Wixey Digital Fence readout

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  • 180x
    Established Member
    • Dec 2006
    • 163
    • North Augusta, SC
    • Craftsman 21829

    Wixey Digital Fence readout

    I finally installed this to my saw. I is pretty accurate until I get to a certain point (I haven't found exactly where that is yet) it starts reading an eight of an inch off less than it really is. Has anyone else encountered any problems similar to this?
    Dwayne
  • JetDoc
    Forum Newbie
    • Aug 2003
    • 71
    • Douglasville, Georgia, USA.
    • Delta Unisaw 36-L31X-BC50

    #2
    Mine reads dead on once it is set. I'd contact wixey, it might be a bad sensor strip.
    JetDoc

    Douglasville,GA

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    • eccentrictinkerer
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2007
      • 669
      • Minneapolis, MN
      • BT-3000, 21829

      #3
      I've been using mine for two months and it's still dead on (I'm only using one of the two sensor strips).

      Only one minor problem.

      I find myself nudging the fence quite a bit to get a 2.00" rip. I'm starting to lighten up a bit.

      I figured out that I can be .03" off and it's still within 1/32"!
      You might think I haven't contributed much to the world, but a large number
      of the warning labels on tools can be traced back to things I've done...

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      • LCHIEN
        Internet Fact Checker
        • Dec 2002
        • 21073
        • Katy, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 vintage 1999

        #4
        Originally posted by eccentrictinkerer
        I've been using mine for two months and it's still dead on (I'm only using one of the two sensor strips).

        Only one minor problem.

        I find myself nudging the fence quite a bit to get a 2.00" rip. I'm starting to lighten up a bit.

        I figured out that I can be .03" off and it's still within 1/32"!
        On my BT3000, I can use the rail scale and when I check the rip width with calipers, I'm usually within .010" (better than 1/64th"), at least for sizes I can measure that closely (less than 6").
        Loring in Katy, TX USA
        If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
        BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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        • Carlos
          Veteran Member
          • Jan 2004
          • 1893
          • Phoenix, AZ, USA.

          #5
          I bought their planer scale and put it on my drum sander. Very accurate and useful. Does the table saw version also read in fractions as well as decimals?

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          • eccentrictinkerer
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2007
            • 669
            • Minneapolis, MN
            • BT-3000, 21829

            #6
            Originally posted by Carlos
            I bought their planer scale and put it on my drum sander. Very accurate and useful. Does the table saw version also read in fractions as well as decimals?
            Yes, decimal and fractions simultaneously on the display.
            You might think I haven't contributed much to the world, but a large number
            of the warning labels on tools can be traced back to things I've done...

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