Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:36 am
Dusty, The mitermatic would be great for a RAS, but I was thinking of the iGAGE for the miter saw. My miter saw leaves a lot to be desired in repeatable accuracy! Probably because it's not stationary and get's moved around a lot.dusty wrote:Thanks for your post (with reference to the radial arm), Gene. I was just sitting here reading this thread and thinking "What would this MiterMatic do for me that I can not do with the MiterSet"? I don't have a radial arm so I don't know for sure but setting the radial arm with this same degree of accuracy just may be the answer.
However, for use on the Shopsmith, I have become almost dependent of the Incra V120. It provides me with all the presets that I need while at the same time giving me the accuracy.
I initially spent considerable time double checking the V120 against my Wixey until I was satisfied that this was unnecessary.
Whenever I change back to the Shopsmith Miter Gauge, I drop back to the MiterSet for to insure accuracy.
I do still have difficulty getting the drill press aligned. I didn't realize this until I did some drilling into a 1/2" aluminum plate. I was attempting to make a jig be used for aligning the main table to the blade (the plate would be used rather than a blade). Rockler sells a Master Plate but as many of you know "I'd rather make it myself". I did not do so well. The holes that I drilled were not exactly 90° and the plate therefore is not correct with reference to the axis of rotation.
I used to double check the Kreg gauge, too. But I still use the Miterset for the SS miter gauge. The segment Miterset is invaluable, as my Kreg does not have all the presets available in the Miterset for segments.