, 08:19 AM)DaveR1 Wrote: Does it have to be digital? I have one of these. It's very good and I prefer analog to digital for this sort of thing. It doesn't need batteries, either.
Dave, I kind of like that. There are advantages to the dial. It is easier to watch the adjustment sneak into position. I can even see using that to set the table saw fence. In conjunction with some 1-2-3 or 2-4-6 blocks I should be able to quickly get repeatable setups up to 12 or so inches from the blade.
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(01-14-2018, 08:47 AM)Cecil Wrote: Dave, I kind of like that. There are advantages to the dial. It is easier to watch the adjustment sneak into position. I can even see using that to set the table saw fence. In conjunction with some 1-2-3 or 4-5-6 blocks I should be able to quickly get repeatable setups up to 12 or so inches from the blade.
I agree with you. If you go to the link I shared, there's a video showing it being used in several different ways as well as a PDF download you can take a look at.
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(01-14-2018, 08:50 AM)DaveR1 Wrote: I agree with you. If you go to the link I shared, there's a video showing it being used in several different ways as well as a PDF download you can take a look at.
Wow, that was expensive.
They charge shipping. It looks like actual shipping, not shipping plus handling. So I might just as well add on one more product, right? There were a couple of items that were actually cheaper than Amazon, quickly making up for the shipping charge. I had my eye on them, so I might just as well add them to the cart now too, right?
I am still in the divorced state, so I can get away with that, but anyhow, the gauge you suggested is on its way, plus some goodies to add to my tool collection. Thanks.
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(01-14-2018, 08:07 AM)Cecil Wrote: I see there are many players in the lower end gauge game. I purchased the Wixey digital angle gauge when it first came out, but it is a piece of junk. It is accurate, but it eats batteries like M&M's.
Mine averages a battery every 6 months or so.........?? And I buy them by the pack of 10 off amazon. And they are cheap batteries.
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(01-14-2018, 02:41 PM)Cecil Wrote: Wow, that was expensive.
Expensive because you added to the order?
Enjoy using it. I like mine.
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(01-14-2018, 04:13 PM)DaveR1 Wrote: Expensive because you added to the order?
Enjoy using it. I like mine.
Yep, because of the add-ons. Individually the items were reasonably priced.
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(01-14-2018, 08:07 AM)Cecil Wrote: I see there are many players in the lower end gauge game. I purchased the Wixey digital angle gauge when it first came out, but it is a piece of junk. It is accurate, but it eats batteries like M&M's. I have a couple of HF calipers I am happy with. I have an igaging digital protractor which works well. I know Starrett is the gold standard, but I cannot afford the gold, as a hobbyist (I did manage to pick up a dial caliper and vernier micrometer used).
With that said, I am going to pick up a digital height gauge. I see the Wixey rates higher than Igaging on Amazon, but my experience with them is less than stellar. There are some other lesser known brands showing up as well. I would like to hear comments on digital height gauges as well as digital gauging brands in general. As always, thanks for the input.
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http://cdcotools.com/
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