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1. 
   Pippins | Mar 14, 2007 03:15pm | #1

   Doc, you may want to look at the Osborne again. A buddy of mine just bought one and it has angle markings as well as stop pins at common angles.

   Steve

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   JimV | Mar 14, 2007 03:17pm | #2

   I've had the Incra 3000SE over a year now and never regretted the purchase. I can't comment on the other manufacturers, but the Incra is excellent.

   Jim

   "There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other is that heat comes from the furnace." - Aldo Leopold
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   Jfrostjr | Mar 14, 2007 03:32pm | #3

   Take a look at the JoinTech. Their patented swivel head is a winner: no matter the angle of the miter bar, the end support stays right at the cut line.

   Frosty

4. 
   Knotscott | Mar 14, 2007 07:27pm | #4

   My Osborne EB3 was problematic, and their CS was pretty resistant.  Osborne has since been bought out and the manufacturing moved to China...FWIW. 

   I have a basic Incra V27 that I like alot...the 1000SE would be better. 

   A friend has the Woodhaven Deluxe...it's built like a precision tank.  Worth a look!

   http://www.epinions.com/content_213366771332

   http://www.epinions.com/content_195368423044

5. 
   achome | Mar 14, 2007 09:41pm | #5

   Rockler has a "Deal/no deal" today on the Jet miter gauge.  I bought the JDS Accu-miter a few years ago and really like it.  The adjustable stop is great for repetitive cuts.  The hold-down is not very helpful though.

   Johnny

6. 
   Anderson | Mar 14, 2007 10:39pm | #6

   Don't forget to look at the JessEM product. Very nice !!

   Barry in WV

7. 
   user-192253 | Mar 14, 2007 11:23pm | #7

   The Jessem gauge makes all the others look like junk.

   Sometime I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits
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   Recounter | Mar 14, 2007 11:48pm | #8

   I have an Incra (1000SE, I think) and I really like it.  The positioning is very positive thanks to notches for setting the angle of the guage and "teeth" on the fence that the flip-stop locks down on.   

9. 
   PADDYDAHAT | Mar 14, 2007 11:49pm | #9

   Doc, check out the JDS accu miters. I use the smaller on a contractors saw and the larger on the Uni saw. I bought the clamp with the larger one in a sale at Woodcraft but use the clamp less than 10% of the time, it fits both and works very good. I checked all the serious miters on the market,  looking  for solid, accurate and repeatable but not the micro degree settings like most. Paddy.

10. 
    BruceS | Mar 15, 2007 03:41am | #10

    I have the Incra 1000 and got it before the Jessem came out.  Now I want it.

    Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

    Bruce S. 

     

11. 
    brownman | Mar 15, 2007 05:10am | #11

    Doc,
    I've been using the Incra V27. It's there basic model but is right on and rock solid. On sale was around $50.00. It has settings for all the common or basic angles. If you need more angle settings than this , then buy one of their more versatile models. I love the fit of their miter bar in the table saw slot. No slop, yet free movement, and can be adjusted anytime with ease.
    Danny