On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:34:17 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 6/4/2011 2:11 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:04:20 -0500, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 6/2/2011 11:08 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:43:01 -0500, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 6/2/2011 8:26 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:21:21 -0500, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

I have been using a Kreg miter gauge for about 6-8 years now and have
been berry happy with it. Until now.

Today I pulled the brass idexing pin out and adjusted for a 22.5 degree
cut and replaced the indexing pin. Felt tight. With difficulty I
pulled it out after the cut and returned it to the 90 degree setting.
Then I had to make that 22.5 degree cut again and the brass indexing pin
would not come out. Pliers and finally vice grips would not do any
thing but twist the pin. I finally had to use a drift to bound the pin
out from the bottom side and the pin is still way too tight to put back
down the hole.

Any recommendations on another brand?

Those that might suggest the Osbourne or the Delta version need not do
so, been there done that.

Incra has been a consideration but I do often cut wide boards and I
don't want the gauge hanging off the table.

JessEm looks great but is out of production, apparently they could not
maintain tolerances.

JessEm is nice, but so is the Incra 1000HD.

Sooooooooo
.
JessEm was my first thought, unfortunately their miter gauge is no
longer in production.

But you want it to be, um, bisexual (go either way). If that's a requirement,
you wouldn't like the JessEm anyway. I almost always work to the right of my
left-tilt, so that hasn't been a problem.

Yup, almost equally use on both sides several times a day. I have not
seen the Jeesem in detail lately as far as the fence is concerned.
Thanks for pointing that out.

The issue is the extension fence, but I think that'll be a problem with any of
them. Take that out (and ignore the tape) and it should work.

Actually my concern is how short the guide bar is when the gauge is
behind a wide board, Length of the fence is not a concern. The Incra
miter gauges have Incradabley short guide bars, as much as 8" shorter
than some of the competition.

I thought they were short too, but with the adjustments they fit extremely
well. I don't think making them longer would be much of an improvement. With
the 'T' slot tang on the front it would just be an incentive to bend it. ;-)