WORKPRO 180mm Aluminium Speed Square

Nice lightweight, sturdy build quality. Great value for the price and as accurate as you could ask for. solid product.

Good Quality product many thanks recommended.

I found this tool very helpful in getting my angles worked out on my new garage/ carport roof

Arrived in good order, well packed. Robust, 90 and 45 angles accurate. Coating and markings look good but time will tell.

First impression: 👀 The speed square is an almost essential woodworking tool especially for construction of traditional roofing. It is capable of marking accurate lines at 45 degrees or right angles and can draw parallel markings at 35mm to 65mm graduations. There is a pivot point for angle mark-up or measuring the roof pitch, and this can be done either directly or using a plumb line if you have one of those – mine was made on a lathe in school back when you were allowed dangerous tools as a teenager. The square has everything else you would expect including angle measurement and translation marks for constructing common and hip/valley rafters for the rise. Packaging: 📦 ♻️ The square comes in a brown cardboard box with an inner support and is completely recyclable. The bubble wrap is not however and somewhat unnecessary. What I liked: ✔️ The markings are etched into the surface and so wont easily wear out through hard use. I do look after my tools and anything that needs to keep a straight edge gets hung up, but these things are tools after all and will get some hard use from time to time over the years. ✔️ The blue colour is particularly attractive, if such a thing in a work tool is necessary, but it does make the markings stand out, and it is easy to grab the big blue speed square on a cluttered table or tool bag if that’s where you keep it. ✔️ All the traditional measurements are present to make this useful in its role. Measurements are in cm or degrees for the most part. Pencil drag lines are at metric intervals. Interestingly, the parallel cut outs where the rafter marks are, is at imperial measurements of 9/10” and 1 2/5”. Anything I didn’t like so much: ❌ Some of the casting marks are a little rough particularly around the internal cut outs. These may well have been slightly machined but these areas obviously didn’t have much metal to begin with. The machined ends of the T-foot are particularly rough with swarf left attached. It’s not a big thing, but I have seen better. It annoyed me as the marketing specifically states that there are no burrs. ❌ It is made as they say from aluminium alloy. But which alloy exactly from one of the 8 common ones? Is it strong 6061 or bendy 1100? It’s a common thing to just quote that it is alloy but without any contextual meaning. Conclusion: ✅ Minor gremlins with the finishing aside, and I just wish it didn’t carry so many milling marks, this is still good value for a speed square. It has all the functionality you would expect and even if all you do is find a right angle, it’s a good tool and a handy addition to the toolbox. I am going to hang this one up on my tool wall as it bears some protection. Thanks for taking the time to read my review, I hope you found it helpful.

Bought for son in law birthday well pleased liked the colour and quality very good.

Solid, good quality.

Good and very light don’t know whether that’s good or bad but it’s been a good tool until I hit it with circular saw .. doh ..

Schönes Teil, bin zufrieden

Esquadro muito bom e durável! Nada a apontar!

Molto comoda ben fatta

Bonne qualité... solide et pratique.

This price-quality relation is excellent. Compared this tool to DIN 875/2 standard angle, deviation is very reasonable for drawing right angle lines during wood-working. Feels good in the hand, surface quality is nice too. Would definitely buy again.