The Incra miter gauges are a protractor-head design, but they use a toothed rack for adjustment, creating a greater number of positive stops. All of the Incra products slid very smoothly and had useful features, but for the price I would expect a higher level of precision on the Miter 3000, along with improved stops.

All of the Incra models use nylon split washers to adjust for play in the miter slot. Easy to adjust, the washers allowed for smooth movement.

The Miter 3000 reverts to the head mechanism found on the Miter 1000 (which I prefer) with the addition of a 1° and 1/2° increment assembly. The finer degree adjustment was a nice feature, but with it the gauge took longer to adjust. However, if I were doing a lot of cutting that required precise half-degree adjustments, it would be a handy option.

The fence on the Miter 3000 was almost perfectly flat, but like the other Incra products, the fence was out of square to the table. Again, this can be corrected with shims.

After the testing period for this article, Incra debuted a special edition of the 3000 miter gauge, the 3000SE, which offers a longer, telescoping fence.

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