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   nikkiwood | Jun 26, 2004 09:23pm | #1

   I have an Incra mitre guage and it seems to be dead-on accurate.

   However, when I first got it, I had to "zero" it in -- I used a drafting square. I recheck it from time to time, but it has so far held the adjustment.

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   forestgirl | Jun 27, 2004 02:09am | #2

   John, regardless of what miter gauge you use, your saw blade must be parallel to the miter slot.  Don't let the fact that the 5000 is a sled (rather than just a gauge) fool you there.

   OK, that being said, I have the Incra 1000 and have found it to be accurate and solid.  When I got it, I first double-triple-checked my saw to make sure it was tuned accurately.  Then I tuned the Incra to be 90* to the blade.  That was it.  All the other angles follow from the 90.  Some have reported the need to put a paper shim behind the head to get it 90* to the table, but I didn't find that necessary.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   thebluesky | Jul 01, 2004 03:11am | #3

   Thanks for your advice ........ John

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   2dusty | Jul 01, 2004 08:36pm | #4

   I use Incra's 1000SE from Woodcraft.  I like the repeatibility of the angles because of the presets and the extra depth of cut without a sled.  After I adjusted it to my miter slot (about 20 minutes time) it cuts true and has stayed in alignment.