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(98 customer reviews) 49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
GREAT GIFT,
January 6, 2008 KRASSEL (SPANAWAY, WA USA) - See all my reviews
I probably would have never bought this for myself. I'm a fairly serious woodworker and have used mechanical angle gauges for years with great success. That being said, this is a great little device. It is as accurate as any of my mechanical gauges and easier to "set up". The monochromatic display is a little hard to see in bright lite, but not a deal breaker. The size is perfect for use on all your saws,including the skil saw and jig saw. I use it to check my jointer table and fence, and the table on the ocillating sander. I normally cringe when someone buys me a woodworking gift, but they hit a homerun with this one. Highly recommend.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Great aid for a perfectionist,
May 8, 2008 Michael Sandman (Brookline, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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The Wixey angle gauge is the perfect device for setting up a table saw or similar stationary tool. If you use a good right angle square you can probably set a tool to a 90 degrees +/- 1.0 or even 0.5 degrees. With the Wixey you can get to +/- 0.1, and if you're just a bit of a nut like me that's a good thing. If you're trying to set the 45 degree stop for a table saw or set an angle for cutting crown molding or some other odd angle, the Wixey can't be beat.
Apart from setting up tools when they're new or being checked, it helps you set up jigs, drill bit angles, etc. You can even measure how accurate your right angle squares are. It's easy to zero and easy to use. One odd bit in the design is that the orientation sensor doesn't shut off completely even when the display is off. So the battery apparently has about a 6 month life. But it's easy enough to take the battery out,tape it to the gauge and reinstall it only when you're using the gauge. And Wixey gives you two...Read more
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Great Accurate Tool,
March 15, 2008 Rawdawg (Orlando,FL) - See all my reviews
This is a well appreciated addition to my shop. It allows making beveled cuts repeatable to a tenth of a degree.
I was going to purchase an Incra square and probably still will for setting up my 90's on tools and instead decided to go with this first. This accomplished the task just as well. They both have their place because each can do things the other can not. This is an absolute ease to use and allows setting up any bevel angle accurately.
Combine with a dead on square and this tool will allow your shop repeatable accuracy in fractional degrees.
I got mine cheaper at Rockler even with shipping.
