Incra jig

[Popeye]

Picked this up along with a few other things today thanks to Stan. This must be one of the original Incra fence jigs.
Anybody have experience with this old jig or one of the newer ones? I've got a ton on my WW plate right now but I'm curious as to see if I should have left this on the table? Other than the the nuts and bolts to mount the jig it's all there including the templates. The decorative dovetail joints have always impressed me. Just dog-gone slick. Pat

[Bollox]

Looks just like the re-released one that Rockler is selling. I'm using one on my router table and I like it. I havent used it for dovetails at all, I just use it as a general fence.
What I do like about it is the ability to move the fence then move it back to exactly the same spot it was in to start with.
Mike

[cbrown]

This is identical to the Incra jig now being sold (in black) by Rockler. I have one and have done half-blind and through dovetails on it so far--none of the "double" joints yet. It works fine as long as you have a consistent method for compensating for parallax in reading the setting.

--Christopher

[drumpriest]

I have one and have used it. Very nice for small box projects.

[Popeye]

Yep, sure is. Anyone got a copy of the 1hr dvd. Or would be willing to loan it out? Pat

[Ken Massingale]

Email me with your postal addy, Pat.
ken

[WoodButcher26]

Pat

Looks exactly like the one that I've had on my router table since 1990, with the exception that I don't see the toothed racks installed in it. The racks are critical, not much good without them.

The book is a great resource, explains a lot of the fancy joints. I picked it up at the same time as the jig. I agree with the problem of reading the parallax, that seems to be the biggest problem I have using the thing (not getting consistent spacing due to misreading the templates).


Kim

[dlminehart]

I've got mine on order. What's the trick to avoiding the parallax problem? Could one mount a double reticle above the scale, or some such thing?

[cbrown]

I've got mine on order. What's the trick to avoiding the parallax problem? Could one mount a double reticle above the scale, or some such thing?

Well, the reading is where the (ca. 1/2" thick) edge of the top rack crosses the template strip. You have to make sure you're looking straight down, and be consistent about whether setting the rack to the mark means that the template line is just exposed past the rack, or split by the edge of the rack (taping the template in position when you set up so that it is aligned conveniently with the rack is helpful). Otherwise, you will be 1/32" off on some of your dovetails and wonder why you have to pound so hard to fit them together .

[dlminehart]

My Incra arrived today just as I was leaving for work. Can't wait to set it up . . .

[jonathan55]

How does this thing attach to the router table?

[WoodButcher26]

Four screw slots in the bottom rack attach to an auxilliary board, I think mine is about 1/2" or so. Clamp or otherwise attach the auxilliary board to your router table, need to have some way of making about 1/4 inch adjustment to the aux board to allow setup for each bit when using the templates.

BTW, make sure when you tighten down the central locking tee handle that you kind of shake the thing side to side before tightening. There are two sets of toothed racks that engage, and once in a while one side will engage and the other will be on a tooth and therefore not locked in--results in an incorrect increment. Doing the shake thing tends to realign the racks properly.


Kim