Incra MITER5000 Miter 5000 Table Saw Miter Gauge with Sled and Telescoping Fence

Will definitely please woodworking perfectionists

The Incra Miter 5000 should make any woodworking perfectionist very happy. I'm definitely pleased and here's why.



I've been tuning up my woodworking skills by making cabinets for my shop but I couldn't get consistently square crosscuts with my tablesaw's stock miter gauge. The result was gaps in joints and worse doors and drawers that didn't fit or slide smoothly.



After considering many DIY sled plans I decided to spring for the Miter 5000. Not only does it deliver repeatable angle cuts but the flip-up "shop-stop" makes crosscuts dead-on accurate and repeatable in length too. This is because the Miter 5000 is literally 'digital' -- the stop adjusts in precise 1/32" steps.



I did have a minor problem. The miter bar T-clip that keeps the bar from popping up when the sled is pulled far back was binding in the slot. I found the sled table was warped about 1/16" and when pressed down it lifted the miter bar causing the T-clip to rub. The Incra folks don't do email but they deliver excellent customer service by good ol' telephone. I had no trouble getting through and when I explained the problem they sent a replacement sled panel right away. No hassles. That one was perfectly flat and now the sled works great.



My first project built with the sled was a caddy to store it. You may want one too because the whole assembly is big -- 36" x 31" -- awkward to store and you don't want to bang it around. The caddy is like a sawhorse on wheels with solid sides inclined at 15 deg (hey that's actually 15.000 degrees thanks Incra!). Rout grooves in the sides for the miter bars and put cleats near the bottom for the sleds to rest on. It rolls under the saw's right extension table. I left the inside of the caddy open to give me extra storage. It went together like no cabinet I've ever built before despite all the angle work thanks to the Incra.



Bottom line: A great table saw accessory that increases crosscut/miter angle and length accuracy and enhances safety too. Excellent support from the company. Do you like producing precision work? Then treat yourself to this!More detail ...