100mm (4") Digital Height Gauge with Fractions

This is a great application of the Wixey electronic measurement devices. I don't need calibration lab or tool room accuracy in my wood shop and this gives me the accuracy I need at a reasonable price.I really like the metric/imperial * fractional read-out. I find I'm switching more between imperial and metric with the addition of a CNC router in the shop. Wixey measuring devices make this easy.Good Job guys!Here's some things I'd like to see:Heavier base - maybe made from steel. Would keep it from moving around so easily. I feel so strongly about this that I might have someone machine a steel foot for mine.Taller models - 4.5" is good for short things but it would be nice to see higher models 12", 18", etc.

I have 4 other Wixey products and enjoy them, but I couldn't even open the battery door on this one, and I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering. The instructions on the box did not match the product on the inside. There was no help on Wixey's web site. I wasted my time and money on this one.

The digital scale on the Wixley is accurate (so long as you make certain to zero it out first) and with a flat foot to place on the blade or bit it is easier to use than a dial indicator (which I also have and which I like for other purposes) to accurately set up the depth of dado cuts or the height (or depth) of cut to be made by a router bit.For example, to cut a dado in which to install a mini track in 3/4" MDF as I did this morning, the dado cannot excede the exact thickness of the track (approx. 3/8"). Otherwise 7/16 screws will penetrate through and stick out the other side of the MDF. You don't even need the digital scale. Put the mini track on a flat steel surface, such as your table saw top, raise the foot of the Wixley and place it on the mini track and turn the locking screw. Use this to set the top of the dad blade set, cut the dado and voilà, the tract fits.

I like this gauge. It does the job, the job I intended for it to accomplish. I would buy again. Measuring an existing height is easyand accurate.My one complaint is how sensitive the height adjustment is, when the lock screw is loose. This is an issue when using the roll thumbwheel, which is almost impossible it you are targeting a 3 place number (e.g.1.215). However, loosening and tighteningthe lock screw does not move the setting, so it is easy to work around this issue by just sliding very carefully until your numberis reached.For the price, I can live with this shortcoming. I can recommend this gauge with no problem.

I've used a smaller, all-plastic Wixey digital height gauge for a year, and it has proven to be very useful. The one under review here is more stoutly built, and has a heavy metal base that will prevent it from falling over, and it can extend up to 4 1/2 inches (longer than the plastic model). This one is a bit more versatile, just as accurate, just as easy to use. I use it to measure table saw height, router bit height, router bit distance from the fence, distance from the drill press fence to the drill bit. Highly recommended for your woodworking shop.

This is one of those tools that if you have it and need it it is a pleasure to have access to one. Sure, there are a dozen ways to achieve the same measurement using other devices but for me this works. With it's solid heavy magnetic base it stays where you want it, kind of like having a third hand.I would recommend this tool to those who have a need that it fits, it's a specialized instrument useful for setting above table heights for table saw blades, router bits and the like. Sometimes it is nice to have one tool that does something well while providing hands free operation.If it fits your needs this is a nice tool, accurate, easy to use, get one.

The vertical layout is stupid. The contrast is poor. Accuracy and design of movement is perfect.

I have several Wixey "measuring" devices. I previously purchased a non-Wixey digital height gauge because it was $20 cheaper. I hated it since I had become use to the Wixey standard on my other measuring products. I ended up replacing the height gauge with a Wixey and it is far superior to the non-Wixey product. I like the Fraction display feature (in addition to decimals), it is a much smoother sliding/adjusting mechanism and is a better buy despite the higher price. I can say in this case you do get what you pay for. Amazon offers it at a slight discount versus other sites and it does go on sale online elsewhere on occasion. I recommend this product. In fact, I recommend all Wixey products based on the 5 different items I own. This product "measures up" - pun intended!

Things I like:- It's relatively cheap.- It works.- Strong magnet in the base holds it to metal surfaces.Things I don't like:- Metric resolution in only +/-0.05mm even though Imperial units read +/-0.001inches (which is +/-0.025mm). This is likely a rounding limitation in the digital controller that's used.- It doesn't arrive perfectly square (see pic).- The digital readout is at 90 degrees, so you get a sore neck and this might lead to the occasional human error when you're looking at the display.- It doesn't have a carbide tip on the end of the scribe. The scribing tip is also not replaceable. But then If you're using this so much that you're wearing out the scribe you should probably be buying higher quality tools.- The base is aluminum and looks pretty flat, but it's not going to be as flat as a ground steel base.

This tool functions exactly as you would expect if you commonly use tools like this for layout work and or height measurements.I would like to see it about $40 - $50 cheaper as it is just a regular run of the mill Vernier head with an arm for height measurements and an edge for scribing, and all is mounted to a small piece of extruded aluminum.All in all, it is a good buy if (like myself) you use things like this for a living or hobby. It does the job well.I would buy it again if something were to happen to the one I have!!!

The cursor has too much play on the ruler, which induce a lack of accuracy and repetability. Let see, now, how long it will last. I would have like that the magnet be stronger. Overall, it's ok in a wood shop context. But no more than ok. One must be careful to get acurate results.

Works well . As usual, you get what you pay for!

Great little peice to have if you work with precise measurements