subject: Two Different Styles For The Angle Finder [print this page] An angle finder is a tool that has one purpose, but a couple different styles of operation. Deciding which one you need to utilize will require some basic knowledge of the tools function and what job you are intending to do with it.
Firstly, there is an angle finder tool that operates in a scissor-like fashion, with a hinge holding two straight edge rulers together at the end. The hinge area has a number of different marks for measuring angles anywhere between zero degrees and one hundred and eight degrees. The rulers may be manipulated to form any angle and then a mark may be placed upon the surface of the material to be cut or altered by some action of carpentry.
The next type of tool is the protractor style. This tool often has a solid, magnetic, right angle base and a circular gauge on top for finding different angles. This tool works by being placed in any right angle joint, like the foot of a wall, and adjusting the angle gauge to whatever angle may be necessary to measure.
If the job being done requires the planning of angles on paper or on the materials themselves, the scissor-style angle finder is better suited to the job. On the other hand, if the job at hand requires double checking a right angle and building out from it, the protractor style would be the better specialized tool
An old expression carpenters are often familiar with is "measure twice, cut once." The sure carpenter will be certain to follow these words and maybe even measure a few extra times.
If you plan to purchase or use an angle finder in the near future, you may wish to utilize the various search engines at your disposal on the internet.
