Hi all,
It seems the miter gage that came with my ShopFox table saw has an interesting quirk. To set it to 90 degrees, you dial in 94 degrees and then tighten it. As you tighten, the angle slowly changes until it settles in at something approaching 90 degrees. I've put up with this long enough so..
here's my new Incra 1000SE. Got it from Woodpecker for $99 99 plus $11.57 shipping. So far, I'm impressed. It was dead on right out of the box and seems very well made. It's gonna take a while to get the hang of the many features (most of which I'll never use). The manual is well made but assumes the purchaser has some knowledge of how a better-than-stock gage works. I don't so I'll plug away at it until I understand how to use all the features OR ... maybe I won't. So far the only negative I've found is that it isn't a tool-less gage. You need a hex wrench and another special tool (supplied by Incra) for many of the adjustments. Other than that, this thing is accurate!
Ernie
It seems the miter gage that came with my ShopFox table saw has an interesting quirk. To set it to 90 degrees, you dial in 94 degrees and then tighten it. As you tighten, the angle slowly changes until it settles in at something approaching 90 degrees. I've put up with this long enough so..
here's my new Incra 1000SE. Got it from Woodpecker for $99 99 plus $11.57 shipping. So far, I'm impressed. It was dead on right out of the box and seems very well made. It's gonna take a while to get the hang of the many features (most of which I'll never use). The manual is well made but assumes the purchaser has some knowledge of how a better-than-stock gage works. I don't so I'll plug away at it until I understand how to use all the features OR ... maybe I won't. So far the only negative I've found is that it isn't a tool-less gage. You need a hex wrench and another special tool (supplied by Incra) for many of the adjustments. Other than that, this thing is accurate!
Ernie
