ToolGuyd

Tool Reviews, New Tool Previews, Best Tool Guides, Tool Deals, and More!

  • New Tools
  • Reviews
  • Guides
    • Best Cordless Power Tool Brand
    • Tool Brands: Who Owns What?
    • Best Cordless Drills (New for 2019!)
    • Dewalt UWO Explained
    • Best Multi-Bit Screwdrivers
    • Best Cordless Impact Drivers (2015)
    • Best Cordless Circular Saws
    • Best Tape Measure
    • Best Cordless Oscillating Tools
    • Best EDC Gear
    • Best Multimeter
    • Best Precision Screwdrivers
    • Best Modular Tool Boxes
    • Ultimate Tool Gift Guide
  • Hand Tools
    • Bit Holders & Drivers
    • EDC, Pocket, & Multitools
    • Electrical Tools
    • Flashlights & Worklights
    • Knives
    • Mechanics’ Tools
    • Pliers
    • Screwdrivers
    • Sockets & Drive Tools
    • Wrenches
    • All Hand Tools
  • Power Tools
    • Accessories
    • Cordless
    • Drills & Drivers
    • Oscillating Tools
    • Saws
    • Woodworking Tools
    • All Power Tools
  • Brands
    • Bosch
    • Craftsman
    • Dewalt
    • Makita
    • Milwaukee
    • Milwaukee NPS19 Tools
    • Ryobi
    • All Brands
  • USA-Made
  • Deals
ToolGuyd > Hand Tools > Layout & Measuring > New Woodpeckers Protractor T-Square One-Time Tool (Deadline 1/6/20)

New Woodpeckers Protractor T-Square One-Time Tool (Deadline 1/6/20)

Dec 20, 2019 Benjamen 19 Comments

If you buy something through our links, ToolGuyd might earn an affiliate commission.
Woodpeckers Posi-Lock T-Square Product Shot

Who’s ever thought: “the problem with this T-square is that it doesn’t do any angles other than 90?” While that might sound absurd, the idea evidently has some merit. Woodpeckers just released a new one-time tool — the Posi-Lock T-square — a T-square with an adjustable angle head.

This new T-square has an adjustable head that can set from 0 to 70° in either direction. What’s more is that it has positive angle stops every 5°, plus at 22-1/2° and 67-1/2°, using precisely machines holes and a spring-loaded indexing ball. If you need a different angle, you can still lock the blade between detents.

The blade is made from stainless steel with a satin finish, and the head is made from Woodpeckers’ classic red-anodized aluminum.

Advertisement

The blade has scribing notches every 1/16″ along the blade and a laser etched scale in increments of 1/32″ on both edges. The total tolerance over the length of the blade is ± .004″.

Woodpeckers Posi-Lock T-Square Product Line
Woodpeckers’ Posi-Lock T-Squares with “Rack-It” Mounts

Woodpeckers will be selling three Posi-Lock T-Squares, in 12″, 24″, and 32″ sizes. The 12″ version is $130, the 24″ is $150, and the 32″ is $170. They are also selling a set with all three T-squares for $440.

Woodpeckers Posi-Lock T-Square Protractor with Hang-It Mount

Each square comes with a wall-mountable “Rack-It” holder.

The order deadline for these square is January 6th, 2020 and delivery is scheduled for April (but could change).

Price: $130 – $170 ($440 combo)
Order Deadline: 1/6/20

Buy Now via Woopeckers

Discussion

I think this adjustable angle T-square is a great addition to their line-up, and it’s disappointing that they are making it a one-time tool.

Multifunction Combination Square

Having a really large and accurate protractor would come in handy for laying out certain projects. I’ve used the protractor heads for combination squares before and find them sorely lacking. Trying to line up the proper angle is tedious at best and on many of the cheaper versions you’re lucky if the scale has been calibrated within 2°.

Related posts:

Woodpeckers Dovetail Marking Gauge at an AngleWoodpeckers Dovetail Marking Gauges Hands-on Review Woodpeckers Steel Straight EdgesNew Woodpeckers One Time Tool: Steel Straight Edges Woodpeckers Paolini Pocket Rules

Sections: Layout & Measuring, Made in USA, New Tools, Woodworking Tags: T-Square, Woodpeckers One-Time ToolMore from: Woodpeckers

« The Coolest Carhartt Accessories for Your Drinks
Last Minute Deal: SOG Mini Multi-Tool (12/23/19) »

About Benjamen

Benjamen Johnson grew up watching his dad work as a contractor and woodworker. He became an electrical engineer and took an interest in woodworking. Check out Ben's projects at Electronsmith's 3D Prints or Instagram.

19 Comments

  1. fred says

    Dec 20, 2019 at 9:42 am

    I ordered the 32 inch one via Woodcraft (they list it as 36 inch – probably a typo) this morning – same price – but free shipping.

    https://www.woodcraft.com/products/onetime-tool-posi-lock-t-square-36-inch-woodpeckers

    Reply
    • Jim Felt says

      Dec 20, 2019 at 11:54 am

      fred.
      I’m curious why you selected this particular length?
      And BTW thanks for your insight on the shipping option.

      Reply
      • fred says

        Dec 20, 2019 at 3:56 pm

        I picked the longest – thinking it would cover the largest panel I’m likely to cut. Maybe a 24 inch might have been better especially if some inaccuracy creeps in with a longer arm.

        In any event – I’m hoping that it is easier to set than my Starrett 52516 protractor head. The quandary with buying these One-Time-Tools is that neither you nor other users have had a chance to handle one – so without experience or reviews by others – you are buying sight-unseen. It may still beat using my tangent tables to calculate right triangle legs – although I recall that 3-5/8 and 8-3/4 inches will lay out a 22-1/2 degree angle

        Reply
  2. Nathan says

    Dec 20, 2019 at 10:08 am

    That’s fairly reasonable especially from them. I mean considering if it is actually accurate, and I have no reason to believe it isn’t. Then it does take a bit of work to maintain that accuracy across a range. I’m sure the head is CNC machined to 0.0003 or such to help with that so the price is reasonable.

    I might get the 24 inch and it would be my first woodpeckers tool.

    However I will say I’ve had good luck with my PEC combination square and it’s protractor head. I got it cheap from Harry Epstein but still expensive enough.

    Reply
  3. Matt says

    Dec 20, 2019 at 11:42 am

    I noticed their one time tools are no longer offered in metric. I purchase a lot of their one time tools, but I didn’t purchase the last few and I won’t be purchasing this one because it isn’t offered in metric. Why has metric disappeared from the line up?

    Another issue with their one time tools that can be frustrating is their “expected ship dates.” The last few tools I purchased their expected ship date was missed by months! This really stinks if you intended to give to someone as a present.

    Reply
    • Ben V says

      Dec 20, 2019 at 6:39 pm

      Every time they do non-metric tools I drop them an email to express my request. They do keep a track of these things, so hopefully they’ll see there is demand!

      A lot more of their tools are becoming permanent stock items this year, so they might be just using OneTimeTools to test the waters with a tighter audience.

      Ben

      Reply
      • Matt says

        Dec 20, 2019 at 9:15 pm

        Thank you. I actually dropped them an email already.

        Reply
  4. Drew M says

    Dec 20, 2019 at 12:22 pm

    Positive angle stops every 5°

    Too bad they weren’t clever enough to add vernier stops for angles. Then you could have postive stops for essentially every angle.

    Oh well. Maybe on the next version.

    Reply
  5. Koko The Talking Ape says

    Dec 20, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    That red portion seems surprisingly thick, maybe 1/2″ or more. I suppose it has to have space for the balls and springs, but even so, it seems to be overkill. It surely isn’t a solid aluminum billet, is it?

    Also, these fellows seem difficult to make accurately. Are the balls fixed to a leaf spring? If they are riding in holes with coil springs, the holes have to be super-accurately sized (big enough to allow the balls to slide up and down, but small enough to prevent slop.)

    Reply
    • ca says

      Dec 20, 2019 at 2:19 pm

      I’m also wondering about the accuracy of the angle setting. Sure they talk about the tolerance of the blade being 4 thousandths… but who cares for wood working? However, a small error in the setting of the angle gives a large error at the end of the blade. If the angle detents truly are accurate, I would consider paying this otherwise exorbitant price.

      Reply
    • Nathan says

      Dec 30, 2019 at 2:24 pm

      you’ll notice most of their AL based rulers and squares tend to have a thicker base body. Reasoning is that AL has quite a bit of resilaince so to minimize deflection over the face and to maintain accuracy once milled it’s a good idea to have more material there.

      That same head milled out of say base steel or SS could be thinner to maintain the same dimensional stability. Also the larger size helps with holding edges of materials and the like. So it’s also functional.

      I also assume their detent ball rides on a fail safe coil spring. but that’s an assumption.

      Reply
  6. Adam says

    Dec 20, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    Cool idea. Wish they would make it in a less accurate (ie less expensive) version. Sure if a $40 unit was made, it would still be accurate enough for most of us

    Reply
    • Tom D says

      Dec 20, 2019 at 8:37 pm

      Wait until China is making knockoffs. They’ll be cheaper AND less accurate!

      Reply
      • gene says

        Dec 20, 2019 at 9:30 pm

        you do realize that bridge city manufactures all it’s global market tools in China?

        Reply
        • fred says

          Dec 20, 2019 at 10:23 pm

          Sure

          The rumor was that they were struggling to stay afloat – or that John Economaki had had enough. Anyway for whatever reasons n their “licensing partner” in China (Harvey Industries) bought them out last year.

          Reply
          • gene says

            Dec 21, 2019 at 7:57 pm

            yup. the manufacturing deals remain in place for now. Their stuff is really good but hella expensive. I just never bought into any of this stuff.

        • Arlan says

          Dec 25, 2019 at 2:40 pm

          Bridge City……….Whatever. I was a fan, customer, and stock owner a couple decades ago before they went down the first time. My healthy investment in stock went to $0.00. Never any acknowledgement or effort to make it right with former investors.

          No longer a customer or fan.

          Reply
  7. Diplomatic Immunity says

    Dec 22, 2019 at 8:22 pm

    Something I’d actually want in that it looks very useful although I’m not sure what size I’d want. Hopefully it gets enough traction to where they make it a regular production model.

    Reply
  8. Robert Adkins says

    Dec 24, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    Looks great, I could find a lot of uses for it. And,,, Woodpeckers makes good stuff. They know it too, as you can tell by the prices.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Newsletter

Sign up to receive the latest tool news.

ToolGuyd Forum

Recent Comments

  • fred on Bosch PROFACTOR Cordless Power Tool Hype Continues to Build: “We had a related issue in two of our businesses. We’d often be asked by employees about purchasing used tools…”
  • Jared on New Bosch Profactor Cordless Axial-Glide Miter Saw (Updated): “Look at how upbeat and enthusiastic about Bosch a few months ago! A trip down memory lane. I appreciate the…”
  • Jim Felt on Bosch PROFACTOR Cordless Power Tool Hype Continues to Build: ““Biturbo” is such a mostly German ICE auto centric concept I’m almost amazed they went with it. Especially given the…”
  • Aaron on Bosch PROFACTOR Cordless Power Tool Hype Continues to Build: “Every year I see articles about phones with titles like “This may be the best iphone yet!” And… I mean,…”
  • Stuart on New Dewalt Ball Bearing Tool Storage: “I don’t think so?”
  • Stuart on Mora Carpentry Chisel Knife Dropped in Price: “That’s a 10″ machete with 15.2″ overall length.”

Recent Posts

  • Hart Stack - Another Modular Tool Box System?
  • New Bosch Profactor Cordless Axial-Glide Miter Saw (Updated)
  • Bosch PROFACTOR Cordless Power Tool Hype Continues to Build
  • Mora Carpentry Chisel Knife Dropped in Price
  • New KA-BAR USSF (United States Space Force) Tools and Knives
  • The New Ridgid Cordless Miter Saw Looks Very Familiar (R48607B)
  • ToolGuyd Misc Tool Talk and Social Media Summary (1/23/21)
  • Interesting ToughBuilt "Shock Block" Hammer Concept
ToolGuyd New Tool Reviews Image

New Tool Reviews

Buying Guides

  • Best Cordless Drills
  • Best Cordless Impact Drivers
  • Best Cordless Multi-Tools
  • Cordless Power Tool Brands
  • Modular Tool Storage Systems
  • Ultimate Tool Gift & Upgrade Guide
ToolGuyd Knife Reviews Image

Knife Reviews

ToolGuyd Multi-Tool Reviews Image

Multi-Tool Reviews

ToolGuyd LED Flashlight and Worklight Reviews Image

LED Light Reviews

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Stores
  • Videos
  • Gear
  • AMZN Deal Finder
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Disclosure