Work(shop) in Progress #16: Incra 998SE Miter Gauge

I know the movie and I have not had the “pleasure” of anything of this magnatude, I recently shot a nail, via the table saw, into my right shoulder due to my inattention.

Like the keep your fingers where you can see them.

Stay safe.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

since your ok i can laugh, dont worry i have many tools that could only be mine.never can be to safe. thanks

-- eric post, tallahassee FL

Glad it wasn’t anything worse, I have put some screws in jigs and forgot about them as I ran them throught the saw luckily the results were about the same as yours.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Hi Lev;

You didn’t mention how you like working with the Incra 998SE.

On of the fellows in my show for a while had a tendency to re-size parts that apparently were longer than they were supposed to be.

I’ve cut a few levels in half in my time. (and it’s ALWAYS a new onw).

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

:) I’m glad that I’m not the only one who’s done something like this!

-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein

Thanks for the post. I have come close to doing this (switching between 45s and 90 degree cuts with my 1000SE. This is a problem that you don’t run into with the stock miter gauges since they are so short. But, since you were not hurt physically, this is one of these woodworking lessons from which both you and those of us who read this will ultimately get some benefit from.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Crud that sucks! I wonder if Incra sells replacement parts and even then if it would be worth it.

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Lee- working with the 998SE is very similar to working with the 1000SE, they both have the same accuracy, and what’s not.. the only major different I notice is that the 998SE is slightly lighter, and easier to carry around – but nothing too extreme.

Scott – it is true! working with stock miters is less likely to get something like this to happen, but it’s not really the miter gauge that is the issue – it’s the aluminum fence – which does have it’s benefits. it all comes down to paying attention when you’re changing setups. nothing more, nothing less.

sIKE – I actually tried looking for replacement part – just out of curiosity (although the fence works just fine, and doesn’t really call for any replacements) but wasnt able to locate any – you can find a brand new 1000SE for about $125 give of take a little, so Im not sure replacement parts would even be worth it as you mentioned.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Incra sells replacement tubes and you can also get them longer.

They had a sale a year ago and I bought 6 – 36” tubes. I ordered 18” and they sent 36” instead. That I’ve used on Drill press etc.

But that off to the correct new length and then buy a 48 inch one as a swap replacement.

Love here on Incra. and click apposite the vase down the page. Optional Acessories.

And here is the page.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †

Thanks for educating me – I’ll remember and learn

OK, now I feel better. :)

-- Kerry Drake, Loudon NH, http://thenickedfinger.wordpress.com/