Electronic angle finder - Geo Fennel Multi Digit Pro

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Sydney · #1 Post by **Sydney** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:10 pm

Does anyone has any experience with this:

http://www.geo-fennel.de/produktdetail. ... 2oids11413

OR more importantly a cheaper smaller version by someone else ( or even a DIY version? )
At 189£ ($375 US est & climbing) It's too much for my budget.
( Wished I'd invented this - I could have used this many times )

Tim A · #2 Post by **Tim A** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:13 pm

None of them are electronic, but the most expensive is $13.

Sydney · #3 Post by **Sydney** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:32 pm

Got this:

Haven't tried the others.
I kind like/need the ability to "throw the angle" w the laser.
The easy to read display - because of my eyes ( no eye-terpretation error )
And the Angle precision ± 0,1°

I thought by now - "RONCO" offers Lectronic Pocket Protractor for a mere...

Tim A · #4 Post by **Tim A** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:50 pm

I know good and well I've seen the laser version somewhere, maybe the same one but it seemed less expensive than that.

Sydney · #5 Post by **Sydney** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:21 pm

You are probably correct Sir:
So far I've found these anglefinders:

from - Nedo Winkeltronic ( weird name - eh )
AND Bosch Miterfinder

$99 from:
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/Soft ... 1199158385
* Meanwhile the search continues...

Tom · #6 Post by **Tom** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:37 pm

Yuppie carpenter tools abound. Buyer beware.

Harley · #7 Post by **Harley** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:30 pm

Tim Ard wrote:[None of them are electronic, but the most expensive is $13.

I still have my old engineer's fold out metal rule that has a centre punched on each of the two legs. You measure the angle with the fold out rule, use engineer's dividers to get the distance between the two punched centre and then lay the dividers on the chord scale ( angle not notes ! ) and read off the angle. Works every time, damned accurate and no batteries.

Cost me 11/6 ( eleven shillngs and sixpence ) in 1967.

lilmike · #8 Post by **lilmike** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:13 am

I've got one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Starrett-505A-12- ... 154&sr=8-2

one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Denali-14-Inch-Di ... 154&sr=8-6

one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-Rou ... 154&sr=8-5

one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/ANGLE-FINDER-WITH ... 424&sr=8-4

one of these:

http://www.wixey.com/anglegauge/index.html

and several of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Protractor-Angle- ... 89&sr=8-44

Honestly, they all have their place, but I probably use the Wixey the most.
The Starrett was used for trimming out my basement in the last house, the dial type was used for welding up some things, the digital one is not as useful as I'd expected, and is actually least-used of the lot. It all depends on the use. If you're setting up saw blades for bevel cuts - the Wixey is the only way to go.

bgavin · #9 Post by **bgavin** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:04 pm

Harley wrote:Works every time, damned accurate and no batteries.

Yep. Never DOA, no hard-to-read-in-sunlight LCD, no BSOD (just kidding). A tool that works.