Incra Shop Stop, Owner'S Manual

INCRA Shop Stop Manual

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First: Slide a

square cut board

up to contact the

“high spot” on the

router bit

Second: Clamp

the Shop Stop to

the fence with the

stop surface as

close as possible

to the board.

Micro adjust

screw

Third: Loosen black thumbscrews 

1

⁄

8

turn, then rotate micro adjust screw

clockwise until stop surface touches

end of board.  Tighten the 

black thumbscrews.

Fourth: Slide scale to

read directly under end

of gold stop cap.  Use

one of the initial 

scale settings 

described 

in Fig.13.

FIG. 12  

Follow these steps for

zeroing at the router table

OPERATION

FIG. 13 

Slide scale on your fence to one of three initial positions

A

Slide scale to 0" for

a direct readout of

dimension “A” (total

length of cut)

B

Slide scale to “minus

1

⁄

2

of bit diameter”

for a direct readout

of dimension “B”

C

Slide scale to “minus

bit diameter” for

direct readout of

dimension “C”

Zeroing at the Router Table:

For most applications at the router table you will be using your Shop Stop on

the outfeed fence to limit the length of a cut relative to the front end of a board.

Follow the steps in Fig. 12 below.

Calibrating the Shop Stop 

for your Workstation:

In order for your INCRA Shop Stop to

accurately locate your workpiece for a cut,  you

must first “zero” your Shop Stop to the bit or

blade and position the sliding scale on your

fence. Zeroing is often just as simple as

clamping your Shop Stop to the fence with the

stop surface just touching the bit or blade. You

want the stop surface to be zero distance from

the cutter, so a little micro adjusting might be

required. Once this zero position is found, slide

the scale on your INCRA Fence to read “0”

directly under one end of the gold stop cap. This

approach, however, wonʼt handle every situation

in the shop. Sometimes, as in the case of a

router or drill bit, it becomes necessary to use an

indirect approach to setting the initial scale

position. For zeroing at the router table, drill

press and crosscut stations, a step-by-step

approach ensures an easy and accurate setup.

See Figs. 12 thru 15 for the steps.

Note:

The vertical stop arm is the stop

surface illustrated in all of the examples to

follow, but donʼt rule out the use of the

horizontal rod for your stop surface.

Once the Shop Stop is zeroed to the router bit

as shown in Fig. 12, you now have the choice

of setting the sliding scale on your INCRA

Fence to one of three initial positions.

See Fig. 13.