Jessem Clearcut Guides on Incra Fence?

[Max Fracas]

Anyone have any experience using the Jessem tablesaw guides on an Incra fence?

 

[memilanuk]

Yep.  Works well.

They make an adapter so that the Jessem guides will attach directly to the slots on top of the Incra TS-LS.

 

[semenza]

There are some for a table saw and some for a router table. The router table guides don't need an adapter they just slide into the T-track on the fence face with hex head bolts.

Seth

 

[ear3]

That is the setup I have for my table saw.  Works brilliantly, and is probably the best tandem set of accessories I have.  It's a snap to remove the rollers and get them out of the way when doing tall or short stock.  As already mentioned, they attach onto an adapter that fits into the Incra fence.

 

[Max Fracas]

Thanks for the responses.  [member=37411]ear3[/member], when you’re using the Jessem guides, do you always secure both ends of the Incra fence before making cuts? Before I bought the SawStop I had an old Craftsman saw and had the Incra mounted on it.  I seldom secured the fence ends, but that was without the Jessem guides.   

 

[semenza]

Aaah, Incra fence on  a table saw.  When I see Incra I automatically think router table.

Seth

 

[ear3]

[member=18240]Max Fracas[/member] By both ends, do you mean the locking lever on the scale, and then the knob on the front entry side of the fence? Or instead the front entry side knob and tgen the hex screw on the exit side of the fence? I always lock down the lever and the front entry knob, but follow the instructions in leaving the exit side screw loose.  I remember seeing a review of the fence, I think from the Wood Whisperer, that mentioned it being an annoyance to have to lock the lever and the entry side knob, but I've never found it to be burdensome, and at this point it's muscle memory.  I have on occasion forgotten to lock the front entry knob, but have never noticed it affecting the squareness of the fence -- but i continue to do so just to be sure.

 

[Max Fracas]

[member=37411]ear3[/member], Yes, I was talking about locking down the entry point of the fence.  I wondered if the downward pressure of the Jessem guides would require tightening it and perhaps the exit side as well.  My memory of using the Incra fence is that when I engaged the locking lever the fence would not move from side-to-side.  But it would move up and down. 

As you say, muscle memory could make securing the fence ends a non-issue.  Thanks for the feedback!

 

[ArtisanWoodworksAndDesign]

Yes, the Jessem hold downs work great on the Incra fence.  You just have to lock both ends of the fence down first so the pressure of what you're passing under the Jessem guides doesn't lift the fence and defeat the hold down pressure.