Watch This Before Getting a Digital Angle Gauge!

Digital Angle Gauges AKA Digital Inclinometers are woodworking tools for helping to find certain angles on woodworking machinery like table saws, miter saws, and even bandsaws and for setting up angles for cutting wood, they are easy to use and all of them work in a similar manner but some have more features than others and like many things, the more you invest the more features you can often get making the tools quicker and easier to use, they are not a substitute for engineers squares or drafting triangles but a very handy for finding intermediate angles that are often used in woodworking furniture and cabinetry builds. Similar tools like digital protractors can also help you calibrate your power tools.

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00:00 I - Video Intro
00:39 - How Digital Angle Finders work
01:29 - Comparing digital angle finder types
02:37 - Comparing features of 2 different brands
04:41 - Research leads to a different brand
06:10 - Pros and Cons of different brands
07:03 - Using in lay-back mode
07:43 - Using on the table saw
08:30 - When NOT to use a digital angle finder, use Engineer's square
09:00 - The best time to use the digital angle finder
09:31 - Using a Drafting triangle for 45-degree angles
10:03 - Video Conclusion and link to Marking and Measuring Tools

[muttleydk]

on the tilt box, the 0, 0x rounds 0 or 5.. where the other one has 0-9.. thats why the tilt box looks more stable.. but you are right, if you cant read sideways, its bad.. but then again, nothing a magnet and some ca glue couldnt fix in seconds..

[rpd]

I got my TiltBoxII many years ago. Don't use it often, but when I do, it works. Unlike the other digital tools that I got, and never use because the button cells go dead, the Tilt Box II has a 9 volt battery and lasts a very long time.

[KGallagherGuitar]

Helpful video thank you. I'm not sure if someone else has already mentioned it, but I think the reason you can't get the red box to go to zero is that it has a higher resolution than the yellow Tilt Box. This explains why the Tilt Box has a more stable reading. Although they both measure to two decimal places, I noticed in the video that the Tilt Box reading goes up at 0.05 degree increments, while the red box goes up at 0.01 degree increments. This doesn't necessarily make the red one more ACCURATE though.

[JosVanWeesel]

Usually these kind of titles are just clickbait to help get views, but your review on the two different angle finders are actually incredibly useful to know before making a choice. Just one difference (like the side magnets) can set one angle finder apart from another, thanks for all the useful info!

[vtxdaryl]

These degree tools work perfectly in finding the angle on knife sharpening tools. You can sharpen a knife without them but they tell you the angle you are sharpening at and later you can repeat the same angle. Different knives take different angles to sharpen.

[wolfgangmarkow]

If sou are looking for a Deluxe version, take a look at the DXL360S. It offers some more twists like measuring two angles at the same time and the rotation around the vertical axis. But at least the tilt box should have one V-grouve to attach it at a drill bit (or a precision miled steel rod put into the chuck) to align the drill press table perpendicular or at a special angle.

[robertbamford]

Thanks. The kinds of features you don’t think about until you buy the wrong one.

[andymilligan]

I found over the years that the tilt box works also on the band saw (tilt table), drill press (tilt table), belt sander (tilt table), disc sander (tilt table), scroll saw (tilt table), jointer fence (tilt fence), and sliding compound miter saw (tilt blade). The cheap version works fine in all of these situations.

[larrybud]

4:29 magnet on the bottom is better because you're always referencing from the same point. Put magnets on the side, and now you're at the mercy of the accuracy of the case being square, unless you remembered to zero it after referencing the side of it.

[byrne]

Helped me double check a buying decision... They have them with lasers now very handy for levelling up shelves etc

[jamestauby]

Perfect timing. I was looking at Rockler, Woodcraft, and the big box stores online yesterday. I will now go back and look for at least three sided magnets. As for the 45 degree drafting triangle, they also come in a 30, 60 & 90 combination. I use my drafting triangles to set my tablesaw blades to these more standard angles.

[glennchaffin]

You just saved me money and frustration. I am in the market for one of these and your video has pointed me in the right direction. Thank you sir and I just subscribed.

[villageidiot]

I also like that it's from Beall. Good people. Thanks for the helpful information

[sixshooter]

I have had one for many years. Don't use it for 90 degrees though always use a plastic draftsman 45/90 square like the one you showed. Enjoy your videos very much.

[Hatim.]

If you want something that has a better screen and a strpng magnet, Klein make one, And it is also grooved on all 4 sides so it's sits perfectly against round shaped objects (pipes, conduit) it is made specifically fpr electricians, to use while bending conduit but it's an amazing product nonetheless!
Thanks alot for the great content

[christophermoore]

I wish you had discussed Accuracy and Resolution! If you research some of the user manuals you will find they are typically only accurate to +/- 0.1deg when measuring near 0 and 90, and worse only +/- 0.2deg for other angles between (I have seen even worse on cheap models at Harbor Freight). This means two things: 1) a reading of 90.00 could actually be as far off as 89.9 or 90.1 in accuracy, 2) the hundredth of degree resolution position reading (0.0x) is actually irrelevant and essentially nothing more than a sales gimmick, as it never is accurate past the tenths degree position. Hence, I agree with you, I always use a hard machine square and 45 when setting my saw blade. As for in between angles, well its up to the individual to determine the acceptable error level for their projects, so I think it is important to mention that the displays are deceptive in their accuracy and resolution readings, and that users should check their manuals.

[stephenrichie]

Agree re squares for 90 deg angles. I also like using my 1-2-3 block; always handy, very stable. Besides, digital readouts may only give the illusion of precision 😉

[michaelgregson]

I made that error and bought a cheap one and it's exactly what you said.

[EEEZSolutionS]

Thanks for the informative video. I have been using the Huepar AG01 and I noticed its lack of accuracy. I would set it on a machinists square (even used a 1-2-3 block) to zero, then turn it 90 degrees and place on the vertical arm of the square or the same side of the block. I expected it to read 90 degrees but it wou;ld read anywhere from 89.5 to 89.85 AND there was a difference depending on which side of the gauge was used! That's when I began to distrust it and use my machinist square to set the saw blade. Apparently even the best digital gauge is only accurate to .2 degrees when compared to zero. I also like your idea of using the 45 degree side of a plastic drafting square to set the saw blade. Larry

[joebrown]

Mine is like the red/yellow one made by igaging. Magnets on 3 sides even comes with a little screw driver to replace the battery. I love it.