Thread: GREAT bit of kit for table saws

Looks great MP, good looking saw too!

Another forumite (Spartan) commented on a problem he found with this excellent gadget, it doesn't read past 1000mm, have you found this, and if so have you found a way around it?

Cool.

psssttt!!!! There is some sawdust under the table of the saw, it isn't on the floor yet but if are not careful, it might fall on the floor.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Cool.

psssttt!!!! There is some sawdust under the table of the saw, it isn't on the floor yet but if are not careful, it might fall on the floor.

OH NO

SAW DUST ON MAJOR"S FLOOR

SHOCK HORROR

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Looks great MP, good looking saw too!

Another forumite (Spartan) commented on a problem he found with this excellent gadget, it doesn't read past 1000mm, have you found this, and if so have you found a way around it?

Nup, works fine, I can measure up to 1224mm, this is as far as the fence will go!

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

psssttt!!!! There is some sawdust under the table of the saw, it isn't on the floor yet but if are not careful, it might fall on the floor.

Cliff, sorry the picture doesn't have sound, the DC was running & put to work straight after the picture was taken.

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Nup, works fine, I can measure up to 1224mm, this is as far as the fence will go!

MP, just re-read Spartan's thread on this and he seems to be saying that, as it is a 4 digit read out you lose decimal places after 999mm. Would that be right?

G'day MP,
can you show us some close up shots on how the system is mounted on the saw? Was it easy to fit?
Zelk

Originally Posted by Big Shed

MP, just re-read Spartan's thread on this and he seems to be saying that, as it is a 4 digit read out you lose decimal places after 999mm. Would that be right?

Hummmm.... dunno, I'll have to check tomorrow to see if there is decimal places after 999.9mm, I didn't really look too closely at that

Originally Posted by zelk

G'day MP,
can you show us some close up shots on how the system is mounted on the saw? Was it easy to fit?

I'll do some more pictures in the next few days for you Zelk. I have got to say it was very easy to fit!

Major,
I've been considering fitting two of these to my saw, one to the rip fence and the other to the cross cut fence flip stop. I'd love to be able to fit the rip fence one so that the read out would be visible from the sawyer's position, ie: spun 90deg around the vertical axis to what yours is. I'm guessing though that this wouldn't be possible as the read out is one unit with the sensor part that runs over the rail. Just wondering if you can have a close look at yours and put on your thinking cap to see a way around this.

Mick

Originally Posted by journeyman Mick

Major,
I've been considering fitting two of these to my saw, one to the rip fence and the other to the cross cut fence flip stop. I'd love to be able to fit the rip fence one so that the read out would be visible from the sawyer's position, ie: spun 90deg around the vertical axis to what yours is. I'm guessing though that this wouldn't be possible as the read out is one unit with the sensor part that runs over the rail. Just wondering if you can have a close look at yours and put on your thinking cap to see a way around this.

Mick

If you know someone who is clever with electronics you could always separate the sensor reader from the digital readout via a cable & mount the readout anywhere you want.

MP, could you confirm that the decimal place is lost over 999.9mm?

So what are your impressions now that you have a little while to get used to this new gadget?

Would be interested in your findings.

BTW did you buy this instead of replacing the fence with the Carbatec TR12 fence?

Originally Posted by Big Shed

MP, could you confirm that the decimal place is lost over 999.9mm?

So what are your impressions now that you have a little while to get used to this new gadget?

Would be interested in your findings.

BTW did you buy this instead of replacing the fence with the Carbatec TR12 fence?

G'day BS,

I reckon it's one of those purchases that hurts a little first but you soon realise that it's worth it's weight in gold. It's saved me mountains of time. I used to do close measurement cuts a little over & use the thicknesser to get final accuracy, +/- 0.1mm, now it's straight off the saw!

Yup, I've checked & the decimal point vanishes when you go over 999.9mm tis a bit of a bummer but, as 99.8% of the cuts I do using the rip fence are less than that measurement it won't worry me too much.

I'm still looking at getting the Carba-Tec fence as well. The fence I've currently got won't adjust to remove the side to side 'flop' as you adjust it left & right. (it's old & well used) On the out feed end it's about 3mm out EACH WAY from what the in feed end is. I have to make all my fence adjustments toward the blade (slide the fence more than needed & bring it back towards the blade) otherwise anything you cut is trapped between the fence & the blade!

Thanks MP, you're probably right, what's .1mm in 1000? Still seems an oversight on the part of the seppos though, but they always have been a bit(?) insular

By the sound of your tablesaw fence, your money spending days are not over yet, certainly sounds as though that fence does not make the most of your new gadget, or your very nice tablesaw for that matter.

Maj, when the readout vanished at 999.9 does it then go to zero and 1,2 etc

So MP I gotta ask... the pics you show and the ones on the site also show... what comes with the wexy thing? on both yours and theirs theres that green rail is that part of it? Doesnt say anything about fitting on the Incra... yeah yeah pretty damned accurate the Incra but hey one can never have enough toys eh!