Anyone used the "angle fix" tool?

[Fixed]

Just saw this on Lee Valley: http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=48337&cat=1,43513


I'm interested in improving my miter cuts, but I would want it to work pretty well for $30.

 

[Sal Bandini]

I use a protractor to measure angles and then cut in half. This will do it in one step. I think it is should work fine as long as it is always half of measured angle. The only issue I see is the small rudder (<2") might not be long enough to register the angle on blade accurately enough. But then, how much accuracy do you really need?

Lee Valley has free shipping ending today for orders $40 and over, so decide quickly.

 

[ryan20021982]

Or something like this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00563TM32/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Fixed]

I like the idea of this, because there's no fiddling around with the angle on the saw trying to match it to whatever you measured.

I'll order one, if it improves my miters I'd say that it'll be worth it.

 

[Crusarius]

I use this one all the time. Love it. also works great for bending tube and other steel fab I do.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DCBLW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[exmaxima1]

I use a simpler version of that tool, but have no idea where I got it.

 

[Sal Bandini]

It's cheaper here, not sure about shipping:

http://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools...QFwdJpNCr4yz_IOggc6akPMJL17JMn-x1IaAl-68P8HAQ


Or you can look at this:

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/nobexmultifixanglegauge.aspx

 

[exmaxima1]

Or you can look at this:

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/nobexmultifixanglegauge.aspx

How does that measure an inside corner??

 

[rick carpenter]

If you're talking about trim carpentry/etc, you can do this on inside or outside corners with something as simple as a sliding bevel gauge https://bowsaw.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/bevel1.jpg and some thin and wide painters tape.

* Place one strip of thin tape carefully parallel to each wall
* Place one strip of wide tape beside each thin strip, make sure they cross each other
* Pull up the thin tape
* Draw a line between the intersection points where the wide strips cross
* Use the sliding bevel gauge to establish angle between the drawn line and the edge of the tape
* Flip gauge to check
* Cuss and adjust as necessary

I cheat a little making sure the angles are just a very little tighter so that the back side of the trim barely doesn't touch in case I need to fine tune the cuts with a rasp.

 

[Sal Bandini]

How does that measure an inside corner??

 

[Sal Bandini]

If you're talking about trim carpentry/etc, you can do this on inside or outside corners with something as simple as a sliding bevel gauge https://bowsaw.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/bevel1.jpg and some thin and wide painters tape.

* Place one strip of thin tape carefully parallel to each wall
* Place one strip of wide tape beside each thin strip, make sure they cross each other
* Pull up the thin tape
* Draw a line between the intersection points where the wide strips cross
* Use the sliding bevel gauge to establish angle between the drawn line and the edge of the tape
* Flip gauge to check
* Cuss and adjust as necessary

I cheat a little making sure the angles are just a very little tighter so that the back side of the trim barely doesn't touch in case I need to fine tune the cuts with a rasp.

Why bother with tape instead of using large protractor?

 

[ilovevocs]

I use paper allot. Get your two angles, fold it together and set your saw to that angle.

I can post more info on my process if you are interested. Just need paper, pencil and sometimes a ruler.