Question for Incra v120 Users

algale · Post by **algale** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:47 am

This questions goes out to owners of the Incra v120 Shopsmith edition miter gauge

I have an Incra 1000HD which I bought before my Shopsmith and would like to convert it for use on the Shopsmith and I am wondering whether the head could be mounted to the v120 Shopsmith edition miter bar.

Looking at the 1000HD and the Shopsmith edition v120, each has four points where hardware attaches to the miter bar via tapped holes: (a) the pivot point on the protractor head itself; (b) the main lock knob for the protractor head; (c) the pivot point for the pointy doo-hicky that pivots into the angle stops on the protractor head to set the angle and (d) the lock knob/thumb screw that locks the aforementioned pointy doo-hickey.

On the 1000HD, I took the following measurements of the distances between these points (all are "on-center"): 2 and 13/32 from (a) to (b); 1 and 20/32 from (b) to (c); and 1 and 16/32 from (c) to (d).

What I would like is to get the measurements between these same four points of reference on the v120 (Shopsmith edition). If they are the same on the v120 (Shopsmith edition) as they are on the 1000HD, then I think I can safely buy a v120 miter bar (Shopsmith edition) and transfer my existing 1000HD protractor/head to that miter bar.

Thanks in advance,

Al

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:27 pm

[quote="algale"]This questions goes out to owners of the Incra v120 Shopsmith edition miter gauge

I have an Incra 1000HD which I bought before my Shopsmith and would like to convert it for use on the Shopsmith and I am wondering whether the head could be mounted to the v120 Shopsmith edition miter bar.

Looking at the 1000HD and the Shopsmith edition v120, each has four points where hardware attaches to the miter bar via tapped holes: (a) the pivot point on the protractor head itself]

I think we could probably hammer out way through this question to a final conclusion BUT Incra Customer Service is as good as Shopsmith. Call them, ask for engineering, tell them what you have and what you want to end up with and they will help. Those folks are great.

algale · Post by **algale** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:49 pm

dusty wrote:I think we could probably hammer out way through this question to a final conclusion BUT Incra Customer Service is as good as Shopsmith. Call them, ask for engineering, tell them what you have and what you want to end up with and they will help. Those folks are great.

Not the advice I was looking for but it turns out to have been very good advice indeed. I called Incra, got a recording, and left a detailed message. The phone rang about 5 minutes later. The short answer is no, the holes won't line up. Moreover, they won't be making a Shopsmith compatible miter bar for the 1000HD and the reason they won't is that the clearance distance between the blade and the miter slots on the Shopsmith is insufficient to accommodate the 1000HD's larger protractor when the protractor is turned to 45 degrees.

He recommended the Miter Express which because it locates the docking slot for the miter gauge another inch or so to the right will allow the 1000HD to be used on the Shopsmith. So, that may be in my future.

Thanks, Dusty.

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:53 pm

As an owner of both the Incra 1000 (which is used solely with an Incra router setup) and the V120 which I use on my Shopsmith's, I agree that the 1000 is not going to be the best answer. Personally I like the V120 for most work and when I desire truly exacting miters the Incra/Shopsmith 5000 is the choice in my shop. Jim