Tools & Materials
Ridgid - Ridgid Digital Miter Gauge
Zeroes in quickly
Oct 24, 2014
Inconsistent Performance
Street price: $90
Bar adjustment: Fair
Detent usability and range: Digital, in increments of 1/10°
Fence quality/range: Fair, 24 in.
Flip-stop quality: Fair
Miter test: Fair
Long stock test: Very good
Octagon test: Fair
This gauge zeroes in quickly and the back-lit angle display is easy to read. While the head was accurate, tightening the handle threw it out of its setting. The simple, fixed-length fence comes with a micro-adjustable flip-stop and a fixed stop. This bar is the only non-adjustable one tested and had a sloppy fit in the miter slot, making for an inconsistent performance throughout the tests.
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