digital protractor

[Gerry S. Wojtowicz]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has any preferences for a digital protractor. There was a forum from back in 2003 that mentioned Lee Valley and Wixey as the possibilities. Just wondering if the years between then and now have changed the digital protractor options.

Any input would be helpful.

THanks,

Gerry

[Myk Rian]

I have a General that works very well.

[Bob Falk]

I have the Wixey and it works great...beat the heck out of it trimming the exterior of my house, but it still works fine. bob

[Grant Wilkinson]

I've not had good results with the Wixey, and would look at something else if I had to do it again. Wixey does seem to support their products well, though. But, being in Canada, the shipping to return it makes the process to pricey. You would not have that issue.

[George Bokros]

Starrett, pricey but excellent.

[Kevin Groenke]

Got a couple of iGaging units a couple of weeks ago. The quality seems ok and while they haven't gotten much use as yet, the angle reading seems accurate as cross checked against an analog protractor. This brand is available in a few blade lengths. I'm buying for students and cannot afford more expensive units to be dropped pocketed, so I look for value in most items and that is the case here.

http://amzn.com/B00AEIB3Y0

[Brian W Smith]

Keep an eye out for a Brown & Sharpe 496......old school simplicity.

[Gerry S. Wojtowicz]

Thanks to all: Brown & Sharp, Wixey, Starret, iGaging. I'll look into them all. BTW is there a way to notify my e-mail when a question to a forum is answered.

[Tom M King]

I wouldn't bet against them all coming from the same factory in China. I've found the cheap ones to work really good. I have a number of varieties of the cheap digital micrometers and angle measureres, and each one is a handy thing to have. I'd try cheap first.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140775658827

[Myk Rian]

Thanks to all: Brown & Sharp, Wixey, Starret, iGaging. I'll look into them all. BTW is there a way to notify my e-mail when a question to a forum is answered.

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[Al Launier]

I just received the iGaging 12" model from Rockler & holy moly is it long. Too long! It's 14" O/A length. Too late to send it back - will have to make the best of it. Haven't really used it yet, but unless someone needs one that long, I would definitely get a shorter model like 6" or 8". Otherwise I'm hoping it'll work well.
PS Came with a dead battery.

[Gerry S. Wojtowicz]

Myk,

Thanks. Is the e-mail notification good only for this thread only, or for all threads?

[Garth Almgren]

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