Kapex and Incra (portable)

[vogel61]

Hi everybody!

Since I own the Kapex (not too long ago) I wished that there would be an easy and not too complicated solution for using the incremental spacing of incra for cuts that are spot on with the first try and can be reproduced any time later.

So I made a small enhancement of the UG rails with the help of two aluminum profiles and a few nuts and screws. After all, it turned out to be easier than I thought. All I needed from Incra was the metric conversion set with the red mm bars and a stop shop.

The construction can be removed in one minute by loosing three M6 screws in one minute. These screws together with M6 square nuts (that fit into the t-slot normally used for the Festool stops) hold the assembly in place. In order to not to have the system to be recalibrated upon removal/reinstallation I have fixed a nut at the inner end of the UG t-slot.

The red bars are fixed with metric M4 screws and modified M8 square nuts in an aluminum t-profile (17 x 11mm outside diameter).

Length cuts are reproducable to approx. 0.05mm even if the assembly is removed and reinstalled. The Incra flip stop was too large (height), so I  use the plain shop stop.

Portability is very good, and the modification for one side costs less than EUR 100.

I hope that this is interesting for some of the Kapex junkies out there! ☺

If anybody has questions regarding the details of the implementation, I'd be happy to answer.

Richard

 

[live4ever]

Very nicely done!  Many UG owners will be rushing to do this I'm sure.  ;D

By the way, it's quite easy to add incremental capability quite cheaply.  For us NA folks, recessing a 10-32 threaded rod (in a 3/16" wide x 1/8" deep groove) into any fence or surface gives you the 1/32" incremental capability.  I guess those in the metric world would use M6x1.0 or M8x1.0 rod.  For a stop, you can make your own and all you need is one plastic rack from Incra (1.95 for 6") to mesh with the 10-32 rod, or if your fence allows you can use one of Incra's stops.  Starrett makes a nice 1/2" adhesive steel measuring tape with 1/32" graduations, or you can use Incra's lexan scales.

I just put together a beaded face frame jig (similar to Kreg's but incremental) and am finishing up the Paulk cross-cutting jig with incremental capability as posted above.

 

[vogel61]

@live4ever:

I was also considering a threaded rod, but as the thread is a spiral it is tilted at an angle whereas the plastic rack from incra is 90 degrees. Don't you think the steel rod will destroy the plastic rod soon?