protractors?

i've never used a protractor to lay out parking spots. do they actually help the cause or is the old tape measure just as useful?

I bought one last year, its the kind of thing that you will not use everyday. But for the weird angles in makes life real easy. Jim

I have one of the big parking lot ones that you can buy from Robert, it is handy sometimes, but I found that I don't use it as much as we originaly thought.

I do alot of new contruction, and I use it all the time for angle parking. I just lay the protractor down next to my mark at the top of the space and strike my chalk line next to it so the angle is right on. Yes I still chalk line ... guess I am not as good as some of you who just mark top bottom and shoot.

I am not saying we can point and shoot on angles, we dont, we check them all, we just use the small metal contractors angle rather than the plastic parking lot protractor from PTM, nothing against it, its actually really cool, my guys just like the small one better.

Ive tried both the tape and the protractor, I really prefer the tape vs the other.

we have a interlocking light aluminum protractor we can set it to the full length and full width and angle of any stall, we spray beside it. If there is two of you with one moving the protractor one spraying its really really quick. You only have to measure your total area from curb to curb set the protractor and your off, none of this running your bottom string line to get your stalls even, marking the top then the bottom on angles, then flicking your chalkline down or string line for spraying next to.

I have both protractor and tape. As said on an earlier reply, I don't use it as much as initially expected. But, it is helpful on angles.

Hey Wend, Did you make your protractor or buy it somewhere? It must be a BIG UNIT, but it sounds like a good deal on angle stalls.

Wendy has shown me pictures of the one she made. Looks very easy to use

Here's the store bought Protractor

Wend, Can you send me pictures of the protractor you use. Sounds heavy duty? hank

yeah could you please send me pics too wend? please... oh please??

i'll get some pics to u when i find the lead to me camera

Wend, I sure would like to see them as well. Thanks