Useful Angle Maker/Bender Tool

[William McCormick Jr]

This tool officially passed the test of time.

When I first got this tool. It was too loose. I tightened it and then it jammed up. I later put some grease on it. And it has worked well ever since.


I have had it over a year now. It works really well. I beat it up. And it still works well.

It replaced a plastic protractor that was nice. But this thing really takes a beating.

It only has degrees in two degree increments. However it is very easy to just split the hairs for the odd degrees.

I just thought I would share this with you guys. A good tool all around.

It does not lock but it is very snug and maintains an angle nicely during bending of pipe. Even when laid down and picked up. After I tightened it and oiled it.

I got this from the crazy tool lady at ACE Tool Rental near me. She gets every strange new tool. She is really cool.

I just use some indicator on the thing that is pointing to a zero mark and then move it the number of degrees I want to bend the pipe. However it has the saw cut as well as the actual angle. I just never use those.

Sincerely,


William McCormick

[dave powelson]

thanks, William! I think I'll order one.

[littlefuzz]

OOOOOOOOH, I need one. Thanks for posting.

[Bob]

I have one just like it, and your right, it works pretty darn good.

[TozziWelding]

I ordered one today, great to add to the toolbox.
I just got one of theese http://www.empirelevel.com/squares/protractors/ for 8 bucks at home crepo too.

[Burnit]

Those empire angle finders are the sheeyt Tozzi, I was sure I would break it by now but its been years now riding in my tool bag.

[Brett]

Ive had one of them for years... they are great

Btw I voted >6 we do balustrading ... stairs and odd shaped balconies every day

(When I'm not dicking about on the 'net! :) )

[LesWard]

Well being a carpenter for 30+ years then trying my hand at machining/welding, I have learned a few tricks that help for both ends of the business.

This one is for duplicating a series of angles. Example would be a steel floor in closet with
angular walls. I keep a bunch of laths 3/8" X 1-1/2" and a hot glue gun. Buzz off the laths to appx length then hot glue the corners and "bingo" almost instant pattern.

Aloha, Les

[farmersamm]

All the angle tools I see are great for setting an angle, but my problem is when working with square tubing it's a pain to transfer the angle you mark on the top side to the bottom side. I've been thinking of making a thing that sort of looks like a caliper that can adjust to any width of tubing that I work with.

There's a couple of ways that I've done it for years, but neither of them are really all that satisfactory. Takes too damn long to splain 'em, and it ain't worth it.

[TozziWelding]

Here it the Starrett
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/TozziWelding/WorkStuff036-1.jpg

[ol' Stick Guy]

I find myself calibrating my saws all the the time and my most useful tool for this is something called "a line of chords rule" it has a calibration scale and you use dividers to set your distances in tenths of degrees.

[mn welder]

the only i guess tool i used for angles i was in college and for the oxy fuel hands on test we had to cut a 45 on some plate and i couldnt get it right so i thought about it for awhile and i went and got some 1 1/2 angle iron and fliiped it over and used it as a guide he was impressed and i got a a on cutting test