Product Reviews
Incra Miter Express
by Tim Rinehart · Woodcraft Magazine
Incra's new Miter Express is another one of those gotta-have-it, why didn't- I-think-of-that kinds of products that Incra is famous for inventing. I f you own a miter gauge – any miter gauge – you can turn it into a performance-boosting miter sled in just a few seconds by simply mounting it in place on top of the Miter Express.
 Sleds are among the most common shop-made table saw accessories, while miter sleds are specialized versions of ordinary sleds. The Miter Express is a sliding, miter-cutting platform that fully supports and controls your workpiece throughout the cut. Miter gauges – all miter gauges – drag your board across the table, causing loss of support and control. That's not usually a problem for smaller boards, but the bigger the workpiece, the more you need a sled.
The Miter Express uses a cleverly engineered "docking port" that lets you instantly drop and lock your miter gauge onto the sliding platform. nce locked in, it stays put until you undock it to switch back to your regular miter gauge (something you may never want to do, once you've experienced the many advantages of this sled-based mitercutting tool). One big advantage is that it literally doubles your miter gauge's crosscut range to more than 24". nother is the sled's built-in miter bar that's adjustable for smooth tracking with zero side play, so even if your miter gauge wiggles around in the miter slot, it becomes rock solid once locked into the Miter Express.
The Express offers a host of other useful features that you won't find in other miter sleds. Two embedded T-tracks secure an included hold-down clamp that anchors your board rigidly in place. his really pays off when cutting workpieces that are too small to safely handle on a regular miter gauge. It also provides much-needed holding power when cutting large boards.
Speaking of enhanced safety, the Miter Express has a locking drop panel that supports your board's offcut piece, and provides zeroclearance tearout control. erhaps the best feature of all is that you get all of this for about half the price of most other miter sleds – it retails for around $150 – making it a great value for any shop.
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This review originally appeared in Issue 5 of Woodcraft Magazine and is reprinted with permission of Woodcraft.
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