I bought a $35 digital angle finder instead of a used sliding T bevel, and now the miter cuts on my trim work actually close up

Mary Butler · 2026-09-15T12:35:05.569219+00:00

I do trim work on the side and my miter joints kept opening up at the outside corners, so I was about to drop $60 on a used Starrett bevel to transfer angles the old way. Instead I grabbed a cheap digital angle finder for $35 at a Woodcraft in Columbus and started reading the actual wall angle instead of guessing with a bevel and eyeballing it. First window casing I did was a 92.4 degree corner and the joint closed tight with almost no sanding, which never happened with my bevel. The bevel guys say you lose feel for the wood, but I'm not sanding my joints open anymore so I don't care. Anyone else switch to reading angles off a screen and never go back?

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I bought a $35 digital angle finder instead of a used sliding T bevel, and now the miter cuts on my trim work actually close up | Buy It or Cry Later - Vivisector