That $90 digital angle finder I bought last month was a complete waste

Picked up a digital angle finder from Home Depot in Cleveland for a roof rafter job. Thing kept losing calibration every time I bumped it against my belt. Spent more time resetting the zero than actually cutting. Went back to my old Swanson speed square and finished the whole roof line in 2 hours. Has anyone else had bad luck with those electronic angle finders on actual job sites?

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hill.david2d ago

Nah, I've had great luck with mine even after a few drops on the jobsite...

diana1552d ago

My uncle bought that same angle finder for a siding job in Toledo and had the exact same issue. He dropped it once off a ladder and it never even turned on again. Honestly, I don't get the hype over these things. A speed square has been working fine for decades and costs like 10 bucks. Maybe if you're doing some super precise cabinet work in a clean shop it's worth it, but on a roof with dust and bumps? Overkill for sure.

mason_flores212d ago

Yeah the "dropped it once and it never turned on" part says it all. Those digital tools are just too fragile for real job site abuse. A speed square might not give you a fancy digital readout but at least it still works after you knock it off a ladder.