That $40 digital protractor saved me from a total mess on a stair remodel

I was laying out stringers for a set of stairs in a house outside Nashville last month and my old speed square just wasn't cutting it. The angles were all weird because the floor wasn't level and the top landing had a slight slope. I bit the bullet and bought a digital angle finder at the hardware store for about 40 bucks. Honestly, it paid for itself in the first ten minutes because I didn't have to re-cut a single tread. The laser guide on it made matching the heel height a breeze too. Has anyone else tried one of these for framing or do you still go old school with a framing square?

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kaiharris5h ago

nah man i get what youre saying but a speed square works fine if you know how to use it right. digital stuff is just another thing to break when you drop it off a ladder or the battery dies on you.