HFM Thin Rip Table Saw Jig Guide Making Repetitive Narrow Strip Cuts, Fit for 3/4" x 3/8" Miter Slots, Compatible with Most Router Tables, Band Saw

This jig comes with two sets of attachment "t-bolts": One for a 3/4" "t-slot" and one for a t-track. The seller/manufacturer says it is made from an aluminum alloy with an anodized surface and that seems to be the case.Pros: It is nicely built and operates smoothly. The resulting cut, once you have it measured properly, results in a consistent thin strip. It also provides a degree of safety over simply cutting a strip off a board placed on a table saw. I'm guessing it will fit any newer table saw with a 3/4 t-slot as well as any tool with a similar slot. The t-track bolts should also fit most standard t-tracks. At least for my Milwaukee M18 Fuel table saw, once the bolts are tightened the jig is stable in the slot. The same is true for my bandsaw.Cons: As a few reviewers have already observed, the sliding scale on the jig actually measures distance to the blade rather than the thinness of the resulting cut. Thus, when you have the jig set in the slot, you then have to set the jig to the blade to provide a zero-point and move the scale backwards to create a thinness-of-cut measure. Because the measurement scale is in 1/8" increments, you invariably cannot be precise and wind up estimating the size of the thin cut.In sum, this jig is well-built and should last a long time. The price seems reasonable for what you get. I recommend it if you need to do multiple thin cuts on power tools.

This is solidly built and in some ways easy enough to use, but it's hard to dial it in to real accuracy for a few reasons.First, when you lock it down, at least on my Jet table saw, it tips up which throws off the measurements a bit. So you have to lock it down right at the blade, set your distance, unlock it, slide it back and relock it down and hope it's off by the same amount in both places. Might not have that issue on a router table or something (but can't imagine why you're use this on a router table).Second, the scale on this only goes to 8ths, so if you want a 3/16 shim, you're guessing or using a set up block. Also, the scale doesn't make sense to me. It's at "0" when the arm is all the way in, not when you get the tip to the blade. So then when you pull back say, 1/8 for a thin strip, the scale reads 1-1/8th ish. Not sure what that means. It would be better to just have a 1/16th scale down the entire length. Or better yet, a slider that let's you set "0" when you get to your blade.Finally, Because of the tilting issue, I had to use a set up block anyway. And, I had to run it a couple times to dial it in to get to any level of precision. So at that point, it wasn't really any better than just using the back side of my feather board.

The Heavy Mountain Fog thin rip guide says that it works with 3/4” x 3/8” miter slots, but the sliders provided only work well with T-shaped and not U-shaped miter slots. Flipping the blocks for use with a U-slot shaped miter slot isn’t a good solution. This means that if your table saw or bandsaw has U-shaped miter slots you will need to either fabricate new sliders or modify the ones that are provided. The guide also comes with T-screws for use with aluminum extruded miter slots often seen on router tables.The guide is generally nicely made. The one I received did have scuffs in the red anodization layer of the body’s slide. In use, the guide is placed before the saw blade and is used to keep the material cut from wandering. It can really help keep re-sawing cuts more uniform. It also improves safety.After making U-shaped sliders for my equipment, I found this guide did improve my cutting of narrow strips on my table saw and bandsaw. I didn’t test the guide with a router table, but I see no reason that it would not help there also.

The media could not be loaded.  For what it's supposed to do, it definitely is adequate and won't break the bank. It's certainly safer than trying thin ripping with the fence, that's for sure, so it's worth the money alone to avoid injury from a pretty dangerous attempt. All in all, a decent offering.*A word about my Vine reviews. As we have to pay federal and state income tax on the retail value of our Vine program items and they cannot be returned, I am very selective about what I review and do a lot of research and comparison before hitting the select button. As a result, I’m happy with the majority of my Vine selections. However, I have been disappointed and have given a number of two and three star reviews. My star rating and comments are true to my actual experience. I really enjoy reviewing items and pointing out things that possibly others missed or a potential purchaser might not think of prior to buying.*

This thin rip jig is well engineered and crafted with a quality anodized finish. All moving parts operate smoothly. The jig does make it much easier and safer to repeatedly make thin cuts in wood. My only complaint is that they do not include pinch clips for a standard 3/4 inch slot in older table saw beds. I made my own but shouldn't have to. Overall this is a really nice jig.. but needs additional attachment modes.

With great means of adjustment. Markings are accurate but the combination of small size and white on red coloring makes them difficult to see with older eyes. Nonetheless, well worth the bother for repeatability and accuracy of cuts.