incra v120 shopsmith miter gauge

eagleta2 · Post by **eagleta2** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:38 am

Hi everyone

I'm just curious if anyone has invested in an incra v120 shopsmith miter gauge?

Are you pleased with your purchase? Do you get the dead on accuracy that is advertised?

Im just thinking of treating myself to a Christmas present and this is on the list of things to look at.

Thanks in advance

Geo

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:00 am

eagleta2 wrote:Hi everyone

I'm just curious if anyone has invested in an incra v120 shopsmith miter gauge?

Are you pleased with your purchase? Do you get the dead on accuracy that is advertised?

Im just thinking of treating myself to a Christmas present and this is on the list of things to look at.

Thanks in advance

Geo

Dusty likes it!

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:21 am

Yes, I do like it. I believe it is everything it is advertised to be.

dickg1 · Post by **dickg1** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:48 am

FWIW I agree with Dusty.
Dick

claimdude · Post by **claimdude** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:01 am

eagleta2 wrote:Hi everyone

I'm just curious if anyone has invested in an incra v120 shopsmith miter gauge?

Are you pleased with your purchase? Do you get the dead on accuracy that is advertised?

Im just thinking of treating myself to a Christmas present and this is on the list of things to look at.

Thanks in advance

Geo

I have had one for several years and it is outstanding.

Jack

jimthej · Post by **jimthej** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 11:12 am

That is my general use miter gauge. I keep the old one for several special things it won't do easily. Like the old version of the stop rod that is so handy for repeat cuts.

keakap · Post by **keakap** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:53 pm

I also agree holeheartedly, and with Jim's last comment that the old SS gauge has it's own unique (and superior) porpoises, good to keep it around.

Btw, I early on, from clumsiness or stupidity or both, scrunched a tooth on the V120, and yes, of course it was the "0" tooth. (The teeth are a tad "fragile" for us ham-handed users.)
But for a very few bucks I got a new plate, and in a few minutes had a new gauge (again).

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:42 pm

keakap wrote:I also agree holeheartedly, and with Jim's last comment that the old SS gauge has it's own unique (and superior) porpoises, good to keep it around.

Btw, I early on, from clumsiness or stupidity or both, scrunched a tooth on the V120, and yes, of course it was the "0" tooth. (The teeth are a tad "fragile" for us ham-handed users.)
But for a very few bucks I got a new plate, and in a few minutes had a new gauge (again).

Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realize that they were fragile. I will be more careful.

I have two of the old models that I use quite frequently. I often use them in tandem for a dual rail fence when I have something long to cross cut. I have added a miter track to one of my extension tables so I can get some respectable span between miter gauges.

keakap · Post by **keakap** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 4:11 pm

dusty wrote:Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realize that they were fragile. I will be more careful.

I have two of the old models that I use quite frequently. I often use them in tandem for a dual rail fence when I have something long to cross cut. I have added a miter track to one of my extension tables so I can get some respectable span between miter gauges.

Way Cool! miter track to an extension table-- I may do that to one of my oldies. Yours appears to be a perfect application of an old idea I've entertained for a long time, but never utilized- that of putting a miter gauge in each miter slot on the Main table and thus creating an instant 90 degree crosscut "sled". Taking it out beyond the Main is a beautiful addition.

Just wondering- did you cut the extension slot or add one to the table side?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 4:15 pm

keakap wrote:Way Cool! miter track to an extension table-- I may do that to one of my oldies. Yours appears to be a perfect application of an old idea I've entertained for a long time, but never utilized- that of putting a miter gauge in each miter slot on the Main table and thus creating an instant 90 degree crosscut "sled". Taking it out beyond the Main is a beautiful addition.

Just wondering- did you cut the extension slot or add one to the table side?

Shopsmith sells two or three different miter tracks (different in length). I used one of those and attached it to the side of an extension table.

Hereis a thread that discusses the added miter track.

I abandoned the idea of having it extend way beyond the edge of the table. It worked well with the cross cut sled but it was forever in my way. I have gotten to be a real clumsy in my old age.