angle gauge

[NorCalChris]

What are you guys using to measure pinion angle?

 

[2stix]

the cheap gravity ones at home depot work pretty good. round gauge about 5".

 

[chasdb]

I picked up this one when it was on sale for 20. put it up against a coworkers Fowler brand unit at 100 and matiched up readings consistantly.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=22143&filter=ANGLE%20GAUGE

 

[stumpXJ]

I use one like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Digital-Torpedo-Level/dp/B001OIOP7Q

And sometimes one like this, just depends on what I am dong. Both work great!

http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-Level...ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1330003506&sr=1-3

 

[sheffeyva]

http://www.harborfreight.com/dial-gauge-angle-finder-34214.html
Never done me wrong. Don't recommend harbor freight for too much but for this application it works!

 

[JeepFreak21]

Chris, I have the cheap gravity one from Home Depot, and the shorter digital Craftsman one, (accurate to the 1/100th of a degree - it's a blessing, and a curse!)... anyway, you're more than welcome to borrow either or come by my house to measure!
Billy

EDIT: This is the same one I have. I love it!

I use one like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Digital-Torpedo-Level/dp/B001OIOP7Q
...

 

[WebDog]

I also have the craftsman digital one, and the gravity one. I just ordered this cube today http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PTGBRQ/ref=pe_175190_21431760_cs_sce_dp_1 as the long craftsman one does not work to great on my press due to the length...

 

[NorCalChris]

Chris, I have the cheap gravity one from Home Depot, and the shorter digital Craftsman one, (accurate to the 1/100th of a degree - it's a blessing, and a curse!)... anyway, you're more than welcome to borrow either or come by my house to measure!
Billy

EDIT: This is the same one I have. I love it!

Thanks Billy! I just see one problem........I live about 5hrs away now. Haha. I actually was just up in Sac a few weekends ago. I picked up some parts from Jon and Rob. Hung out for abit @ Jon's. I'm really looking to buy a gauge or two and was just curious as to what you guys are using. The input so far has been great. Thanks guys!

 

[srimes]

https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwia3Iuc2lyYS5wcm90cmFjdG9yIl0.

 

[SC Rednek]

Tom Woods gave me a little credit card shaped thing with angle lines printed on it with a driveshaft I bought. I put a little hole right at the origin and tied a thread through it, and the other end to a rusty nut that was laying around. Hasn't let me down yet! (except once I broke the thread)

 

[NorCalChris]

https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwia3Iuc2lyYS5wcm90cmFjdG9yIl0.

Great Idea. I'm going to download this right now and see how this works.

 

[fasteddieyj]

https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEwNCwia3Iuc2lyYS5wcm90cmFjdG9yIl0.

Nice!

 

[srimes]

Great Idea. I'm going to download this right now and see how this works.

The phone sensor is very accurate. The problem with my phone is that it doesn't have totally straight sides. And on 1 side there's a small button that threw me off a bit. But I centered it on a socket (which I had to do anyway to check pinion angle) and got the same relative angle difference (pinion to driveshaft) as I did with my analog gauge.

 

[NorCalChris]

APP works great! It is called Smart Protractor. I have a Samsung Galaxy S2.

Here's a screen shot.
BTW, this is the free version.

 

[XJEEPER]

Amazing.....and I now have this app on my Galaxy S2. I also own the Craftsman digital unit.

 

[kndrewa]

Yep, I just clicked download on that app for my Droid2.
Pretty awesome to queue up downloads to your phone through the interwebs.
Thanks, srimes.