8" (203mm) Wixey Digital Protractor with Miter Function

Very Accurate

I haven't had this protractor for very long, but I have used it many times. I'm amazed at how it puts my mind at ease when lining up my table saw and the pieces I cut. I use it to align the blade 90 degrees to the table, the fence parallel to the blade, the miter gauge perpendicular to the blade, and the piece I'm about to cut at the perfect angle. It is a well behaved tool that turns off when I forget. Now I don't know how anyone can get along without one of these; especially this one. It is very accurate and very well built. By the way, it has magnets on the edges so it lines-up very well to metal objects.

I bought this before installing baseboard moulding in my basement and found it very handy. Then I did the moulding in a stairwell with two landings...it would have easily taken me twice as long if I hadn't used this to measure all the angles. If you're doing any kind of trim work, you have to get one of these. The only complaint (as another reviewer pointed out) is that this thing will not lock on an angle, even though it has a mechanism to do so. But then, if you write down the angle the first time, it's not hard to transfer it to the cut; hard to mark down the rating for something like that when it saves so much time, effort, and frustration otherwise.Also very handy for calibrating your mitre saw or any other tools that make angled cuts. Definitely money well spent.

I was a little apprehensive about whether this digital protractor would be accurate enough for machine setup and precision angles with my table saw, but it seems to be very accurate and easy to use. I compared it to a perfectly square machinist 90 deg. angle plate and it was dead on. The only drawback is that the locking mechanism doesn't lock the device tight enough. Overall, this is a very good tool.

The prices on digital protractors are insane but this Wixey brand is a great value at about one fourth the cost of many other brands. This thing does what it is supposed to do - measure angles. The aluminum finish is well done and the electronics are easy to use with an auto shut off. A great tool value for the price. Don't buy those expensive digital protractors - get the Wixey and save yourself some bucks. A nice little tool for angle measuring and miter work on a small scale.

I use this protractor to set angles on a wedgie sled used to cut segments for open segment bowls. The thick legs on the protractor make it very easy to use with the adjustable jig. I have not confirmed the accuracy to the nth but for my purpose it is exactly what was needed.

I use this for guitar building , am very happy with the product , its easy to use , very spot on accurate, should have bought this sooner, highly recommend this protractor, dont have any kinds of problems with it what so ever , people say that it is hard to lock in place , but i dont see a problem with it at all , how tight do they need it to lock it in place for crying out loud so they can transfer an angle , but anyway great product and great price

I am installing crown molding and wanted to know the angles of my corners. This tool does the job with ease. I also use the tool to verify the 45 degree bevel setting on my miter saw.The one I received from Amazon was defective in that the battery became weak within less than an hour of installing it. I purchased some new batteries at a store and they too died within a few hours. I contacted the manufacturer via email about this issue and they promptly responded. They said I could send it back to Amazon or to them for a replacement. Since the product was light weight, I sent it back to the manufacturer and they promptly sent a new replacement one which works perfectly. I had it for several months now and have not needed to replace the battery and the readings are extremely precise and consistent. This is truly a great tool to have.

Our quality dept uses this tool for our steel part, works great !!

Durable and Accurate

These are a good protractor to get started and we have used them for years but honestly there are comparable quality ones on the market now, in fact right here on Amazon, for half the price.These are not durable enough for my staff. The battery tray tends to come loose which results in intermittent operations. And the readout seems to jump around after they have been well used. Perhaps dust getting inside the gears?These were good several years ago but as mentioned there are better options out there for half the cost now

Does the job quite nicely