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  • RonT
    Forum Newbie
    • Jun 2006
    • 30
    • Florida
    • Old Craftsman
    #1

    JessEm Miter-R-Excel

    This precision miter gauge looks sweet:

    http://www.jessem.com/mite_r_excel.htm

    Looks like one could do away a sled and/or slide table. Does anyone have experience with this new gauge? Is it worth the money and would you buy it again?
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    • bigsteel15
      Veteran Member
      • Feb 2006
      • 1079
      • Edmonton, AB
      • Ryobi BT3100
      #2
      Check one out in person...It IS sweet.
      Even better if you happen to have a Darkside Saw is this one
      http://www.jessem.com/mast_r_slide.htm

      When I finally get my mobile base and top finished, there is a mite-r-excel in my future.
      I think it is a lot nicer than the Kreg, though not a whole lot more $.
      Brian

      Welcome to the school of life
      Where corporal punishment is alive and well.

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        • coach
          Established Member
          • Dec 2004
          • 317
          • Forney, TX.
          • Powermatic 66
          #3
          I've had mine since last Christmas, and I won't trade it for anything. It is an excellent gauge. Once set up accurately, there is no need to measure for cut-offs anymore. The Jessem holds its settings and far exceeds my expectations.
          If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

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            • RodKirby
              Veteran Member
              • Dec 2002
              • 3136
              • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
              • Mao Shan TSC-10RAS
              #4
              I can't see prices anywhere on the links
              Downunder ... 1" = 25.4mm

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                • coach
                  Established Member
                  • Dec 2004
                  • 317
                  • Forney, TX.
                  • Powermatic 66
                  #5
                  Rod, I think the going rate for the Mite-R-Excel is $230US. I got a blue one at Rockler for $150, as I hit the right combination of sales and coupons at the right time. The lowest I've seen them discounted other than that was ~$200 at WoodCraft.

                  When I bought this gauge, I had just bought the Incra 1000se a couple weeks earlier at WoodCraft. It didn't take but a glance to decide which one I liked better. Now that I have owned and used the Jessem for a while, I think it is probably worth the asking price..... but there's nothing wrong with getting a bargain.
                  If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

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                    • MBG
                      Senior Member
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 945
                      • Chicago, Illinois.
                      • Craftsman 21829
                      #6
                      Over the past 6-months I bought these:

                      1000SE: http://www.woodpeck.com/incramiter1kse.html

                      MiterExpress: http://www.woodpeck.com/incramiterexpress.html

                      They are an excellent combo. I watched the prices on these and got the 1000SE for under $90 on Amazon and the Express @ Rockler for about the same price. I applied them to my dark-side saw - guess I was too used to having a sliding table on the TS. I should also add that since I purchased a quality/repeatable miter gauge I don't need to use my SCMS as much. This saves me time by not having to take out two saws as often in my garage shop.

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