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re: Mitre guage
The Wood Whisperer did a good review of several miter gauges a couple of years ago including the 1000 SE and HD that is worth watching. Maybe I am missing something but I don't really see much use of the vernier gauge with 1/2° (+/-) adjustability on the 1000SE being that useful with 5° detents. It seems like you would need 1° detents for that be useful?
Between the 1000 SE and HD, I think that for only $10 difference ($155 vs $165 on Amazon), I would go with the HD. While I do not need 1° granularity (finer with the vernier) often, I have actually used it once or twice. If you need an exact angle like that, having the ability to lock it in without guesswork is nice.
Note that I have the discontinued Incra 3000 (replaced with the 3000SE) which I think has the same protractor with 5° detents as the 1000SE but also has a micro adjustment detents that gives 1/2° increments between the built in 5 ° detentes which gives me 1/2 ° settings.
Between the 1000 SE and HD, I think that for only $10 difference ($155 vs $165 on Amazon), I would go with the HD. While I do not need 1° granularity (finer with the vernier) often, I have actually used it once or twice. If you need an exact angle like that, having the ability to lock it in without guesswork is nice.
Note that I have the discontinued Incra 3000 (replaced with the 3000SE) which I think has the same protractor with 5° detents as the 1000SE but also has a micro adjustment detents that gives 1/2° increments between the built in 5 ° detentes which gives me 1/2 ° settings.
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