Jim Kirkpatrick
02-25-2008, 12:33 PM
Lots of talk lately about miter gauges and sleds, just thought I'd put my .02 in:
I recommend buying the Dubby from Inline Industries (http://www.in-lineindustries.com/products.html). It's a mom and pop operation out of Webster Ma. If you've been to a woodworking show anywhere in the northeast, you've seen this guy, Jerry Cole, give a very impressive demonstration of the dubby. I bought mine in 1991 and not only do I use it every week, but I have not had to recalibrate it even once since initial setup. And it is 100% accurate. By contrast, I have the Excalibur sliding table on my unisaw for larger panels and it seems to go out of square every few years.
When I first bought the dubby, I had a Sears Craftsmen contractor saw. Jerry also sold me on the "performance package", the "a-line-it deluxe" kit, and the "PALS", which are very clever micro adjustment allen screws that bolt on to the trunnions making blade alignment a snap and highly accurate to the .001 of an inch. When I got done tuning up my saw, I could turn it on with a dime balanced on edge, on table top. Can't say enough about these products.
I recommend buying the Dubby from Inline Industries (http://www.in-lineindustries.com/products.html). It's a mom and pop operation out of Webster Ma. If you've been to a woodworking show anywhere in the northeast, you've seen this guy, Jerry Cole, give a very impressive demonstration of the dubby. I bought mine in 1991 and not only do I use it every week, but I have not had to recalibrate it even once since initial setup. And it is 100% accurate. By contrast, I have the Excalibur sliding table on my unisaw for larger panels and it seems to go out of square every few years.
When I first bought the dubby, I had a Sears Craftsmen contractor saw. Jerry also sold me on the "performance package", the "a-line-it deluxe" kit, and the "PALS", which are very clever micro adjustment allen screws that bolt on to the trunnions making blade alignment a snap and highly accurate to the .001 of an inch. When I got done tuning up my saw, I could turn it on with a dime balanced on edge, on table top. Can't say enough about these products.