INCRA Miter Combo Value Pack

I’ve built several crosscut sleds over the years, and never really wanted to take the time to add a miter function. It’s easy to feel bad about spending the money in something you know you should be building yourself. I broke down and bought this thinking I could get both functions and not have to store a bunch of MDF jigs around my very undersized work area. I’m using a Rigid job site saw at the moment, and it is very important to be careful setting this up on any aluminum topped saw. I put some pretty bad scratches on the top of mine by over tightening the screws that fasten the panels to the track. Just be mindful that you don’t get them past flush with the underside of the panels, it can be tempting to tighten them that far, as it’s not difficult to do. I also had similar problems to everyone else with the expansion screws in the sled track. The heads on those strip easily, but not before mitigating 98% of the side to side play. I’m kind of giving Incra a pass on that, because it’s not something I’ll have to revisit/readjust, you can’t really move the sled to another saw anyway, unless you purchase new panels, as they are cut to fit during setup. I’m giving it 5 stars, because I believe it has greatly increased my cross cut capacity and accuracy, and has given me a more accurate miter solution than I’ve ever really had. It’s really taken my job site saw into a level of accuracy that they aren’t even designed for. There is a safety element to being able to lock down your work quickly, without a bunch of fuss. It really helps you keep clear of the blade. I’ve even been able to get rid of some significantly bulkier jigs I had laying around my shop. I will definitely be purchasing another (sled only) when I upgrade to a Cabinet or contractor saw. If you’re worried about the definition of the “SE” miter gauge, don’t. It’s pretty easy to dial in a setting other than what the hard stops make available to you. While expensive, I find it to be a very well thought out product. It rarely leaves my saw unless I’m doing work with the saw’s fence.

This combo pack consists of the Miter 1000SE gauge (which has a nice, sturdy fence) plus the Miter Express sled and a hold-down clamp. I bought it to replce the lousy gauge which came with my trusty DeWalt 745 table saw.At first I had lots of problems getting the gauge to fit snugly in the 745 slot. However, the problem turned out to be the slot, which wasn't flat-sided by any stretch of the imagination. A half-day spent with emery cloth sorted out this problem -- hard work, but well worth it as the gauge and sled both now slide very smoothly in the slot.In use, the gauge and sled have been outstanding, and have transformed my 745 from a rough cutter into a precision tool (upgrading to a Freud Diablo 80-tooth blade helped also). The stops on the fence allow cuts to be repeated without hassle. The cut angle is easy to adjust and precise. The outboard clamp on the fence provides a second point of attachment to the sled, allowing the fence to remain rock-solid even when cutting larger pieces. The hold-down clamp is a very nice addition -- my days of white-knuckling a workpiece to the fence are luckily over.Unless I'm ripping, I find myself using the gauge & sled now for every cut. I'm delighted with this product, and think it was worth every cent.

This is a wonderfully accurate miter fence and sled for any table saw. After just a couple hours of setting it up and fine tuning it, it was accurate to well within 0.1 degrees. As some reviewers have pointed out, the miter tracks and their expansion fitting lugs for properly fitting it into the tracks into your saws miter slots are probably the biggest part of setup. Incra has (righty so) made their tracks a little under sized (otherwise, it would be useless in saws with smaller miter tracks); when that is combined with the rather oversized miter tracks of the Dewalt table saws (which a lot of us use), there is a lot of play and even fully tightening the expansion lugs may not be enough. This is easily remedied by doing two things: 1) First, (depending on your saw, but for sure with the Dewalts) sand the inside vertical walls of the miter tracks to remove any of the temporary "finish" that is inconsistent in thickness and rubs off with use anyway. 2) Put a strip of UHMW drawer slide tape on both sides of the outside vertical walls of the tracks on the sled prior to expanding the lugs. This makes it fit perfectly and mine glides super smoothly now. (Reviewers complaining about the expansion lugs more than likely just have oversized miter tracks and the lugs aren't meant to expand more than a mm or two at most.)Also, make sure that your saw and miter fence are aligned with the miter tracks. I recommend the A-Line It kit.