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   forestgirl | Aug 06, 2004 05:29am | #1

   I have the Incra 1000 (bought before they had an SE edition).  The 3000 just seems too damn bizzzzy to me, unless you're making many-many-sided objects of some sort.  

   Seems like you could rig up your own extension when you need it.  I haven't made a permanent one yet for my gauge, but I have clipped on an extension a couple of times when it was needed.

   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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   Edited 8/5/2004 10:30 pm ET by forestgirl

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   Evets | Aug 06, 2004 06:46am | #2

   Thanks Forestgirl. We think alike regarding the 3000's protacter. Unless someone delivers a convincing argument for the 3000SE in the very near future I'll order the 1000SE, as I would rather make my own extension (if and when necessary) and save some money.

   -Steve

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   BG | Aug 06, 2004 12:39pm | #3

   Steve,

   Over the past 1.5 years I've only had a few times when I wished my 1000se were a bit longer....I think it was with legs...the Incra Miter has pretty much replaced my compound miter saw because its so easy to set up and get it done.

   If I were going to do a lot of 36" tall cabinets then ...but again, there are other ways

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   2dusty | Aug 06, 2004 07:31pm | #4

   I have the 1000se and like it.  Haven't come acroos a reason to need to longer fence yet.

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   MatthewSchenker | Aug 06, 2004 10:02pm | #5

   Steve,

   What a coincidence! I have just gone through the same comparison myself, and I ended up buying the 1000SE. It arrived in the mail yesterday, actually.

   One thing I should say -- I'm using my miter gauge on the router table, not the table saw. I want to use it for angled grooves, edge cuts, and end-grain copes. I don't own a table saw.

   I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but my first impressions are that it is a well-made item, like other Incra products (I have the LS router table and their Precision Router Lift). Also, it's pretty heavy. I would almost think the 3000 would be too heavy.

   I did not think the extra 10" of length was necessary for me, and I didn't think it was worth another 60% in price. So I bought the 1000SE. if you wanted to get a longer fence, I think you could order those pieces from Woodpeckers and do it yourself.

   I'll try to report back after I get a chance to use it.

   
   

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   Edited 8/6/2004 3:07 pm ET by Matthew Schenker

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   Evets | Aug 08, 2004 09:51am | #6

   Thank you all for the advice and comments. The 1000SE is the winner.

   Matthew,

   I had the same thought (order the longer extensions from Woodpecker and expand the length of the 100SE), but the rep on the phone said it wasn't possible. The web site suggests otherwise... The web site does mention that the 1000 and 2000 guages will work with the longer fence (another $89).

   Thanks again.

   -Steve

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   MatthewSchenker | Aug 09, 2004 05:12am | #7

   Steve,

   Well, I probably won't be looking to extend the gauge any way.

   I had a chance to use my new 1000SE this weekend on a cabinet project, cutting copes on several door rails on my router table.

   The gauge worked beautifully! I really liked it a lot. Assembling the gauge is easy, and it has a great system for calibrating the fence to your blade (or router bit in my case). I set it for the miter slot in my router table by adjusting the nylon washers -- very easy to do. Then I got to work.

   It was stable and had a great solid feel to it. At first, I was thinking the unit was kind of heavy, but I'm glad about that when actually routing with it.

   In this first project, I just used it for basic coping. But I experimented a little bit with the flip-stop, and it seems to be a really accurate system.

   Edited 8/8/2004 10:14 pm ET by Matthew Schenker