GOINGMAKE Professional Miter Gauge

Cutting a stack of cabinet sides to one length is the work the Professional Miter Gauge was drawn up for. Its fence sits at 19.5 in for everyday parts. When a panel calls for more, it telescopes until you can crosscut up to 36 in. A hidden flip stop rides inside the fence, and two slots along its face take accessories or a sacrificial fence you cut yourself.

Zero is set with a knob, not a ruler. Bring the fence within 1 to 3 mm of the blade and slide the flip stop until it touches the teeth. Then turn the knob until the scale reads 0. From that point the micro adjuster moves the stop in 0.001 in (0.0254 mm) steps under a magnifying glass, and a locating pin lets angled ends bear on it.

Eleven positive stops hold 90, 60, 45, 30, 22.5, 15 and 0° to each side. The laser scale covers every angle from -60 to 60° in between. Adjusters at the front, middle and end of the bar take the side play out of a 3/8 x 3/4 in T-slot or U-slot, whether that slot is on a table saw, a band saw or a router table.