gizardlizard
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Does anybody have any experience with these on your table saw? Just wondering if they are worth the 300 bones they’re asking for them. 
JessEm clear cut stock guides
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I keep looking but stupid Facebook thinks people named Jesse are what I'm looking for when I type in Jessem...
I toyed with them at the local Woodcraft an number of times over the years. I couldn't cough up the cost, even though I have a lot of other Jessem, Woodpeckers, Incra, etc. tools. That's a lot of money for a limited use stock guide.
So, I tried the blatant knockoff Hongdui stock guides when they were about 1/3 the cost of the Jessem. I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality. Same one-direction angled in wheels, stainless, etc. I mounted them to a block of wood with Magswitches to sit on top of my Biesemeyer only when needed. IIRC, they were around $110 at the time while the Jessem was over $300
As an aside, I regularly use the Jessem router table/fence guides, more than all the finger-style ones I have. These things are the bomb!
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So, I tried the blatant knockoff Hongdui stock guides when they were about 1/3 the cost of the Jessem. I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality. Same one-direction angled in wheels, stainless, etc. I mounted them to a block of wood with Magswitches to sit on top of my Biesemeyer only when needed. IIRC, they were around $110 at the time while the Jessem was over $300
As an aside, I regularly use the Jessem router table/fence guides, more than all the finger-style ones I have. These things are the bomb!
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Got mine installed today, also mounted it on a piece of wood with magswitches to make it easy to move.
Haven't actually used it but it is a very nicely put together piece of gear. Great fit and finish as expected for the brand and the price
Haven't actually used it but it is a very nicely put together piece of gear. Great fit and finish as expected for the brand and the price
When I was considering purchasing the sliding attachment for panel cutting on my Sawstop, the Woodcraft employee showed me their setup in the classroom that uses the Jessem stock guides. He said in their 2 or 3 year use with all different levels of students using the saw with holddowns - they have only had a few issues with panel cuts that were not square. The guides force the wood into the fence and decrease likelihood of the cut not being straight. They are on my father's day list of items I'd like to receive.