Here are pics of my install of the Wixey Planer Gauge on my Grizzly 1021X. I used 26ga. sheet metal and simply bent a bracket around the post. Where you see the 2 screws, there are existing holes in the planer head. I dont know what thread they are, but its a common size because I had the screws. Behind the readout, there is one screw at the top of the bracket. I used the drill bit and self tapping screw that comes in the planer gauge kit. I also used a rare earth magnet on the foot at the bottom of the scale, to help it return back down, after being raised. It was a pretty easy install, took about 2 hours. After installing this kit, I calibrated it, and tried it out. It works perfectly, and I am really going to enjoy using it. I could never hit the thickness I was trying to get to before, but now its simply just a turn of the handle, and an eye on the readout, away. I hope this helps somebody.
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