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08-15-2008, 01:06 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
Posts: 860
|  My Wixey Arrived My Wixey arrived in the mail today.Got it at a good sale price. Wixey Digital Angle Gauge - Woodcraft.com What a wonderful little rig that thing is. I thought I had my tools set up pretty darned close with the methods that have been presented over the years . Welcome to the wonderful world of electronics with digital readout . I set up my table saw and band saw and scroll saw and drill press in short order with it and every one needed to be adjusted from my original settings. . I know it will come in handy quite often when accuracy of angles is required. W.Y.
__________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/willyswoodcrafting Delta P-20 Scroll Saw and Jet 1220 Wood Lathe I liked what I did then but I like more what I do now... |
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08-15-2008, 01:37 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Independence, Ky
Posts: 158
| I pick one up too. I agree - it is one of the handiest little tools for the price. Don't let it get too cold. In my unheated garage this past winter, the LCD display didn't come on until I took it in the basement to warm up. But then it worked great.
__________________ Dan ___________________________________ "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain |
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08-15-2008, 02:22 AM
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| 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
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| G'day Bill, I must get myself one of those. I have had it in the back of mind for a few years now but the price was a bit on the heavy side. Max, we have the opposite problem here. Let is get to hot or leave it in sunlight and the LCD screens go black and you have let the thing cool down before use. Mobile phones and gauges in cars tend to do the same thing on hot days.
__________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" "Better to Die on your feet, Than live on your knees" Old Jungle Saying Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers |
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08-15-2008, 04:10 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin
Posts: 4,252
 | Yup, money well spent for sure. Its a priceless little tool for me, especilly on the tablesaw.
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08-15-2008, 12:55 PM
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| Pajaro Studio Dallas  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin.
Posts: 1,353
| You know I got one of those some time ago. Just before I remodeled/added to my work shop. It must be in one of the boxes I haven't put away yet. Need to get out there and look for it. Man getting old is tough.
__________________ Pajaro Pete Vermont Yankee in Texas Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "You can question the sincerity of almost all of the people in your life, but you don't question your dog's!" . Last edited by Pajaro : 08-15-2008 at 02:04 PM. |
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08-15-2008, 02:17 PM
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| Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Elgin, SC
Posts: 59
| So you set it flat on your work surface and zero it, then stick it to the blade and it measures the angle relative to the work surface? Am I looking at the description correctly? That seems like a nifty little gadget to have. How does it work with thin blades/drill bits? Do you just hold it flat again the bit or blade if it's not big enough to stick the magnet to? Thanks, Josh
__________________ It's only funny until someone gets hurt. Than it's hilarious! Josh |
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08-15-2008, 05:03 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
Posts: 860
| It will stick to a #9 blade very nicely for the scroll saw. For the Drill press I put a half inch drill in the chuck for it to stick to but a much smaller one would have workrd fine. . W.Y.
__________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/willyswoodcrafting Delta P-20 Scroll Saw and Jet 1220 Wood Lathe I liked what I did then but I like more what I do now... |
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08-15-2008, 06:01 PM
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| Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Elgin, SC
Posts: 59
| Oh, ok. Thanks for the info. I'll have to see about getting one of these. Josh
__________________ It's only funny until someone gets hurt. Than it's hilarious! Josh |
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08-15-2008, 06:49 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california
Posts: 4,721
| HI Bill, thanks for reminding me. I have been wonting one of those for along time. just seemed on the low end of the tool list of wont its. but I can see I could use it alot. thanks again, your friend Evie |
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08-16-2008, 01:21 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northwest New Jersey
Posts: 1,108
| Great tool, been using one for a long time. I use it to set the table on the saw when doing inlays and setting machines to 90 degrees. VERY accurate! Well worth the money spent. |
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