I don't have one but a friend has an Osborn and he likes it.

 

I have been seeing the V-120 for $59 USD on sale lately. That don't sound too bad.

 

Being canadian I don't get all the advantages of sale price you enjoy in the stated
But
We have really good breakfast tea,and beer
And
Many lakes and rocks and trees
And three weeks of summer
Lol

 

I use at accumiter great unit
JDS Accu-Miter Professional Miter Gauge

 

I Incra... not a negative word...

 

What model do you have?
May go as far as te 1000se,can't justify the 3000
Then again the v series with a shop made fence would be a huge improvement over oem

 

I love the Osborne, great value and performance.

 

I have an old Incra 1000 and love it. I check it's accuracy once a year but haven't need to change it in a long time - still is dead on. Have been very tempted to get the V27 on sale for use with jigs.

 

Either one is "Top Drawer" and the only real good choices out there, you can't go wrong wth either one. I tried them both but use the Incra all of the time. There just are no other choices that are as good as these two miter gauges in my opinion.

Jerry B.

 

got an Incra2000, likely the least popular of the Incra line, but I love it!!! 3000HD will be the next one I get. Jess-em and Osbourne both appear to be outstanding in their own right. I don't think you could go wrong with any of them...

 

I have a Kreg miter gauge. It has two small adjustment screws on the back for adjusting the fence out on in of either end. I also have several Incra's, but mostly I use the Kreg.

Here is a tip to determine if you miter gauge is accurate and cutting at 90 degrees. Don't put a square across of the end of the board and down one side. Instead stand the board on a flat surface (like the table saw) and stand the square beside it with one side against the board and the other on the flat surface. You will be able to see if your cut is accurate. Hope this is helpful. Malcolm / Kentucky USA

 

Thanks for all the replies,being a Incra fan,and so many who reinforce what I have read,looks like I will be shopping Incra for bowing day(or week/month ) sales
Leaning towards a 1000 se,will see what deals come along

 

Get the Incra HD instead of the SE. Only $20 more on Amazon (or $15 more on ebay) but you get indexes every degree instead of every 5 degrees (both have 22-1/2egree indexes). So if you ever wanted to make a 5 sided box, you'd be able to cut 72 degree miters with the HD

I bought mine on ebay about a week before Rockler put it on sale for $30 less. The ebay seller (toolzoneinc) gave me a $30 refund. Toolzoneinc has the lowest price on ebay for the HD and the SE.

 

I have an Incra 1000SE and like it a lot. Recently built a sled for the table saw and love it. Don't know why I waited so long to build it. About 50 years of waiting.

 

Better late than never Richard.....

a quality miter gauge and well built sleds have become essentials in my shop.....

 

I do not think you Can go wrong with Incra Products. You can find buy cheaper, but Incra products are good quality quipment.

 

What Doug said!
Osborne Manufacturing - Precision Woodworking Tools - Home Page
USPS.

 

I have a Rigid digital readout which I purchased online from one of the big box stores.
It has served me well for a couple of years now.

 

The thing that has me sold on Incra is their flip stop. I rarely if ever have to use odd angles like 34.5. I've always wondered who really needs that. Whatever, I use a stop all the time. The Incra has the ability to use it with a auxiliary fence. That is a winner for me.

 

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the 34.5 setting is part of the setup for cutting crown laying it flat.

Al

 

I bought the Incra 1000HD when Rockler had it on sale and have been very happy with it. I recently needed to cut a 60º angle and it worked perfectly for that.

 

Thanks to everyone's input (especially RJM60 - Robert), I have a 1000HD on order.

 

Mike
Good choice! I also bought one when Rockler had them on sale. Really haven't used it but it appears to be a good one.

 

"You guys"?
If you meant me, there isn't enough money to get me to move there!

 

Lost me Dan,not sure what you are referring to

 

If you buy Incra stuff, does that mean you have drank the cool aid? :lol:

 

Just for the record, my Incra V27, the least expensive miter gauge that Incra makes, works as well as their best one I suspect, in regard to accuracy. It is limited to increments of five degrees which for me so far anyway has been all that I have ever needed. However, mine did need to be calibrated when I first got it. The amount of movement that is available for calibration is very small, but the calibration did need to be tweaked. Mark Muelller of Incra showed me hot to do the calibration, and in my attempt to do the calibration I learned that a cheap ten dollar square that I had bought from the local hardware store was not square. I had to buy a good square that cost about what the miter guage had cost. $70 each as I recall now.

I'm going to repeat what I wrote about on the forum sometime back as this seems like a good place and the time to do so again.

My brother was just beginning to turn some bowls on his new little Delta lathe and wanted to do a project with me. He asked me if I'd glue up some rings for him to use.

At one point he wanted some six sided rings made of contrasting wood. This required that the miter gauge be set at 30 degrees and that six parts be made, requiring 12 cuts. I started making the cuts with a thin kerf blade in the TS and no matter what I did there would be a very slight gap in one of the joints. After I put a full kerf blade on with one stabilizer I cut several rings with absolutely no gaps, each of the six joints were tight, no gaps what so ever. This attests to the accuracy of the miter gauge. It also pointed out that the thin kerf blade has a bit of flutter in it compared to the stiffer and more stable full kerf blade.

Now, I suspect that most any miter gauge can probably be set at the correct angle with somd puttering around but if the part that fits in the miter slot on the TS is not tight, should say fits properly, the accuracy that one expects from the gauge will be diminished, and the way that Incra deals with this is part of what makes their product work as well as it does, very important.

Bottom line, what has been said so far on this thread about the Incra, as well as the Osborne miter gauge is reliable and you won't go wrong with either one of them.

I do hope that you will let us know which way you finally go.

Jerry B.

 

I like my Osborne. Very precise.

 

I love the Osborne my friend Jerry gave us when we went out to see him. Thanks 'Youngin'!!!

As a note any miter gauge will need to be fine tuned to your saw, and the adjustments are there to do it. By the way, the Osborne does have a flip stop, and extends out to 42 inches. You can't go wrong with the Incra or the Osborne.

Dick

 

I just bought an INCRA V27 with the 5* between stops as I thought that in the long run, that it would wear better then the 1* between stops V120 model. Time will tell. So far it has worked well once dialed in to the saw blade(easy job). The bar is a little shorter then expected but hasn't proven to be a problem. There was a guide bar slot adjustment problem in that the split nylon ring wasn't in the correct position to expand and no instructions explaining what needed to be done. I would have preferred a nylon set screw instead - but this expanding ring is the Incra way while the set screw being used for the much more expensive Kreg and probably others. One of the first small projects I did was to make some 22.5 degree cuts - and they were perfect vs the clunker I had been using. I'm happy:dance3: