11-02-2017, 01:03 PM
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(11-02-2017, 10:05 AM)Vinny Wrote: For some reason I expected more green...
Just trying to expand my artistic color pallet.
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 Just trying to expand my artistic color pallet.
I don't own this but it looks really cool! Would it be useful??? Do you own one?
![[Image: 61bbOq6QMEL._SL1024_.jpg]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61bbOq6QMEL._SL1024_.jpg) I think it may double as a sextant if you get lost in your shop.... Robert
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11-05-2017, 09:46 PM
A universal bevel protractor will measure an angle to within a couple minutes of a degree. They work well for doing accurate layout work, but are probably a bit of overkill for that. They can also be used to set a part in a vise or on an angle plate to a very precise angle, but take a good amount of skill to use effectively. In short, they tend to spend more time in their cases than in actual use, so I would suggest spending the money on a sine bar and a set of gauge blocks instead. It's a much better way to set an angle.
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11-05-2017, 10:31 PM
I have one. I've used it for setups many times.
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11-06-2017, 09:08 PM
11-07-2017, 08:50 AM
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(11-05-2017, 08:30 PM)Robert Wrote: ................. I think it may double as a sextant if you get lost in your shop.... I can relate to that, lol. I'm retired now, and am downsizing from 15,000 sq. ft. in California, to hopefully a 350 sq. ft. garage overseas; that is " if " I win my appeal against the Planning Department, as they consider 350 excessively large. 
Mike
11-07-2017, 10:30 AM
(11-05-2017, 08:30 PM)Robert Wrote: I don't own this but it looks really cool! Would it be useful??? Do you own one? I have one but had to get one with a cheater lens so I could actually read it. Couldn't afford a sine bar and a good gauge block set. Still can't afford it actually.  ![[Image: 16330.jpg]](http://www.flexbar.com/shop/pc/catalog/16330.jpg)
Willie
12-03-2017, 06:45 PM
Now that I'm retired, and interested in model engineering, I've been searching to replace tools I rarely used but foolishly sold years ago. Guess I'm a dinosaur, but to me, the far east products on the market are not worth acknowledging. Fortunately, I've been having a good run of luck lately in finding some quality old school machinist tools, and have acquired a set of Hilger & Watts precision angle gages, a Verdict cylindrical square, and a complete 83 piece set of Harbots gage blocks to complete my metrology list.
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