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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
I didn't circle it on the image but it's clear that the graduations don't meet custom building requirements. Half a degree in a few inches can really screw you up.
AFewFriesShort
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2023
The nature of a miter saw protractor is such that it doesn't have to be particularly precise. What matters is matching cuts from piece to piece, not absolute precision. This is fortunate, as the inner and outer scales on the protractor I received do not match up particularly well when looking from one side across to the other. A point indicated as 20 degrees on one side appears to indicate closer to 24 degrees on the other, for example. Short of comparing it to a standard, there's no way to tell if one side or the other is off, or if both are off, or if the print artwork was misaligned when it was stamped on the tool. So, be aware of that. Again though, what matters is consistency from cut to cut, so as long as your saw can be completely locked into place once set, this tool is more than sufficient to successfully transfer an angle from a reference piece. The edges are flat and seem true, and the rotation is good with the right amount of resistance, I just can't rely on it for precise angle measurements. So it goes with inexpensive tools.
Chris W
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
I have been working on soffits on my house and had several locations where I was trying to get the cuts correct. This tool came in handy in getting the angles correct. While I did not need to read the numbers I was able to use this to get the angle and then transfer that to the piece of wood I was cutting to get the correct angle.Overall happy with this and can't wait to explore the all the possibilities with this. The blue aluminum finish with white numbers makes for easy reading and easy to spot in my toolbox.
F. Ong
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023
I didn't know this type of tool existed until I was browsing through Amazon and this popped up as a suggestion! What a great tool for figuring out angles needed to make miter cuts - inside or outside cuts, crown molding cuts, etc.The tool itself is very heavy gage aluminum with laser etched measuring marks. None of this silk-screened stuff on so many tools nowadays! This means this tool will last a long time regardless of how messy your workshop or how often it's used...and the aluminum means that it will not corrode causing the measurement markings to be obliterated like on so many steel carpenter squares!The tool comes with a nice guide for showing how to take measurements. It could have been a little more instructive and with more examples of how to align the miter saw using the tool but with practice you'll easily see how this tool works.
DCRapscallion
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
Very good feel in the hands - solid and good friction rotation and "locking" (it's not actually locked, but it is rigid enough not to move on it's own on ya). Scales are clear and easy to see, and the tool feels like a nice quality product.A case would have been nice, but it does have holes for hanging on a peg board if you choose. This isn't a tool I will be using that often, but it's nice to have when you need it.
Steve K.
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
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krtaylor
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2023
If you're into home repairs, you've probably run into situations where you need to measure an inside angle, and your old school protractor just isn't designed for that. This gadget is - you can use it to measure inside or outside angles.However, I do have one word of warning: it doesn't exactly display the angle itself. The measured number is *half* of the angle, because this is specifically designed to assist you in cutting molding to fit into or around the corner. You need two separate pieces of material to meet in the middle, so each of those gets half the actual angle of the corner.As long as you understand this, you won't get confused, and you'll find this extremely useful for crown molding, baseboard molding, chair rail, built-in bookcases, or all manner of other carpentry.The tool itself is aluminum, with laser-etched indications, so I don't think it'll really ever wear out as long as you treat it with a minimum of care.
None Ya
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2023
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