I bought a $400 digital angle finder for a built-in job and it was the best money I ever wasted

I was doing a custom entertainment center around a stone fireplace in a 1920s house, and NOTHING was square. My old magnetic gauge was useless on the rough stone. The digital one gave me exact readings to a tenth of a degree, so I could cut my scribes and filler pieces perfectly on the first try. Anyone have a go-to tool for crazy out-of-plumb walls like that?

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west.jade2mo ago

That "nothing was square" thing is so real. My buddy redid a bathroom in an old farmhouse and the walls leaned in like two inches over eight feet. He ended up using a laser level that projects a vertical line. He'd stick it on the worst wall, trace that perfect line on the floor and ceiling, and then just measure the gap at different spots to make his templates. Said it saved his sanity trying to get the shower surround to fit.

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morgan9152mo ago

Laser levels are a lifesaver for that crap.

kai_brown231mo ago

Just trace the drunk wall, got it.