Side by Side Comparison of: Rockler vs Bosch vs Wixey vs INCRA vs DEWALT

Hubby loves his birthday gift! Just what he wanted and exactly as stated by the manufacturer.

Absolutely a top quality tool in every respect.

great jig for the money!!Glad I bought this instead of the many others I looked at.works great on both brand saws I use.

This is a very heavy jig and good quality of workmanship; however, the instructions have much to be desired. Go to the Rockler site and print the instructions and technical bulletin. I just got my jig around 2 weeks ago, and the instructions are different than the Rockler site. Printing from their site will get you the same part numbers from the bulletin as well. The instructions that came with my unit made little sense after the 6th or 7th step. I needed to switch the miter rail to the outside slot to accomodate my Delta X5 unisaw, but this was easy. After following the revised tech bulletin everything went fine. I have virtually no play in my miter slot, and it slides smoothly. Very happy with this purchase.

This jig works great. Easy to set up and to use. Very strong and well built.

Works like a charm. I especially like the fact that I don't have to use a 6 inch machinist rule and contort myself into reading all the little lines. Niv=ce big digital readout does the trick.

1). This includes the battery, a CR20322). This includes the pointy tip which can be attached to read into the bottom of a channel or dado or other narrow spot (see pics)

Very accurate setup for router and table saw.Easy to use and zero out.

I have been able to check a router set up that I’ve been using and discovered I was several thousands of an inch shallow. This tool allows me to more precisely make my cuts. I’m sold on it!

can be used instead of calipers sometimes too. Good, and fairly priced tool.

I saw this, read the reviews and had to have it! No more guessing about router or tablesaw height. Highly recommended!

Since I purchased the Leigh Mortise and Tennon jig I don't use this anymore.

This is a solid jig and I'm sure it will serve me well.A cautionary note: Make SURE you deburr the base before you put this down on your table saw. I made the mistake of not doing so and have a couple of gouges in the table saw top now.The alignment process calls for aligning the face of the jig parallel to the saw blade by sliding the jig face forward until it touches the saw blade (or alignment blank if you have one). There are two things the instructions do not tell you as it relates at least to the Bosch:1: You have to reposition the guide rail to it's outermost slot or it won't get anywhere close to the blade.2: Even after doing that, you can only get to within a 16th or so of the blade - You have to eyeball the gap from there. This could be easily resolved at the factory by opening the clamp slot just that 1/16th more. The upside of this is that it would be impossible (without going to some extra effort anyway) to hit the jig with the blade.Another general cautionary note: When using the slide positioning screw it is possible to kick the jig face out of alignment if you torque it too much after you've hit the stop. It will be obvious to you the first time you do it.Overall - Nice jig. A couple of tweaks to the design at the factory and it could be a great jig. It would be nice if the factory put a finer grind and deburred the base before shipping.

Shipped and received promptly. No real opportunity to put it in service. It does appear to be well made. It's cast iron. I will be checking it further as soon as the table saw is again up and running.

A great help in any shop .

Great for woodworking. Being plastic, it probably isn't a scientific instrument. But it matches up with my digital calipers.

I'm pleasantly surprised at how well this tool holds calibration. I was very skeptical after 3 sets of electronic calipers failed me, but this gauge is a different animal. I have to zero it each use, but it holds calibration for at least the duration of the current task.

The entire device is plastic and the support legs are very thin. It seems way to fragile for a shop environment. It does work well and the measurements are accurate and repeatable. I don't know how long this will provide service though I will (have to) take special care in handling. I do wish that is was fabricated with more sturdy components.

If you think it defective and before you send it back, turn the battery around (so the big "+" is facing down). That worked for me and yes, I was so sure that the first unit was DOA, that I sent it right back for exchange. How was I to know? The battery caddy even has a large "+" where the battery fits perfectly, only problem being is that the 'positive' side goes down. Illogical? You bet and to make matters even worse, there is no instructions on how to get started with this device. Just wondering how many of the one-Star reviews were due to Wixey's oversight? Haven't used this tool yet so I cannot comment on accuracy and the like, but feel as though this bit of information should be posted now rather than later. Regardless, as for a quick assessment, I'm impressed.Bill B Digit . . .

Works great. Docking a star because as others have indicated the ruler isn't set up to be accurate (compared to the readout); there's no 'point' to indicate the reference for using the ruler.

Very seldom use it after the purchase, found out that you can keep your cash and purchase something more useful.

The product is OK. The plastic legs need to be thicker along with bigger magnets. But the biggest downside to me was the tip of the scale. It needs to be capped with steel or brass b/c when I used it for the first time I had to take my razor knife and shave off a burr that would of threw the measurement. A cap will also allow for more surface contact which will increase stability/accuracy.

Mine did not come with a battery like it was supposed to but I'm sure it will work well once I find one that fits.

Seemed to work OK, but the first time I actually needed it, a few months after purchase, the battery was dead.

Worked great until its 1 year warranty was over then died - I bought it 6/2014 and it crapped out 8/2015 - just over 1 year.When it was working, I found it to be accurate and easy to use - too bad it only lasted a year

This gadget works OK for some things but doesn't have enough height for a lot of things and is a bit wonky to use. I wanted something to set the exact height of my table saw blade when doing dado and groove work. After using it a couple of times, it wound up in the "stuff" drawer.

I received this as a Christmas gift from my wife. I did need one for sure. I popped in the battery and the LCD numbers would not display clearly. I reset, per the instructions...no good. I just returned it today and I am hoping the replacement from Amazon will work correctly. It's an important piece to have in the measuring kit. I'm sure it will be fine. Happy Holidays to all.The second one arrived today, 31 Dec. It works perfectly.

Unfortunately, this otherwise well-made jig is not square. The miter guide bar is not square to the base plate — it's off by 1/32" from from to back. Rockler sent me a replacement and it had the same issue. Apparently an older model allowed small adjustments to be made to the guide bar (I'm guessing from their instructions) that can't now be done. If you choose to buy this anyway, be sure to go to their web site to download the updated instructions and technical bulletin — the ones enclosed with the product are confusing.

This jig is heavy duty, but watch for two things:1. The 3/4" bar running through the track on your table saw doesn't fit tight, it wiggles a good bit, but that can be remedied with some effort.2. The allen screw directly underneath the knob that tightens the horizontal travel wiggles loose so easily and will then score the surface of your table saw. Hit it with some thread lock early on.No excuse really, for either of these issues other than poor design. But then again, they can be remedied. But from a company like Rockler, you wouldn't think that'd be necessary.

Model shipped to me didn't contain fractional reading. Sent back

The digital function of mine didnt work out of the box, I have to rely on the ruler markings. Made of kinda lightweight plastic, it bends easily so I'm not confident that it will stay accurate over the years. It's a cheap option, if you only want to use if for one project, it's viable.

The price was right, but this really seems flimsy and cheap.

The thing isn't wide enough to stradle the throat plate on my saw so the magnets are useless. Have to hold it in place. Tossed it and replaced with the Kreg Setup blocks. Much better.

The accuracy of the readout is fine, but the plastic horseshoe base is not rigid enough to made consistent precise measurements. Holding the tool at its top, by the gauge, or by its legs will give a +/- 0.004 difference. This may not be a huge amount, but combined with the Wixey specified tolerance of +/- .002, the difference is enough to be noticeable.Using the gauge, I set my router depth to 1/4 inch and rabbeted the side and end of a piece of 3/4 x 1 x 8 pine (soft wood which I double passed to ensure all material was removed). I then raised the router and reset its depth back to 1/4 inch using the gauge. I then rabbeted the opposite side and opposite end of the same piece of pine (once again using double passes to ensure full cutting). At the corners, where the new rabbets crossed the first rabbets, there was a visible difference in the depth of the cut. Using the fine scale adjustment of my router, I was able to clean up the rabbets and have them all match, but no thanks to the WR25.Also the sliding scale is soft plastic, including the end that touches the bits or blades. Raising a bit or blade into the scale will create and indent, and sharp tools (like all of my bits, blades, and tools) easily shave the end of the scale. To test this, I used a 3/4 straight cutting router bit. I raised the bit until the WR25 read 0.500in. Then, starting beside the bit, I slid the WR25 over the top of the router bit. As the scale crossed over the cutting edge, I watched the bit shave a thin slice of plastic off the end of the scale.If you want a general measurement, this tool will work for you. However, you can probably get similar performance using a good steel machinist's rule. If you want precise measurements, I recommend looking elsewhere.For me, I am returning this. Even limited by their 1/16 increments, the Kreg PRS3400 Precision Set Up Bars look better. Or perhaps I will invest in some Woodpecker's Setup Bars which can for purchased in various increments down to 1/32 of an inch

Made of plastic. The battery did not last very long, so no longer a digital readout. The printed scale is quite small and difficult to read. Can't say that I trust it enough to use for fine adjustments.

Two problems. First, and not a deal killer, the miter slot bar needed to be switched to fit my table saw. Unfortunately, one of the two hex head screws stripped out with a hex wrench. Now I need to get a machinist to drill it out. That's awfully soft metal for the application. Second, and this is a deal killer, the bottom is very warped, rocking 34/1000" on two corners. Completely unusable. I may find a shop that will grind it down, but I'll probably just return it and make my own jig.

I bought this jig last Spring when I still had my old contractor table saw. The instructions, as noted by others, are a disaster -- even with the technical bulletin available online that tries to explain what's wrong with the original instructions. Reminding me of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," -- "The producer who produced these titles has been sacked.")But there was one paragraph in the technical bulletin that delighted me: it explained that it is no longer necessary to align the jig parallel to the blade because the jig is now pre-cast in one piece. I was delighted because I did not have to make this difficult adjustment and because I was instead able to use the jig to align my blade. I lined the jig up against the blade, noticed that the blade was not square to the jig, and adjusted the blade. I went on to make the tenons I needed for my project and put the jig aside.During the Summer, I made a major upgrade by purchasing a SawStop professional model with the biesemeyer fence, and I also purchased a gauge to align the blade and fence. When I had it adjusted per instructions, I discovered that the Rockler tenoning jig was out of alignment. I found the instuctions, couldn't made sense of them, went online and "rediscovered" the technical bulletin. I re-learned that the jig no longer can be adjusted to square it to the fence. As such, the jig is useless, and I returned it for credit.They offered to send me another one, but I declined. It is possible that another casting would have had a better alignment, but that only would emphasize that the quality control for the product is zero.The problem with all the cheap (and not so cheap) junk being manufactured in China is just that: it is cheap because corners are cut out-of-sight in a foreign country. The tool may look sturdy, but it will turn out the hinges are weak, or the set screws strip, or the cat food will contain poison, or this, or that. This is not to say that if the product says "Made in USA" that it will necessarily be perfect. Anyone can make a shoddy product.But when an American company contracts with an outfit in China to manufacture something to some specification, one predictable result is going to be instructions written in Chinese and poorly translated into English that nobody at the American company bothers to proof-read. The other predictable result is that the contracting American company simply assumes that the specifications are being followed in China.

LCD indicator doesn't work properly. Sometimes not all digits are shown. Sometimes some left over symbols interfere with readings. Sent back to Amazon.

Not worth the money. It's just not accurate enough. My Lufkin folding rule is more accurate.

parts missing i would not buy this product again

I didn't open box until months later as this was a purchase for future project I was building (router table). Opened retail packaging which was undamaged. Tried to turn on using the on/off button, nothing. Replaced the battery, nothing. No directions included, so I assume that the on/off button should turn it off. So it came DOA, I should have opened and tested this thing right away and returned it for a new one. But 4 months later, its my bad.

I have a problem with this item, it wont work properly, y tried everything it says on the package including a new battery and still the same problem, half of the numbers on the display wont show at all or only half of iti would like to know what to do, is a realy good tool and i need itthank you

While the principle is good the quality could be better. Out of the box the LCD functions only partially. Being able to read ALL the numbers is pretty important!