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Looking back, I wasted about $400 on a fancy digital angle finder before realizing my old steel square and a sharp eye were more reliable.
The battery died right in the middle of setting a tricky compound miter on a built-in, and I had to redo the whole cut by hand anyway, so has anyone else gone back to simpler tools after a tech letdown?
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graym491mo ago
Sharp eye" beats a dead battery any day.
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paige_murphy981mo agoMost Upvoted
Gotta disagree with @graym49 here. A sharp eye won't help when your car battery is totally dead in a dark parking lot. You need the actual power to start the engine, not just to see the problem. Relying only on observation leaves you stranded.
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adams.vera1mo ago
Ever think maybe you just got a bad tool? My digital angle finder has never failed mid-cut, and it's way faster for checking multiple pieces than squinting at a square. @paige_murphy98 has a point about needing the right tool for the job, a dead battery in any gadget just means you need a backup plan, not to ditch tech completely.
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