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Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions

I'm contemplating the purchase of this brand of protractor.

Over the years I have relied on a good friend to mount cartridges and set up the few tables that I have owned in the past.
Relying on someone else to do this was for good reason.

I would never make it as a watch maker or any other profession that requires a fine touch and skill with steady hands.
The time has come where I will have to do this totally on my own.

My question to you owners of the Feickert protractor is what is your experience with it regarding ease of use and accuracy compared to other protractors?

Secondly, the disk has strobe markings for speed set up, does the Feickert package come with a strobe light for the $250. selling price?

I asked these question of a dealer sent via a e-mail and have not received a reply as of yet.

Thank you for your replies.
stiltskin
mjglo
127 posts
 
Viper,
That is exactly what I found with my Aries 3 and 10.5i arm. The 262 number was bogus, I did my own measuring before I ordered a protractor from Ken Willis. So those with a VPI 10.5i arm should not order a protractor based on the 262mm distance.

Mike
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stringreen
6,470 posts
 
I read these series of posts through, and just can't understand why anyone would want to go nuts over this. VPI has a perfectly good alignment jig. My SME also came with a plastic jig similar to VPI's that works well...I double checked them both with a DB protractor and all is well. Why agonize over this?
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islandmandan
1,260 posts
 
Stringreen, I'm not agonizing in the least. I'm enjoying a sound from my Signature Scout that really satisfies on a level that is hard to believe is coming from said Scout. The VPI jig supplied with the Scout, and other tables, gets you ball-park close, but the Mintlp tool is VERY precise, that's how you find out that set-up was not as close as you thought with less precise tools. Best 100 bucks I've spent yet on my analog rig. I recommend it highly.
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stiltskin OP
499 posts
 
Stringreen, I'm certainly not agonizing over anything...

I see you used a DB protractor to double check your set up with the supplied factory jigs.

Viper, was the misprint on VPIs web site you caught only for their 10 inch arm?
I believe Islandmandan is using the Signature 9.

Tvad, was there a notable improvement once you dialed in your cartridge with the MintLp?
viper_z
95 posts
 
Stiltskin, I have a Aries-3 with 10.5i arm, so my table is the only thing I can measure and verify with VPI.

I cannot verify the overhang because I don't know how to measure it. If VPI got the PS distance wrong, what's the hope that they will get the rest of the numbers right?
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