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This item is harder to turn then I would have expected. But it is ideal for setting up your cuts.
The wheel should be larger and better marked for fast, effortless operation. Ease of operation shouldn't depend upon the level of tightening used to secure the device in place.I'll probably keep and use the device on the bandsaw, but I won't buy another to use on the router table or other places where such an adjusting tool would be useful. I concur with that opinion. If you do tighten it heavily, it makes operation of the wheel very difficult to impossible. I simply slightly loosen everything and slide it off the end of the rail. For the price, it's a good deal, I suppose, but I put performance ahead of price on many items, including this one, where critical cut adjustments are the purpose of the device.
One reviewer said that the screw was binding, which caused hard turning of the adjustment wheel. You can't tighten the T-knob on the micro-adjuster much at all. Perhaps it's saw specific, but I have plenty of room to slide it off the rail on the left and certainly it's easily done on the right, on any saw.As for the 3 star rating, that's due to the fussiness of the device and the fact that it could be a lot better, easier to use in several ways. Contrary to other reviewers statements, I don't have to completely removed the T-handle to remove the fence with the micro-adjuster attached, on my Rikon 14" Deluxe. This device could be a great deal better, easier to operate smoothly and quickly.It's a fussy little device, as is shown by the other reviews complaining about difficulty in use. I found that I was able to easily turn the wheel and adjust the fence, by just barely snugging up the micro-adjuster's T-handle.
If it were more expensive, I'd return it, but the price is about what it's worth, by my estimate. It moved the fence easily that way.
No more tapping and overshooting the mark, just unlock the fence, turn the screw and lock the fence again. Just loosen the lockdowns completely, turn the screw, lock the fence again and it will be perfectly aligned. It may be annoying in the long run for those who remove and reinstall the fence several times a day, but it's a non-issue on a router table where the fence stays on pretty much all the time. I bought this for my Kreg precision router table, and I just love it. You may want to turn the screw slightly before unlocking the fence in order to compensate for the take-up in the screw, but that's it.Taking it off when you remove the fence is really no big deal either, just turn the screw out all the way and slide it out.
It took 1 minute to install and 30 seconds to learn, and it works great together with Kreg's router table fence. It will engage/disengage with a turn of the lock screw, and slides easily in the rail so it's not in the way when sliding the fence back for bit changes either.There are some comments about this device not working properly with a Kreg band saw fence, but if this is of the same design as the router fence, there must be a problem with the installation or the way it's used. I don't understand the comment about adjusting the fence with tension on it, there is no need to have tension on the fence like when tapping it the old-school way (actually, tapping this type of fence while it's locked will eventually damage it or at least knock the alignment out of whack), and mine works just fine with the fence completely unlocked. The beauty of the Kreg fence is that it will always stay parallell with the rail once it's locked down, so the adjustment can be done without any tension on the fence.
Not surprisingly, Kreg has continued their terrific product line. Goes perfectly with their router tables. Adjustments are easy and near perfect. Sometimes the brass knurls are a bit difficult to turn, but when started, goes smoothly.
I finaly gave up and returned the product. I purchased the micro adjuster to go with the kreg band saw fence. I had a hard time setting up the micro adjuster, in fact I never got it to work correctly. The fence on the other hand works great-very high quality and accuracy. It hindered the smooth back and forth movement of the fence and actually made the set up more difficult.
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