Digital Angle Gauge

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Anyone got any (clever or otherwise) uses for one of these other than their primary purpose.

So far I have :

1) Attach to cross slide handle. With a standard 27.7 TPI screw thread 10 degrees equates to 1 thou. Probably can do a metric version. it would have been easier if we had adopted Napoleon's idea of decimalising degrees.

2) Arrange sine bar of length I haven't bothered to calculate between column and quill on milling machine. With appropriate length degrees equate to downfeed.

3) With suitable calibration (donations of funds for this important work needed) relate angle of lean on Saturday night to degree of intoxication.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

such as the Wixey subscription freebie

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Stick it to a chuck jaw for dividing/marking angles without removing work from lathe

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

5) Fix it to the Minute hand of a clock … Digital readout should show tenths of a Second.

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 05/04/2013 16:00:28

[Anonymous]

Posted by Bazyle on 05/04/2013 15:50:21:

3) With suitable calibration (donations of funds for this important work needed) relate angle of lean on Saturday night to degree of intoxication.

Ah, but what happens if you end up horizontal, or should that be 'level', alongside the lathe?

Andrew

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

G'day

I made a super accurate model aircraft propeller pitch gauge with mine

Regards from down-under

CU Later * Danny M *

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

Hi Danny M

I would like to see how you made your pitch gauge it might be useful for making my hydroplane props instead of using angle gauges.

If you could show me it would be appreciated.

Paul

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Hi Paul.

I actually used a digital angle gauge from:

http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Measurement/Squares-Angle-Gauges-Protractors

100-080-10200re”> Digital Angle Rule/Protractor 200mm – 0-360°.

Mounted it on the front of a standard propeller pitch base plate by drilling 2 holes in the bottom rule.

I had to put feet under the base to raise it so that the top edge of the lower rule was flush with the top of the base. As I use it for aircraft props the base slots are 1/4" wide & 1/4" apart. Prop holder is the usual cones on a sliding carrier.

I shall take a photo soon (it's in use up in the bush at Corryong at the moment, being used to set up a new blade on a farmer's drone – he hit a magpie!)

Only thing is you have to calculate the pitch from the blade angle/radius but with a programmable calculator it's easy.

Regards from down-under

CU later * Danny M *

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

Thanks Danny M look forward to a Photo of it.

I get my angles/ radius when I had sorted the pitch I required then draw it usind cad and the angles were displayed.

My prop pitch gauge is a block of steel with a centre pivot, stops for the prop and a series of slots at various radiuses then angle gauges out of shim.

It is very time consuming as the prop is made from a block of high tensile steel then heat treated to stand the loads of a prop rider.

Paul

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