Keg or Incra 1000SE mitre gauge

[greenie512]

Now it’s highly unlikely that any one has both the Keg and the Incra 1000SE mitre gauges but I fancy a late xmas present (to myself) but as these guys are roughly the same price – I just can’t make my mind up.
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I know the Keg has got some good recent reviews marginally over the Incra but I am veering towards the 1000SE as it looks to have finer adjustments etc.
(I have done a search on these two and was hoping to find someone who has experience on both gauges?)
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Anyone like to convince me one way or the other??
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(and yes I know I missed a Keg for sales a few days ago – dam)


Happy Christmas to you all - and a not so sober new year

[Tex B]

Green,

I don't have the kreg, but have used the Incra for about a year. Absolutely love it. Almost never use the crosscut sled any more. A few days ago I noticed it was not exactly square any more, so reset in a couple of minutes. Guess I need to make a mental note to check that a couple of times a year.

I have done various angles of miters with it, and once you have an unusual angle set, if you make a note of the degree, you can replicate within about a tenth of a degree if you need to cut another piece.

Mine was not quite square on the vertical, so I slipped a piece of paper between the track and the guide, and it's now perfect. Not sure if that's a design flaw or if I just didn't set it up properly to start with.

But again, i have not used the Kreg.

Regards,

Tex

[greenie512]

The vertical issue was mentioned once or twice in another thread and someone replied that this is mentioned in the manual and may need initial shimming as you did.

[Stuart]

Ask Dean from online tool reviews - (he's also a member on these boards) - he's used both so should be able to give a good comparison.

[felixe]

Ive got the incra 1000se and it is fantastic, there was a review in a magazine about 6 months ago and the summary was that they are both very good.:thewave:

[Stuart]

Forgot to mention - own an Incra, and you will be your own best friend. Buy a keg, and you have lots of friends visiting :D