Hi Guys. I'm the dork in the video being discussed here, so I thought I'd throw in and tell you what I thought of it.
The premise behind the video - WOOD magazine sent me the kit and and asked that I do video on the assembly and usage for their tablesaw month promotion.
Would I buy the kit, now that I've assembled and used it? No, I wouldn't buy the whole kit. I would buy just the laser engraved main table and get the hardware elsewhere. I didn't like the t-track or the square head bolts that come with the kit. I also don't think all that is worth an extra ($70). Rockler often puts their hardware kit on sale for $9.99 - this should include a lot of what you need.
The laser engraved table is worth the $25 in my opinion. It's dead-on accurate, and having every angle etched in the table is awesome (something I wouldn't want to draw on by hand). I've always used my chop saw to cut angles before getting this jig. I'm definitely converted over to doing it on the tablesaw after using this jig.
I am not affiliated with Schlabaugh and Sons (the makers of the kit).
Please let me know if you have any questions about the jig.
Thanks,
John Nixon
www.eagleLakeWoodworking.com
