Dear Oakris, You wrote, "I think I am confusing folks, or I am confused myself, lol, I know what the spindle to pivot distance is supposed to be, just looking for a tool that will give me a reasonably accurate measurement."
I realized that not everyone was responding to your actual question, and I understand the problem. Which is why I posted about how I use the Dennesen protractor to set P2S (that's the standard abbreviation in these parts for "pivot to spindle"). It works. What I then pointed out is that the Dennesen is really a protractor for aligning a cartridge. So after you've mounted your tonearm at the exact correct P2S distance, then you can use it again, as Mr Dennesen intended.
I realized that not everyone was responding to your actual question, and I understand the problem. Which is why I posted about how I use the Dennesen protractor to set P2S (that's the standard abbreviation in these parts for "pivot to spindle"). It works. What I then pointed out is that the Dennesen is really a protractor for aligning a cartridge. So after you've mounted your tonearm at the exact correct P2S distance, then you can use it again, as Mr Dennesen intended.