I Gaging Snap Check+

[Blackswanwood]

This may be seen by some as a bit gadgety but I thought I'd share it as I've found it to be a great bit of kit.

I have always used a Trend gauge for setting the depth of cut and fence gap on my router table. Unfortunately said gauge met with an accident and so I was in the market for a replacement and ended up buying one of these from Peter Sefton's emporium.

What don't I like about it ...1) the name - gauge includes a u ... 2) made in China - I naively thought it was going to be made in the US.

Those points apart I really like it.

I regularly make inlaid jewellery boxes and having a digital read out means it's easier to be accurate. Age has dictated I am borderline for reading glasses so anything that avoids putting them on gets my vote.

The anvil is spring loaded and can be sat on the router bit while I adjust it to get exactly the depth I want.

The magnets in the handle keep it in place leaving both hands free.

It is bang on in terms of accuracy (which is something I understand I-Gaging have a reputation for) and while it may not be everyone's cup of tea it works for me.

 

[Hornbeam]

I'm not sure I would ever use one on my router table. I always set the cutter to zero height and them rely on the height adjustment which I have found to be very accurate on teh Jessem. Dont think the magnet would stick very well to aluminium or phenolic. I could see it being more useful on the table saw for things like tennon shoulders etc

 

[Inspector]

Basically the digital version of the Oneway Multi-Gauge. Multi-Gauge With more range/travel but loss of other positions/functionality.

Pete

 

[Doug B]

Basically the digital version of the Oneway Multi-Gauge. Multi-Gauge With more range/travel but loss of other positions/functionality.

Pete

& a hell of a lot cheaper
https://woodworkersworkshop.co.uk/i...RE8nuF1fXkav1956_n2XeJto1aPACKDsaAmVoEALw_wcB

 

[Peter Sefton]

Thanks @Blackswanwood I use my a lot around the workshop, this video shows a range of uses. This later version also has the screen that can be swapped for both left or right hand reading. It is useful for setting up the surface planer knifes, I also show it being used on a hand plane but I personally never use it for that, iGaging have a separate product for that but not something I have bothered getting in stock.



Cheers

Peter

 

[Terrytpot]

Bearing in mind how cheap all of the digital measuring devices (angle boxes,calliper’s,protractor’s etc) can now be picked up for I find it rather annoying that no one seems to have made a reasonably priced vernier height gauge similar to this …unless of course you know differently?

 

[Peter Sefton]

Hi @Terrytpot we have the iGaging MiniMag Digital Height Gauge, which is similar to your example,

https://woodworkersworkshop.co.uk/igaging-minimag-digital-height-gauge/
Cheers

Peter

 

[Terrytpot]

Hi @Terrytpot we have the iGaging MiniMag Digital Height Gauge, which is similar to your example,

https://woodworkersworkshop.co.uk/igaging-minimag-digital-height-gauge/
Cheers

Peter

Not bad but still lacking one of my must haves…fine adjustment as per this example