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Mitre Gauge

Walter

Walter

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I was never really happy with the flimsy plastic mitre gauge that came with my cheap Chinese Axminster belt and disk sander, but none of the after market ones I could find came with a bar that would fit the 5/8" x 1/4" slot (not even Axminster's own brand ones)

Solution - I bought one from Axminster's North Shields store and modified it by fitting my own 5/8" x 1/4" mild steel bar.

Half an hour's basic metalwork and here we have it:

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GeordieB

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:thumbs::thumbs:did something similar for my endtrimming jig and made oak ones for my different bandsaw jigs
 
Penpal

Penpal

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Peter
Sensible and should follow a thorough setting up of the guide slot to the Disk to promote accuracy. I like the width of the mitre guage almost up to the disk.

Peter.
 
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