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Introduction

As you look at your new INCRA Flip Shop Stop and fence for the first time you

will no doubt see a most interesting detail. The front face of the fence uses a

tongue and groove arrangement to accept a mating feature on the flip arms.

When the flip arm is down with the two opposing tongue and grooves engaged,

it becomes impossible for the sharp corner of a mitered board end to wedge

between the fence and flip arm. Combined with the already famous incremental

positioning capabilities of the Incra saw-toothed racks, you'll soon be duplicating

cut off lengths with machine shop precision.

Micro Adjusting

Micro adjusting your stop position can be accomplished in a variety of ways. Use the

supplied hex tool to loosen the two socket head screws located on the top of the stop

body and then turn the micro adjust socket head screw to fine tune the stop position.

Fig 1. When unscrewing the micro adjust screw, apply pressure to the stop body to

keep it against the screw end. After adjustment, always tighten the two socket head

screws on top of the stop body.

When using the stop rods in the flip arms, another way to micro adjust is to simply

shift the position of the rod. A dual rod setup can provide the most controlled means

of adjusting. Place a short rod in one flip arm and a long rod in the other, then

slide the rods to contact each other between the two flip arms before tightening the

thumbscrews. With this setup in place, one rod will be in a "backup" position to the

actual "stop" rod. Fig. 2.

To micro adjust the stop rod forward, loosen the thumbscrew that secures it and

place a shim or spacer, equal in thickness to the adjustment required, between the

backup and the stop rod. Slide the stop rod against the shim and tighten the

thumbscrew. Detail 2.

To micro adjust the stop rod backward, first loosen the backup rod and place the

shim or spacer between the backup and stop rods. Slide the backup rod against

the shim and tighten the thumbscrew. Remove the shim, loosen the stop rod

thumbscrew, slide the stop rod to contact the backup rod and tighten in place.

Zeroing to the Blade

To zero the stop and scale to the blade, begin by locating the fence a safe distance

from the blade and tightening the socket head screws that secure the fence. Clamp the

stop to the fence about 10" away from the blade. Crosscut a piece of scrap stock with

this setup. Measure the length of the cut piece. Fig 3. If the cut piece measurement

is some multiple of

⁄32" (i.e.: 10

⁄32, 10

⁄16, 10

⁄32, 10

⁄8 etc.), slide the scale on the

fence to read the length of the piece directly under one end of

the stop. Detail 3.

If the cut piece measurement is not a multiple of

⁄32 (example:

⁄64), micro adjust the stop forward

⁄64", and recut the board.

When the test cut measurement equals some multiple of

⁄32",

slide the scale on the fence to read the length of the piece

directly under one end of the stop. Note: When zeroing the

scale for mitering setups, the test cuts must be made with the

fence locked to the selected angle.

About your Fence Scales

All INCRA products use overlapping 16" long Lexan scales. The overlap allows fine-

tuning the scale from one end to the other to agree with the high degree of accuracy

provided by the Incra saw toothed positioning racks. These scales are printed initially

in 16" lengths (0-16", 16-32", 32-48" etc.). As they are slid into the scale slot on the

fence, the ends are overlapped and aligned using the optical window located at the

end of the second scale. Fig 4. The friction fit will keep the scales in place. If you

wish, you can use a small piece of double faced tape at the overlap to ensure that

the scales move together when changing your zeroed setups for mitering.

Flip Shop Stop Instructions

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Detail 2

Fig. 3

Detail 3

Fig. 4

Loosen (2)

socket head

screws

Turn this socket

head screw to

micro adjust

Short “stop” rod

Place shim between

stop & backup rods

Measure test

cut length

Clamp stop

to fence

Long “backup” rod

Slide scale to read board’s

length under either end of stop

Align scales using

optical window

Tongue and

groove

Summary of content (2 pages)

PAGE 1
Flip Shop Stop Instructions Introduction As you look at your new Incra Flip Shop Stop and fence for the first time you will no doubt see a most interesting detail. The front face of the fence uses a tongue and groove arrangement to accept a mating feature on the flip arms. When the flip arm is down with the two opposing tongue and grooves engaged, it becomes impossible for the sharp corner of a mitered board end to wedge between the fence and flip arm.
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Flip Arms and Stop Rods The dual flip arms and stop rods provided permit a variety of stop configurations. The flip arms can be used without the stop rods when you want to take advantage of the fence/arm tongue and groove feature for stop control on mitered board ends. Typically you will use the longer rod to join the two arms together. Fig 5. This produces an arrangement that, when pivoted, moves both arms simultaneously.