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Extruded aluminum track has become a popular addition on machine tables and fences because of its versatility — a variety of accessories like hold downs, stop blocks, and guides can be attached with simple T-bolts.
Incra takes the track to another level. Their fence system gives you precise and repeatable positioning by eliminating one source of human error: lining up stop blocks with a scale. Rather than depend on your eye, they incorporate a 32TPI rack in their track and stop block for measurement-free positioning.
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When using a router table, you want the throat — the opening the bit pokes through — to be the smallest diameter possible that still allows the router bit to turn freely. If the opening is too large, small pieces can dip or even fall into the throat. Some throat plates twist and lock into place, and others are held in place by screws, but by far the coolest way to hold a router throat plate is with magnets.
INCRA’s MagnaLOCK laser cut steel rings are held in place with four rare earth magnets; just drop the right-sized ring in place and you’re ready to route. The donut-shaped magnets are held in place with counter-sunk screws and sit on top of O-rings. This setup presumably allows you to adjust the height of the rings so that they’re flush to the table surface.
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Incra makes a standard protractor more useful. Rather than trying to mark next to a tiny line on the edge of a protractor, every 5º and every 22.5º they machine long slots for marking lines with a really sharp pencil or a 0.5 mm lead mechanical pencil. For less frequently-used angles they also cut short slots every 1/2º.
Instead of trying to line up the protractor along an edge, you can quickly butt the protractor’s T-bar against the edge of your work piece. When you need to use the protractor in the middle of a piece, the T-bar detaches with two thumb screws. With the T-bar removed, you also have access to a 6″ ruler with marking holes every 1/32″.
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