A Couple Mods To My New Incra Miter 5000 Sled Revised

A couple mods to reduce tear out and make the sled safer to use. Good to go now. This is a update about the adjust-ability of the stop.

[johnmay]

I fell like such a moron. I have a 1000 and a 5000 Incra miters and I never noticed the additional mounting for the stop. Thanks so much.

[sheepdog]

Thank you! I hope that you send this video to Incra so they can make the necessary improvements. I want this but, I was also concerned about the safety issues you pointed out. Great job.

[StevenDavisPhoto]

Nice. I just got this sled and was wondering about back tearout. Thanks for this vid!

[rjsenn]

Another informative video URHC! I added the sacrificial fence to my incra 1000se shortly after installing. I’ve been on the fence regarding the 5000 but your video is pushing me over the edge 😃

[realpdm]

Some clever additions to this. Thanks for sharing!

[marklmueller-incra]

Excellent video, and I appreciate your covering the benefits of extending the fence to the offcut side of the blade… I think all our customers should install a wood sub fence first thing, and I always leave 6” – 8” of the sub fence extending past the blade.

[d.c]

Excellent video! as far as the track goes. what I did is just took out the hex head screws put in longer screws so they would be proud on the bottom then put the aluminum track back in the slot on the saw and took a socket that would be bigger than the screw head that I used for the longer screw and placed it over the top of the screw head and tap down on The socket with a hammer forcing that wedge up into that aluminum track. now this is the good part. Once that wedge spread the aluminum track wide enough to where it was a tight fit in the slot of the table saw. I took the screws out and put the hex heads back in and tightened them down to an exact fit with no real pressure on that little hex head screw. it was a piece of cake.
Hope that helps people just getting theirs put together gives them an idea for another option.

[byrnejr]

I agree with you on using a pusher.. I have a sled on my table saw it’s a handy tool a tablesaw, but they are dangerous. I like your setup looks real slick.

[richardvaughn]

I’ve watched a lot of your videos and find them very interesting. I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more!

[MacTech]

You can add a 3/4" wood or MDF sub fence to your Miter 5000 fence > The two-part body design of the INCRA Flip Shop Stop allows for use with up to a 3/4” thick wooden sub fence. To expand the INCRA Flip Shop Stop, loosen the (2) socket head screws located on the top of the stop body, then slide the upper portion of the stop off. Now slide the upper portion back on, capturing the rectangular nuts in the second T-slot located on the lower portion (gold component) of the stop body. I know this because I have one

[stephenadamowitz]

Thanks for the video. Was just about to purchase the INCRA jig. I’ll spend more and buy the SawStop sled. Way too many quality issues. And looks like an accident ready to happen.

[coreypowell]

One of the best tools I have it really excels at repetitive cuts I cut all my rails and stiles on it so they all end up the same size far more accurate then any chop saw on the market and I'm using a festool miter saw

[whtube]

Great ideas, thank you very much. How about when you’re doing angle cuts? Do you pull back the fence, that is no pusher bit? For straight cross cuts, I wonder why there is no standard option to attach the fence to the support platform and make it a two sided sled.

[hadmelol]

I believe the stop tightens to the fence, so that board end butts up against it. Then you can have repeatable cuts of the same length. I suppose then, that this system is missing a way to hold a board tight against the fence. Probably some sort of addon you can attach to do that.

[jimmysigns]

I had that same problem with my track, very, very frustrating, I thought my wrench they supplied was going to brake lol. after some modifications I made it work. also my sled was missing the ruler tape I contacted Mark and they did send one right out. I was disappointed with the quality myself. I got it as a xmas gift or to be honest I would have returned it. I used the directions on which side of the blade to put the sled with the angle of the blade as the factor. I wish I put it on the other side since I don't believe I'll be using it on 45 degree cuts. I'll prolly order another drop off table and flip it.

[dougprentice]

Incra should watch this video and add instructions on how to add your pusher.
I have an older model incra miter gauge. I am going to add a zero clearance pusher to it.

[WasimBarri]

One of the most enjoyable videos I've watched. Well done! I'm still confused, however, on the benefits of your extended push fence arrangement compared to a wooden sub fence that extends the same distance out. I've read all the comments including the one from an Incra representative. I have the Miter Express and use a sub fence that extends out about 6 inches. It does provide zero clearance and a great way to line up the cut. Its also easy to add a new clearance by simply sliding the fence along 1/2". The only advantage of your arrangement as I see it is safety. Using a thick block or even an extra block at the back stops the blade from coming out the back which is a good idea.

Is there another benefit(s) that I've missed?

[mrdpwr]

I hope Incra sees this, and compensates you in some way.

[aliciadietz]

A great video for some additions. Thanks for sharing! One question... Can you explain the UHMV that you added to the back? What added feature does that give you? Thanks again!

[matthewbalkwell]

Does the miter have to take up so much of the sled surface, can it be mounted further back on the board?