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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
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Headsnappin,

go back and read the posts by Palasr on the first page of this thread. He has compared the Wally and the MintLp protractors.
sonofjim
557 posts
 
I'm in the process of orderring a best tractor from mintlp for my 10.5i arms. The time difference is delaying comunication somewhat but I look forward to trying it. Thanks to all for your input on this thread. I would never have thought to try this without the comments I've read here.
sonofjim
557 posts
 
As a side note, my measured pivot to spindle distance for the 10.5i on the SSM table agrees well with VPI's published value of 256 mm. I'm not sure why the value was off for the Aries 3 but my guess is that the rest of the values for overhang can be assumed to be accurate.
j_barry
5 posts
 
I have a Dennesen Electrostatic Protractor that I bought in the 80's. I haven't used it in 25 years as I haven't used a pivot arm until now, but it looks alot like the Feickert contraption. Mount it over the spindle, locate the arms pivot point, and then adjust the cartridge to one point on the jig. Its easy to use as long as you can find the arm pivot point which isn't always easy. After reading this thread, though, I'm not sure how accurate it would be for all arms. I may try a Mint. the price is right.
stiltskin OP
499 posts
 
My MintLp arc protractor arrived acouple of days ago....

Within the next few days I'll find sometime, some uninterrupted time that is, to check it out.

My first impression upon unpacking the protractor is that it looks to be a precision tool of the highest degree and more so then the Freikert tractor.

Fine etched detail to the extreme.

Reading through the owners manual of the MintLp, I give the step by step instructions accompanied by helpful tips and explanation highest marks.

Its not your typical manual,I find it well written and thoroughly thought out.

Good job! Yip.
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