Kreg KMS7102 Table Saw Precision Miter Gauge System - Factory Calibrated - With Miter Gauge Fence & Bar - Miter Gauge for Table Saw

WOW! What a nicely made item! You have to put it together. There are like four small bags of parts, some of which you may not need, depending on your saw table. There are a couple of extras of some of the plastic parts. The instructions lists exactly how many you need and you only use them on the single step involving them. You might have extras. They will not be used later on in the installation. You did not miss anything. ;-) The "fence stop" parts are shown in the instructions in a manner that allows you to clearly see how they are assembled, but the instructions never mention where they go; luckily, the box has some excellent information and photos. There is a small part on the "Swing Stop" (the "support button") that is a tiny bit too thick, preventing the Swing Stop arm from fully doing what it needs to do. I found that I had the Nylock nut too tight. Once I backed off on it so that it moved as per the instructions, the support button was only a very minor problem. Perhaps buying a small, brass or teflon washer sized to match the two brass ones in the kit (and maybe half as thick, hence my suggestion for teflon) would make this fit perfectly. The self-adhesive rule is METAL, so the instructions to use strong scissors or snips is something you should heed. I used scissors, large ones, and may need to sharpen them after doing this. You get a four foot section of this rule and you cut it at 1 and at 25 and it fits just about perfectly. The trough it runs in needs to be cleaned first with an alcohol swab (or whatever) to degrease it. The trough is exactly the correct depth, but there is a little bit of wiggle room from top to bottom, so peel off about six inches of backing at a time, press the rule against the far side and then press it flat a little at a time. Then your rule will be perfectly aligned. (This is totally not important. I am just OCD when it comes to being as precise as I can with stuff like this.) The four "glides" that are installed into the fence arm are TIGHT. I had to press hard to get them started and then tap them in with a tack hammer to get them fully seated. They look like they could easily fall out or move; they won't as the fit is snug. The little lens came in a small ziplock baggie. The other parts were in sealed bags. I saved the ziplock baggie for the unused parts. (The main unused parts - for me - were a T-guide for the track bar. My table has a 3/4" slot with straight sides. Some have a T-guide to lock the attachments in place. This kit comes with a T disc and screw for the track bar that I did not use. Since I may purchase a new table in the near future I decided to save these along with the extra nylon adjuster pins and glides; I might want them later. The brass lock pin was missing in my kit and I was sort of pissed off about that. Then I took the thin, plastic tray out of the box. It has fallen out of its little cubby during shipping. It is the only LOOSE part on this device. You need to make sure that however you store this that this pin does not disappear on you. It fits snugly, and if you sort of torque the two fence and guide together a bit and then lock the protractor down the pin stays in place well enough. Excellent product. I like Kreg stuff and will buy more. Easily as nice as the Incra, perhaps nicer. Recommended!

I do segmented turning and also make some small boxes that generally are unusual in shape (trapezoidal, triangular, rhomboid, etc). I need to be able to do repeatable angles and sometimes do staved boxes that require longer rips than I can do on my Kapex miter saw.I own a Grizzly G0700 sliding table saw, which is a right-tilting table saw and with a non-standard T-slot so I had to make do with the OEM miter gauge, which means constant trial and error and a high scrap rate.Recently though, I added a 10" cabinet saw to my shop and did the usual, OCD thing of reading a zillion reviews of miter gauges and narrowed it down to the Kreg and of course, the Incra (having tried the Osborne and didn't care for it).I chose this because I like the ease of use, the flip stop and the easy to read gauge for dialing in precise angles. I also like Kreg products in general, so was a bit biased in their favor as the owner of a few of their other jigs.So I've been pleased overall with no negatives really save for two, which I'll get to later.Assembly is simple, straightforward and quick. Read the directions but still, dead easy. It took only a few minutes.They claim the gauge is dialed in at the factory and that is true as far as I can tell. Mine was. It's also very sturdy with none of the deflection that I was concerned might be an issue based on some other reviews. But I will admit that I don't make long cuts very often.Build quality overall is really nice and the fit and finish is the usual Kreg, that is to say, nice. However, I find that the plastic bushing between the flip stop and the end piece leaves something to be desired and leaves a bit of play that I don't like. You don't really have to account for it in your measurements, but I just don't like it on principle.The other knock is the nylon screws used to tighten the bar so it runs in the T-slot without play. The screws SHOULD come pre-installed and I'd like to see them made of a more durable material; perhaps a hard material with a nylon head or even kevlar or something. I have little confidence that these will last over time.Having said that, this is an excellent miter gauge that will last a long time. It is heavy, well-machined, precise, easy to read, easy to use and solid. I'd buy it again

DO NOT BUY EXPENSIVE CALIPERS TO SET UP THIS MITER GAUGE!! Just use a ruler.Why?Because the scale on a miter gauge is NO MORE ACCURATE than a ruler. The expensive calipers are a complete waste of money and time in this application.How to calibrate this fence: Follow the directions supplied. Make sure the stop is locked down. Then take a piece of wood and cut a chunk off. Then measure the length of that chunk with a ruler. Just a ruler. Then set the cursor on the flip stop so that it exactly matches what you read off the ruler.That's all there is to it. A caliper can measure down to 1000th of an inch, but the scale on the Kreg AND EVERY OTHER FENCE INCLUDING THE INCRA can only read to at best, 1/64th, and that is highly questionable. 1/32" accuracy is more than enough to produce superb cabinetry, furniture, musical instruments, and boats, as long as you can get it consistently. The value of the Kreg is that it gives you that accuracy repeatably and with great convenience.Learn about how wood moves, it isn't rocket science, and then master some joinery techniques. You don't need to know how to make 5 different mortice and tenon joints, 1 or 2 are enough if you learn them well.Like Bruce Lee said, "I'm more afraid of an opponent who has practiced one kick a thousand times, than a thousand kicks once."Take the time to learn the skills, you will really enjoy it. The Kreg will help you with some of the repetitive operations and you will love it. Don't obsess over accuracy, and don't buy ridiculously expensive tools thinking that they will make up for your lack of skill. That is a fools errand. But don't waste your money on cheap junk, either. The Kreg is not cheap, but it is a good value.