Do you mean their "CODE: ME-AN-MEAS"? The advertisement claims *resolution* of 0.05 degree but *accuracy* of 0.1 degree. That's still pretty good for the price. > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Shep > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:39 AM > To: Modeleng > Subject: [modeleng] Digital Angle Guage > > Hello everyone > When I designed my little lathe, I did not engrave a 'protractor' for the > topslide - this would have been difficult in the available space, and > these protractors are not very accurate. I thought that I would either > use a sine bar or a vernier protractor - neither of them very attractive > options to an old chap, with poor mathematics, and less than perfect > eyesight. > > I was browsing through the Allendale Electronics web site: www.machine- > dro.co.uk and found an inexpensive digital angle gauge of the stock-and- > rotating-blade type, giving readings of 360 degrees to .05 degree alleged > accuracy. My suspect maths say that .05 degrees is 3 minutes? It will > work in any plane, and has a reasonably accurate level on the stock > > I received it this morning - it is larger than I would have wished (10" > blades) and looks rather crude, with a rolled aluminium stock, but > checking it against accurate squares confirms its accuracy. > It can be zeroed at any point and has a 'hold' facility. Above all, for > an old chap, it has clear 12mm figures. I have tried it on the little > lathe, with the stock on the edge of the cross-slide and the blade along > the back of the top-slide, and it works perfectly. > > With a bit of bodging, it will work on the taper-turning attachment on my > Hardinge lathe and I will include it in the design of the proposed taper- > tuning attachment for the little lathe. It will be useful for > accurate setting of angles for the vertical head on my VMC milling > machine. > > They also sell a more accurate digital protractor with all the bells and > whistles at three times the price. > > When I use it in anger next year, I will report further. > > I wish you all a very happy Christmas, with good health and good modelling > throughout the New Year. > > Cheers! Hubert > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.