Harbor Freight Digital Angle Guage and Protractor

[Charlie R]

Been purchasing button batteries for watches, PCs etc. in our dollar store. They have about 24 on a card. Some are assortments and come cards have all the same battery number. Every place else here gets three dollars or more for one battery.

[Stephenw]

Check the specs in the manual. The Harbor Freight digital angle gauge has an accuracy of .3 degrees. The Wixey is accurate to .1 degree. The Wixey can be had on sale for a comparable price.

[LCHIEN]

Been purchasing button batteries for watches, PCs etc. in our dollar store. They have about 24 on a card. Some are assortments and come cards have all the same battery number. Every place else here gets three dollars or more for one battery.

i have always wondered if the LR44/357 cells from the hobby store/dollar store that are 10 for $1-2 last as long as the $ 3 each name brand ones from radio shack/lowes/office stores...

If they only last 1/10th as long then their bargain price is not what it appears to be.

i have the technology, I have to make the time...

[pecker]

i have always wondered if the LR44/357 cells from the hobby store/dollar store that are 10 for $1-2 last as long as the $ 3 each name brand ones from radio shack/lowes/office stores...

If they only last 1/10th as long then their bargain price is not what it appears to be.

i have the technology, I have to make the time...

My HF digital caliper came with two no name button batteries, each of which lasted about a month. I bought a bubble pack of 2 "brand name" cells, at around $4, and the first of them is still working after 6 months.

[unknown poster]

My HF digital caliper came with two no name button batteries, each of which lasted about a month. I bought a bubble pack of 2 "brand name" cells, at around $4, and the first of them is still working after 6 months.

Funny thing about those HF digital calipers, the "off" button only controls the display, the rest of the unit is always on. The case has a spot for storing the extra battery, I always take the battery out and store it there when not in use. The extra battery that came with mine has lasted years this way.

[pecker]

Funny thing about those HF digital calipers, the "off" button only controls the display, the rest of the unit is always on. The case has a spot for storing the extra battery, I always take the battery out and store it there when not in use. The extra battery that came with mine has lasted years this way.

Whether it's off or on, it shouldn't consume much more power than a watch. Those go a year or more on a battery.

[glenns5900]

Regarding "mitre" vs. "bevel," AFAIK there's no way to use the first product, the digital angle gauge, to check the accuracy of a miter. For that you'd need the second product, the digital protractor.

There is a way to measure the miter on a table saw.... easy....

Take your miter gauge out of the slot, turn it on its side and let the head hang over the edge of the table. Then, put the gauge on the rod that goes in the slot and zero it. Next, put it on the flat side of the gauge that is hanging over the end of the table and adjust it for the angle you want - tighten the handle and put the miter gauge back in the table slot.

This should work if the saw blade is parallel with the slot.

Glenn