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Gday all im on the hunt for a angle finder prices vary a lot and ive found a semi ok oil filled one on evil bay has anyone used this type if so is it any good also suggestions to which one to buy would also be great

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ANGLE-FINDER-for ... 240%3A1318

Not bad - I really should update mine - I use a 50cent school potractor with a bit of string & a few washers....

Hey mate, i went down to Bunnings and got one of these type.

It was $40 and came with a couple more pieces. Works real good.

I use the top one in this link http://www.empirelevel.com/squares/protractors/ it's about 40 bucks i think bunnings have them.

I have two of the empire ones and frankly, I think they are crap.

The magnet is nowhere near strong enough and the graduations are hard to read accurately, probably mostly due to excessive parallax.

I keep hearing about affordable digital angle finders in bunnings but I've checked a heap of stores and I'm yet to find one.

Steve.

Gwagensteve wrote:I have two of the empire ones and frankly, I think they are crap.

The magnet is nowhere near strong enough and the graduations are hard to read accurately, probably mostly due to excessive parallax.

I keep hearing about affordable digital angle finders in bunnings but I've checked a heap of stores and I'm yet to find one.

Steve.

Apparently these ones are alright, expensive though

http://www.sydneytools.com.au/shopdispl ... 26+Modules

I use a digital Measumax $150 http://www.measumax.com/ViewPage.php?ID=33

big_al_31 wrote:Hey mate, i went down to Bunnings and got one of these type.

It was $40 and came with a couple more pieces. Works real good.

as a boilie id go more and wright or KC brand 130 odd bucks
or SmartTool 600mm 2 FT Digital Level

matthewK wrote:

big_al_31 wrote:Hey mate, i went down to Bunnings and got one of these type.

It was $40 and came with a couple more pieces. Works real good.

as a boilie id go more and wright or KC brand 130 odd bucks
or SmartTool 600mm 2 FT Digital Level

Well as a sheety i have one of these in a rabone cant remember the cost was long way back but its a protractor made for setting angles its not a floating angle finder like what i posted in my first post ...

Id rather not buy a digi one as im more old school with mesuring tools wont even buy a digi vernier ilkeeplooking and if i have to shell out big bucks i dont mind least i know it will last ...

Weiner wrote:Apparently these ones are alright, expensive though

http://www.sydneytools.com.au/shopdispl ... 26+Modules

I've been seeing the bosch ones.
Funny that the smartool module us dearer than the module in a level!

Thanks guys.

Steve.

mine is a snapon dont know if they actually make it but it auto finds angles in relation to horizontal was about 60bucks

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vernier-Angle-Fin ... 4001r37706

if you are after "old school" this look good.


I have a smartool level (600mm long) I bought over ten years ago, it still works a treat, except I find the triangulated base a bit wide, I also have a "Stabila" brand digital level (1200mm long) and enjoy using that as well.

The major down side to a digital level (if you can call it a down side) is how accurate they are, you can get something to 89.5 degree's quickly, then spend another ten minutes tuning up the remaining .5 of a degree, when if you used a bubble you would have stopped at 89 degree's and call it "spot on", some things need that level accuracy, most don't.
Peter.

We do a lot of shaping and folding sheetmetal to differing angles and this is what I use.



It's made by Moore & Wright in England.

Hellishly expensive, but it's what I reach for in my tool box every time I want to find angles or bend sheet or mill tube mitres on the mill at varying angles.
The 360 degree rotation and clear view of the spirit level means you can bend materials and measure angles from either the inside or outside plane of a sheet as it's being folded.
I've also got the standard 180 degree version as pictured in a prior post but it's used rarely and is limiting in the fact the spirit level is often obscured by its design.
The digital ones I've found to be a real pain and aren't user friendly and more importantly are really very slow to use.
It's surprising just how useful a good clear spirit level can be in fabrication and when used in this Moore & Wright protractor it's fast and accurate.
Regards Andrew.

awill4x4 wrote:We do a lot of shaping and folding sheetmetal to differing angles and this is what I use.



It's made by Moore & Wright in England.

Hellishly expensive, but it's what I reach for in my tool box every time I want to find angles or bend sheet or mill tube mitres on the mill at varying angles.
The 360 degree rotation and clear view of the spirit level means you can bend materials and measure angles from either the inside or outside plane of a sheet as it's being folded.
I've also got the standard 180 degree version as pictured in a prior post but it's used rarely and is limiting in the fact the spirit level is often obscured by its design.
The digital ones I've found to be a real pain and aren't user friendly and more importantly are really very slow to use.
It's surprising just how useful a good clear spirit level can be in fabrication and when used in this Moore & Wright protractor it's fast and accurate.
Regards Andrew.

I am doing some work at a sheet metal/welding place at the moment and they use these as well.
Peter.

Bosch. Worth every last cent. Buy the best, look after it and you will get great service life out of your tools. I hate the new buy cheap stuff so you can throw it around mentality.

I Sell these ones guys. http://www.wixey.com/anglegauge/index.html

Absolutely awesome.

Only issues are that the batteries do not last long enough.

I sell them for $80 AUD inc gst. and have them in stock.

Cheers
Pete

TEAM OPW wrote:I Sell these ones guys. http://www.wixey.com/anglegauge/index.html

Absolutely awesome.

Only issues are that the batteries do not last long enough.

I sell them for $80 AUD inc gst. and have them in stock.

Cheers
Pete

There are a few great product there Pete, as I am someone who works in timber and steel.
Peter.

Have bought several of the bunnings ones and they are great value for money.

However... they turn themselves off after awhile ( normally a feature but... )

And Iliked my first one ( accurate and good resolutiion ) so much its ended up in my workshop for machine setup so had to buy another...

I use the Bosch stupid level at work, I think there is a new model out now that can tell mm/metre so getting that last .5 of a degree is easier. They seem to handle the knocks that a heavy fabrication workshop dishes up well.