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   BG | Aug 21, 2004 12:35am | #1

   Bones,

   I don't think it matters...and I hardly ever use the tape..except for minor adjustments.  When I'm looking for accuracy (all the time) what ever I use to measure the opening..I use to set my flip-stop from the blade.  Likewise, one measuring tool gets used for the other parts of the project also...
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   forestgirl | Aug 22, 2004 01:37am | #2

   Agreeing with BG.  I don't use the tape on the Incra, especially if I need something exact, because I want to use the same tape I used to measure the requirement with.

   Personally, I prefer to have the gauge set close to the blade @90* since that's the vast majority of my cutting, and I want good support.  If I have miters to do, I pull out the allen wrench and shift the fence.  The other option would be to put on an auxilliary fence at 90*, with the Incra body set further away, and when you switch to 45* pull off the AF. 

   If I'm cutting anything important (e.g., not for a jig, fixture or other shop junk) I tend to use an aux fence to get zero-clearance back-up and a spiffy clean cut anyway.

   Note:  It's real easy to forget to relocate the gold Incra bar when you, say, go to the other side of the blade or change to a miter.  I was fortunate to notice before I got too far into the fence, just have a cute little sawblade "bite" on one edge.

   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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   bones | Aug 22, 2004 03:49am | #3

   Thanks. I worked it both ways and I like it snugged if at 45 or 90. SO I guess I'll just skip the tape.