A nice protractor level?

[Frank Petronio]

I've had an ancient cheapy for years, what a nice grown-up one to get?

[frotog]

How about a digital protractor? Pricey yes but the absolute best way to level out standards.

If you want to go analogue Horseman used to make a cool angle finder.

[frotog]

http://www.mitutoyo.com/TerminalMerc...spx?group=1438

[John Kasaian]

A miniature bottle of Hennesy with a small sip out of it is good for levelling things out.
No batteries needed, which is one advantage over that Mitutoyo (Price being another!)

[Keith Pitman]

I have an Iphone app called "Army Knife" that has a protractor, a level (actually two levels) and shows degrees off level in two planes. It also has several other tools. Cheap, too.

[Leigh]

Take a look at the offerings at McMaster-Carr www.mcmaster.com

They have quite a selection, at various accuracy levels and price points.

- Leigh

[Eric Rose]

I use my android phone with the associated app. Since it is always with me no worries about forgetting it.

[Erik Larsen]

I just use a cheap angle finder from true value hardware. 10 bucks or so I think. It has a large dial which spreads the degrees out enough on the scale to get a fairly close approximation of accuracy. Whether it is really accurate, I don't know but for my purpose of squaring up my standards it seems accurate enough.
Regards
Erik

[Leigh]

Whether it is really accurate, I don't know but for my purpose of squaring up my standards it seems accurate enough.

Levels are self-calibrating, as follows:

1) Cut a large 'L' out of cardboard, with the long side longer than the level.
2) Tape it along the outside to a flat surface, like a counter top (should be close to level, but that doesn't matter).
3) Put the level in the corner of the 'L' and note its reading.
4) Turn the level around 180°, put it back in the corner, and note the reading.

The actual error is half the difference between the two readings. Hopefully that will be zero.

- Leigh

[Drew Wiley]

Good luck finding one that's actually level. What works better are the angle finders with a
gravity weighted pointer and a big scale to increase the accuracy of the reading. Or just
buy Starrett or Mitutoyo and be done with it.