Thread: Wixey Digital Fence Gauge

Originally Posted by Trav

My jet TS arrives tomorrow, only 4 months late. Better late than never I guess. I just hope it is all in working order.

I hope to fit the wixey TS guage when I first set it up - will post a review etc. if people are interested.

Trav

Trav, don't know whether you have read this?

I am anxiously awaiting arrival of mine as well, together with a Wixey Angle Gauge, from Woodcraft in the US.

Cleared Oz customs yesterday

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Thanks for that underused, have just ordered mine, birthday coming up next week

Even paying for USPS Express, it is way cheaper than buying the 2 locally.

No worries Big Shed I see the special price is still on at woodcraft. If I had a bit of spare cash, I'd be tempted to get one. Ive already got the angle gauge, the accuracy is close to perfect. It varies from spot on to 1/10th of a degree out

Or this
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...ighlight=wixey

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Trav, don't know whether you have read this?

I am anxiously awaiting arrival of mine as well, together with a Wixey Angle Gauge, from Woodcraft in the US.

Cleared Oz customs yesterday

Thanks. I missed that thread first time around. Hopefully we won't have the same problems.

I might add my experiences to that thread - keeping it going would provide a useful reference for others like us who decide to take the plunge!

Hope yours arrives soon

Trav

Yep, it arrived today!

Did you get your saw yet?

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Yep, it arrived today!

Did you get your saw yet?

Yes, and its a beautiful thing....

Trav

Originally Posted by Trav

Yes, and its a beautiful thing....

Trav

Beauty!!!

I placed an order with Woodcraft for the Wixy digital fence, with angle gauge thrown in for $99 plus a Veritas burnisher, shipping was only $55. Ordered on 8 Feb and arrived today (maybe earlier, hadn't collected my mail for a few days). Great service and value. It will take me a lot longer to find the time to fit it than it took to get here! I already had the angle guage, but at this price who can't find a use for a 2nd one, or give to friend.


Thanks to others about their tips on setting it up.

I will take it off your hands for a fair price.

Mini

Let me think about it. I would probably have given it to a friend who is also a woodworker, but I'll find out how much postage would cost and then maybe we can talk off line.

cheers Coffee

I have contacted to Woodcraft to give order for the Wixy digital fence. Its services are really very responsive and I recieved it. Its package for Wixey Angle Gauge is also very feasible accordingly the quality and functionality.

Originally Posted by Coffee

I placed an order with Woodcraft for the Wixy digital fence, with angle gauge thrown in for $99 plus a Veritas burnisher, shipping was only $55. Ordered on 8 Feb and arrived today (maybe earlier, hadn't collected my mail for a few days). Great service and value. It will take me a lot longer to find the time to fit it than it took to get here! I already had the angle guage, but at this price who can't find a use for a 2nd one, or give to friend.


Thanks to others about their tips on setting it up.

Would be interested in your experiences in setting it up - we have the same saw and I've yet to install mine.

Trav

Originally Posted by bsrlee

I have a few Wixey products and they work well, but why can't they make them to take AA batteries?

I don't know the answer but mine is going to get an externasl battery pack. The original battery lasted quite well but the replacemant which was a Seiko didn't last much time at all. Methinks it is time for an external pack.

I installed the Wixey digital readout on the weekend. I have a Jet Super saw with the Jet Xacta Fence II.

Thanks to others for their advice on installation, but especially to Mini, who in a different thread pointed out that although not explained anywhere in the instructions, if you have a beisemeyer clone fence then you can use the original fixing bolts.

I didn’t need to remove the fence from the saw. One at a time I removed 4 of the 5 bolts that attach the fence to the saw, and then used the same bolts to attach the brackets.

Then I slid the two track halves onto the brackets and joined them together. I spent a bit of time filing the joint and with the reader on the track tested it to make sure that there was a really smooth transition from one track to the next.

Also spent a bit of time setting up the track to make sure that it was parallel to the fence before tightening onto the brackets. Thought it might have been a bit fiddly attaching the sensor strip but that went on really easily.

Hardest bit was deciding best place to attach the magnetic bracket, which holds the reader to the fence. With that done turned it on, rested the fence against the blade and calibration complete. Is great to use. Found I can set the fence measurement much faster than with the old tape, and with much more confidence of what distance I am actually setting.