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Has anyone here used the Woodpecker flip stop

http://www.woodpeck.com/flipstop.html

With the Incra T-track plus

http://www.amazon.com/Incra-TTRACKPLUS3 ... track+plus

Do they work together or not so much?

Ed

reible wrote:Has anyone here used the Woodpecker flip stop

http://www.woodpeck.com/flipstop.html

With the Incra T-track plus

http://www.amazon.com/Incra-TTRACKPLUS3 ... track+plus

Do they work together or not so much?

Ed

I have not used them together. However, I have the Incra T track on my spline jig. It takes 1/4-20 bolts the same as the Woodpecker track and their flip stop. It looks like the width of the short side of the Incra track is the same as the Woodpecker track which should be the only issue. Obviously when the Woodpecker stop is flipped into position it must clear the track so it seems that there should be no problem.

I don't know where my stops came from. I assume from Incra where I bought the track but they are not on their web site now. They are not flip stop so it doesen't matter for this discussion.

I see that the local Woodcraft store has them so maybe depending on packaging I might be able to try it. Other wise they are only $10 so I could get one and it will not work for what I want it for I can use it somewhere else at a future time. I wish they were not plastic but I'm not finding any thing in metal so I guess they will do....

I didn't see those stops at the incra site either, maybe they come as part of a kit?

Ed

reible wrote:I see that the local Woodcraft store has them so maybe depending on packaging I might be able to try it. Other wise they are only $10 so I could get one and it will not work for what I want it for I can use it somewhere else at a future time. I wish they were not plastic but I'm not finding any thing in metal so I guess they will do....

I didn't see those stops at the incra site either, maybe they come as part of a kit?

Ed

Wow Plastic? That doesn't sound like Woodpeckers. The ones in my picture are aluminum.

I don't remember but I think they came from Incra when I ordered the track. I am like you, I would not have ordered the track from one vendor and the stops from another unless I knew it would work.

jsburger wrote:
Wow Plastic? That doesn't sound like Woodpeckers. The ones in my picture are aluminum.

I don't remember but I think they came from Incra when I ordered the track. I am like you, I would not have ordered the track from one vendor and the stops from another unless I knew it would work.

I was a bit surprised with the material but it says:

"Constructed of injection molded resin for precision and durability"

So they are what they are.

Ed

After looking around for other options I came across these:

http://www.amazon.com/MLCS-9313-Flip-St ... ge_o01_s00

I have ordered them so maybe sometime by the end of week I'll have them in hand for inspection. Since you get two for less then the price of one and half of the others the quality might be less but still work the try to experiment with.

Ed

reible wrote:After looking around for other options I came across these:

http://www.amazon.com/MLCS-9313-Flip-St ... ge_o01_s00

I have ordered them so maybe sometime by the end of week I'll have them in hand for inspection. Since you get two for less then the price of one and half of the others the quality might be less but still work the try to experiment with.

Ed

Hmmm, the way the flipper is made it will only work on one side of the stock. That may be fine for what you are trying to accomplish.

jsburger wrote:
Hmmm, the way the flipper is made it will only work on one side of the stock. That may be fine for what you are trying to accomplish.

In the Q&A someone said they were reversible, if so then this will not be an issue. Will have to see.

There was also mention of them not fitting well in various tracks (in the reviews) and having to file them to get a good fit, but again we will see.

Ed

reible wrote:

jsburger wrote:
Hmmm, the way the flipper is made it will only work on one side of the stock. That may be fine for what you are trying to accomplish.

In the Q&A someone said they were reversible, if so then this will not be an issue. Will have to see.

There was also mention of them not fitting well in various tracks (in the reviews) and having to file them to get a good fit, but again we will see.

Ed

It will be interesting to see how that works. I know you will let us know.

My parts came in today. The flipper is riveted on, so no luck with making them work on either side. And as expected they don't fit the track. I filed one to get it to fit and will have to do the other one another day as I'd done in the shop for the day.

Since I'm modifying them I do intend to keep them but they will not work for the project I had in mind....... so I'll check in with the woodcraft store to see if the woodpecker flips stops will work.

Ed