Poll: After-market Table Saw Miter Gauges

[John Longwitz]

....with the Woodpeckers logo

[JayStPeter]

I have a Jointech SmartMiter and an Incra 1000SE. They are both top notch. I voted the Jointech since Incra was already well represented.

Jay

[Peter Lyon]

I have at least 5 or 6 - My primary one is a left side Dubby board. However, if I need to cut daddo's on the tablesaw, I use a homemade sled.

I also own an AccuMiter which for a variety of reasons haven't used in a number of years. I also own 2 or 3 basic miter guages that came with various pieces of equipment. I never use these but there around somewhere.

[Gregg Mason]

1000SE. I'm happy with it.

[Frank Pellow]

Before I vote, I need Frank to clarify something for me. Are you including miter sleds in this poll, or just the guages? I have an aftermarked miter sled, but the factory guage I use for frame work where accuracy is not that critical. Jim

My intention was to limit this to miter gauges. Maybe I will start another poll about after market sliders.

[Doug Shepard]

I'm not going to vote as I'm not all that happy with my current after market gauge (JDS Accu-Miter) and think eventually I want to look for something better. It's built like a tank, but repeatability for angle settings isn't one of it's strong suits and there's always been a bit of play between the head and the bar. I do have the Incra V27 that I picked for use on the MM16 and would recommend it but I wouldn't necessarily consider it the best choice for TS use though. I think one of it's big brothers would be worth looking at if the V27 is an indication of how well those are made.

[rick fulton]

In order of preference; Woodhaven, Vega, then stock.
But have hardly touched any of them since installing the Jessem sliding crosscut table.

[Earl Reid]

I haven't used the miter in many years. I have a Dubby.
Earl

[Jim Becker]

I own the Incra, but regularly kick myself for not buying the BenchDog when it was on the market. Now that was a SOLID miter gage system! Unfortunately, it was priced a bit high, IMHO, and didn't sell well.

[Byron Trantham]

Bought the Inrca 2000 years ago and still love it.

[Frank Pellow]

I own the Incra, but regularly kick myself for not buying the BenchDog when it was on the market. Now that was a SOLID miter gage system! Unfortunately, it was priced a bit high, IMHO, and didn't sell well.

Jim, this is the first that I have heard of a BenchDog miter gauge. Have you seen the JessEm Mite-R-Excel and, if so, how do the design and quality compare to the BenchDog?

[Jim Thiel]

I own the Incra, but regularly kick myself for not buying the BenchDog when it was on the market. Now that was a SOLID miter gage system! Unfortunately, it was priced a bit high, IMHO, and didn't sell well.

It was a statement similar to this in a previous post that set me to find out more. Here is the e-mail....

Sorry, there is no discussion of bringing it back. The year it debuted,
it won Best New Tool. At about $200+, the price was a little hard to
swallow. Even at that price, we lost money on every unit sold. It was
called Miter-Loc 360 and the special feature is that the adjustable
fence could spin around the miter bar 360 degrees and be locked in any
position.

I have only seen one for sale, ever. It's still for sale at Tried and
True Tools here in Minneapolis. I believe they have it tagged for
$199.99. Keep in mind that service parts would be close to impossible
to get. If you would like to contact Tried and True, call 763-574-0407
and ask for Paul.

You can see a random picture of it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Bench-Dog-MLF3...05RKNV/sr=8-1/
qid=1171897796/ref=sr_1_1/002-6409310-9832808?ie=UTF8&s=hi

So if you want one, there is one in MN. And for those of you in MN, sorry about your gophers.

Jim

[everett lowell]

I own the bottom of the line Incra and quite happy with it. I keep the original miter guage (crapsman) for oldball jigs now and again.

[Bob Michaels]

I have the Jessem (without the slide) and like it a lot. The solid costruction really impressed me and it's accurate and indexable to one-half degree. That's accurate enough for me. I also have the Jointech which I ordered along with my Jointech digital router lift a while back, but haven't really used it yet. Looked pretty good at the WW show though. If it's as good as the router lift I'll be one happy camper.

[Dave Hale]

Incra 1000SE and added the hold-down and 'sandpaper' fence from Woodpeckers. Love it!