Incra mitre guage when cutting at an angle

[Afro Boy]

I usually have the edge of my mitre guage sitting a couple mm from the blade. So when I dial up an angle other than 90, I always adjust the distance from the blade (you know, because of circles and math and stuff).

Except for this one time!

The Freud blade cut right through the steel causing small shards of steel to fly all over the place. Thankfully none of them hit me in the face or eyes.

[DJ’s Timber]

The Freud blade cut right through the steel causing small shards of steel to fly all over the place. Thankfully none of them hit me in the face or eyes.

Umm don't you mean aluminium

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Ally, Steel. Either way...

An expensive mistake!

(I did similar with my cross-fence. Only a cheap 'n nasty job, but even so it was the only one I had. Now it's only a cross-stub. )

[Afro Boy]

Umm don't you mean aluminium

Oh yeah, some metallic substance anyway!

An expensive mistake

It's not too bad actually since the gauge is in working order, etc. etc. Just glad my eyes are still working too!

[Waldo]

Bugger, I did that once, but when I started to hear a "shhing!" i realised what I was about to do and pulled the m/gauge out. I only went in a few mm at the bottom and didn't do to much damage.

Thought about it for a bit, and remembered not to do it again. (so long as the Stuff-up Fairies keep away)

[Gwhat]

Hi all.

Apart from bog standard cross-cuts, it's good practice to do a dry run to make sure that nothing gets in the way of the blade, including your fingers.

Using a wooden sub-fence that overhangs the Flip Fence is good practice as well.

Regards


Grahame

[Afro Boy]

Thanks for the tip Graham. I usually do that stuff so this was quite out of the ordinary for me. I was making a small cut for a shim and just didn't go slowly enough to realise what would happen.

[Waldo]

you don't make suggestions like that. You want phone calls like, "Grahame, I buggered up my shiny Incra 1000 SE... I cut it up on the tablesaw and I need to buy a new one."

[Big Shed]

Hi all.

Apart from bog standard cross-cuts, it's good practice to do a dry run to make sure that nothing gets in the way of the blade, including your fingers.

Using a wooden sub-fence that overhangs the Flip Fence is good practice as well.

Regards


Grahame

Putting a sub fence on my 1000SE was the first thing I did, putting non-slip tape on the sub fence was the second, makes it much easier to keep the wood to be cut from sliding around. I have never used my 1000SE without a sub fence.

[Woodlee]

I nicked my Incra as well , not a "big a nick" as yours , but me off just the same.
Sub fence was fitted very quickly.

Kev.

[hitch]

I think this is a pretty common occurrence. In the early days of ownership I cut a little into mine also. Later I acquired a second 1000se as part of a purchase from another forum member and it had an almost identical cut. I have not installed a sub fence but I do now take extra care.

[damian]

I bought a V27.

Cheaper

does everything perfectly well provided you don't need too many odd angles

comes with no fence so you make your own out of timber

Glad you weren't hurt.

[Harry72]

So did you recut it back to square?

[Afro Boy]

So did you recut it back to square?

Not yet, but it's not such a bad idea actually!