MicroJIG FITFINDER 1/2 Gauge
Does the Job of Several Tools, and Does It Better!
The FITFINDER 1/2 Gauge is more than just a bit and blade setup assistant and certainly more than a mere center finder. The tool gives you the dead center of stock up to three inches thick, then allows you to lock in that measurement and take it to bits and blades for exact height adjustment, machine fences for precise fence adjustment, turning blanks to mark the center of round or oddly shaped stock, or simply use it to mark the center of the stock itself.
Simply slide your stock under the FITFINDER’s foot marked “P2”, lock the knobs and you will have your center. You can now transfer that perfect half measurement wherever you need it using the foot marked “P3”. No squinting, no numbers, no worrying about parallaxes, no muss, and no fuss.
Features:
- Handles Stock Up to 3" Thick – Accurately finds and transfers center measurements on thicker material that standard center finders can't handle.
- Countless Uses
- Use it at the router table and table saw to set bit height and fence positioning
- Greatly simplifies the setup of router bits that require multiple reference points such as edge banding bits
- Position your bandsaw fence for resawing material without measuring, marking, or eyeballing
- Perfect for round, (non-square) rectangles, and oddly-shaped stock, too — like finding the center of tricky turning blanks
- Maybe you just need to mark the center of your stock? Great! It does that, too!
- Rare Earth Magnets on Base – help keep the jig stead for hands-free use on machines with ferrous table surfaces.
- Fool-Proof Use – Of course, it comes with instructions, but we have our doubts that you will need them.
- An excellent complement to MicroJIG MATCHFIT Dado Stop for cutting perfect half-lap bridle joints.
The FITFINDER 1/2 Gauge from MicroJIG is a revolution in set-it-and-forget-it setup and layout. The FITFINDER 1/2 Gauge provides a way to locate the center of your stock without doing any measurements or fiddling around, and then transfer that measurement to any number of setup and layout situations. It does the job of several marking and measuring tools, and does it better!
The MicroJIG Fitfinder 1/2 Gauge is a no-math method to determine the center (of half the thickness) of any workpice. Locate the center of your stock without doing any measurements or fiddling around, and then transfer that measurement to any number of setup and layout situations. It does the job of several marking and measuring tools, and does it better!
Perfectly fit V-Edge banding with minimal testing!
The Fitfinder simply gauges the thickness of your original piece and converts it to half its dimension to a pointer/scale.
MicroJIG Fitfinder 1/2 Gauge – Step One
Step One is to place your original workpiece on a flat surface, then raise the P2 arm to touch the top of the workpiece. Couldn't get much more easy than that!
MicroJIG Fitfinder 1/2 Gauge – Step Two
Step Two is to use the pointer on the P3 arm to transfer the 1/2 dimension to the second workpiece. Use a sharp pencil to improve your accuracy!
Make Perfect Half-Lap Joints
With the half dimension transferred, your can quickly set up to cut perfect half lap joinery. In fact, for this setup you don't even need to transfer the dimension to a second workpiece, but take the Fitfinder right to the saw and use the P3 arm to set the blade height itself! Easy!
Always find the pefect center of any cylinder
For turning applications, again very easy. Measure the full size of your piece, then transfer the half-dimension to the cylinder. Make two marks, and you've got the perfect center.
Setting up for Resawing is also a cinch!
Need to set up your bandsaw for a perfect resawing cut? No problem! Quickly transfer the center location, set your fence and start cutting. These are only a few of the possible uses of the Fitfinder, and we expect you'll find even more uses that may be unique to your woodworking. Forget math, remember Fitfinder!
