Heads up Bill

[Leon]

Incra 1000HD at Rockler,$120.

[Bill]

Thank you, Leon. It arrived in the mail yesterday--with free shipping, only 75 hours after I ordered it. My wife has already got it wrapped and under the tree..lol! Still, I appreciate the heads-up! Rockler notified me of the Incra guide via email. I'll have to take a closer look at the ad you sent and see if there are saw blades on sale(not that I have any money left this monthafter buying my wife a Unisaw so that I can make her birdhouses).

Bill

[Leon]

One other note, I have the same Incra miter gauge. I ended up buying the next size longer telescoping fence to increase it's usefulness.

Also I added a sacrificial fence, MDF, to the front of the fence to help prevent tear out on the back side of the cuts.

[Bill]

Yes, I remembered you had that miter gage. You helped me make up my mind a while back that the 1000HD had the right balance of precision and simplicity. I'll keep your "upgrades" in mind--especially the easy one--the sacrificial fence.

Thanks, Bill

[krw]

Beware! The first time I set mine to an extreme angle, I sawed right through the inside corner. Carbide cuts through aluminum real good!

:-(

[Leon]

That there is known as a right of passage. :-)

[jo4hn]

I have an idea that there are many of us with the same or similar miters that have done that. Sigh. gloom, j4

[Leon]

Yeah, LOL. If you have not yet cut into your aluminum fence you are just a rookie. ;~)

[Swingman]

It's called a "zero clearance" angle fence. Most of us have one, some of us for more than one angle.

[Sonny]

I have several standard miter gauges and they have been just fine for my needs. Most of my angle cuts are made with the Sawbuck or RAS. The Incra is a good price, I ordered one and it should arrive today.

I suppose cutting through it isn't so bad, for certain cuts. With the comments/info, I won't get upset, when I do.

Sonny

[krw]

I do, now, too! ;-)