But if I only had a couple of different angles that I used a lot, a dedicated sled for each is really cheap to make. The angle stops on my 1000SE are bang-on with no fuss every time I've used them and that's really nice. INCRA ME/1000SE Miter Express and Miter1000 Se Combo Pack, B002GU68C6, 751922200527, 075192220052, ME/1000SE at camelcamelcamel: Amazon price tracker. If I was doing many different angles for every project and they didn't fit on my 1000SE, I think I'd like the Incra 5000. For what I do, I can think of better ways to spend $500 when I can build a sled, but I don't remember the last time I cut a non-90° angle on my table saw. Incra's angle stops and length stops are main things that distinguish them from a shop made sled.

Shop Made Sled, I think that really depends on how often you're changing your angles and how repeatable you need them to be. Looking at the specs for the 5000, they claim double both for those numbers, so for the question of 1000SE vs 5000, I think it pretty much depends how big the pieces you're cutting are. The telescoping stop gives me a length capacity of about 30' at 90°. On my saw, that's roughly 12' wide at 90°, and it's reduced or increased depending on the angle I set (inside or outside angles). The Incra MITER1000 SE features a 3/4' x 3/8 steel miter bar with up to six expandable nylon rings to achieve an absolutely perfect fit in any standard miter gauge slot. The only drawback to it is that its capacity is limited to how much space you have between your blade and the front edge of the table. I don't cut angles anywhere near as much as I thought I would when I got it, but the aluminum fence with its flip stop works nicely for repeatable lengths within its range and I use that frequently.

Whether it's your basic 90° cut-off, simple picture frames, or a 20-sided object, the Miter1000SE by Incra delivers perfect, repeatable accuracy everytime.I have a 1000SE and I like it a lot. Combine this with the included GlideLOCK Miter Bar, Telescoping IncraLOCK Cut-off Fence and the Incra Flip Shop Stop, and you'll easily achieve mitering accuracy that you never thought possible. The MITER1000 Special Edition (SE) features Incra's exclusive AngleLOCK Indexing System which delivers 41 Lock-Solid angle stops in 5° increments over a full 180° range. I was working on our coffee table replacement over the weekend and needed to taper some 3x3 legs I had.

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