Incra LS

[Luckbox]

Does anyone have any experience with the Incra LS? This looks really interesting but not sure if it is as good as they make it out. Who large of a panel can you use with it? Is it better to get it on the table by itself or attach to the table saw? Would it be better off to use the Leigh or Woodrat system?

I know this is a ton of questions with no mention as to how I am going to use it. Just looking for a good system that will let my do half blind dovetails, through dovetail, sliding dovetail, box joints, etc. Rather have one tool that can do most than a bunch of tools that are specialized do to space constraints.

[radhak]

Didn't see this earlier.

I have one of their versions - the Ultra package at Wookpecker - and I love for its dependability and accuracy. Mostly I have used it for general routing, and the ability to repeat to the accuracy of 1/128 of a inch is something to savor.

Depending on which LS you get, you can rout 17" or 24" from the edge of the panel. How you manage the panel itself is up to you. It needs a pretty large size of the table just to install the jig, so depends on the size of the table on your TS if it will accommodate it. A dedicated table has its own advantages.

Dovetails come off great on it - but with a caveat. If you have a dozen (or even half-a-dozen) drawers to build, a regular DT jig might be easier because you have a single setup; with the incra, you need to change setup a couple of times before you are done.

On the other hand, a DT jig can't do most of what the Incra can.

I am not sure where the Woodrat sits in all this.