Innovate1
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Thinking an angle indicator would be useful. The type you stick on something (I think many are magnetic) and it indicates the angle from level. Digital readout.
Angle indicator recommendations?
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What's your budget and accuracy requirements? Resolution? Calibrated or resettable? There are a whole lot of instruments out there that could do the job but your requirements will dictate what one will suit your needs best.
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RTM
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I have the Tilt Box (not sure if 1 or 2), which seemed to be the starting point for all the others. Gift from a friend, hardly ever use it. Powered it back up a few weeks ago after several years in storage, with the battery out, still worked fine.
My biggest beef is it's so dang big. For KISS stuff, it's ok, but I'm often trying to measure some small internal angle where that thing won't come close to fitting in any direction. But none are digital.
So I buy every protractor type tool I find, and they come out much more often than the tilt box.
My biggest beef is it's so dang big. For KISS stuff, it's ok, but I'm often trying to measure some small internal angle where that thing won't come close to fitting in any direction. But none are digital.
So I buy every protractor type tool I find, and they come out much more often than the tilt box.
cvairwerks
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I have a Wixey WR300. It's highly rated and reasonably priced, but wasn't accurate enough for me for leveling. It would read level, then rotate it 90* or 180* and it would read .1* or .2* differently. That may be good enough for most people, but I went back to using a Starrett level.
Dave455
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Does it have to be digital?
Generally speaking, if I have a choice of digital or not, the latter usually turns out to be the longer lasting instrument.
There is a Japanese company called Ebisu (famous for making these, very practical, transparent levels).
They offer a very simple (and inexpensive) inclinometer, if you don’t need it too accurate.
But if you want something a notch up, they offer that too!
If you want something really nice, Shinwa (also Japan) offer these -
Generally speaking, if I have a choice of digital or not, the latter usually turns out to be the longer lasting instrument.
There is a Japanese company called Ebisu (famous for making these, very practical, transparent levels).
They offer a very simple (and inexpensive) inclinometer, if you don’t need it too accurate.
But if you want something a notch up, they offer that too!
If you want something really nice, Shinwa (also Japan) offer these -
YesIHaveAHammer
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Would be nice to have something that clips or attaches someway onto a spirit level, rather than needing to be taped on.
Best perhaps would be a level design with a hole in which a compatible angle finder can be slotted in. I'm sure level manufacturers would rather I buy 4 separate digital levels though, but in reality it means I'm not buying any and instead supplementing with an angle finder.
Best perhaps would be a level design with a hole in which a compatible angle finder can be slotted in. I'm sure level manufacturers would rather I buy 4 separate digital levels though, but in reality it means I'm not buying any and instead supplementing with an angle finder.
JuncleJohn
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Klein digital is the one that I’ve had good luck with. I also have a couple others that are not digital. They work well but are not as accurate.
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