iGaging Wheel Marking Gauge with 1/32nd & 1mm scale

I have had and used this gauge for several months now, and feel confident in my following review.I am a stay @ home dad with a full on woodshop. I am no Sam Maloof or Jeffrey Miller but do "decent work". With that said prior to this wheel gauge I used antique pin gauges. Honestly I wish I had this when I began woodworking. It leaves crisp straight lines when used for crossgrain and does equally well with the grain providing you keep the fence firmly against the wood face and make multiple light passes.I have unintentionally dropped it onto my concrete shop floor more than once but less than 5 times? maybe,mane it held up really well, has not broken or bent. If I could complain about anything, it would be the cutter screw. It likes to work its way loose (even marking right to left) regardless in which direction I ise it. So a dab of medium threadlocker rectifies this.If asked how it could be improved, I would suggest a small flat spot be machined on the brass fence to aid in keeping it on the bench.

The cutting wheel could barely leave a mark even on pine right out of the box. I suspect this is at least in part due to some sort of paint or other coating on the wheel. I sharpened it and now it cuts just fine. Otherwise, there's really only a few things a marking gauge needs to be good and this hits those marks.-The fence is flat.-The shaft is square to the fence, though it seems to taper in diameter over the length of the shaft for some reason. If you measure center to center, though, you'll see that it's square.-The shaft fits nice and tight in the hole, perhaps a bit too tight as even with the knob all the way loose it doesn't slide easily.-The knob holds the shaft in place well.-The markings are easy enough to read and seem to be pretty accurate, though if I needed precision, I'd probably compare to a known precise ruler anyway. Most of the time, I'm just using this to match the thickness of a piece of wood, so I doubt I will even use the markings very often.All in all, it's a good value for the price, just expect to have to sharpen it a bit to really get any use out of it.

I've only used this a couple of times so far. I plan on using it to help me mark off dovetails.- It's very sturdy, solid metal and has good weight.- The stop is quite heavy and highly polished.- The cutter is sharp and makes a nice mark. It doesn't rotate and really doesn't need to, but it seems like you can if you want it.. You can sharpen it easily, but mine was very sharp out of the package.- The knob on the stop is easy to use and holds the stop well. It hasn't slipped in my use, yet.- The only gripe I might have is the measurement markings are rather faint. I don't care so much as I set the cutter stop using an adjustable steel square. In the case of dovetails, it sets to the thickness of the board very easily.

This tool is an outstanding buy. I love the smooth solid feel, and I love how precisely the fence fits the rod. It slides freely, but it's not loose, so the setting holds in place as you move the gauge or tighten the set screw. The cutter is quite adequately sharp, and the markings, if you use them, are easy to read. The cutter is held flush to the rod's end with a flat head screw, so the tool not only makes an excellent depth gauge, as the manufacturer notes, but it also sets quickly to the thickness of a workpiece by just placing it on the bench top.I often use the comparable Veritas wheel gauges at Lee Valley seminars, and I find the iGaging unit to be of at least equal quality. I own two of these so far, and will likely add more.

I bought this wheel marking gauge specifically to help me layout dovetail joints. It performed accurately and the marking wheel was very sharp and left a sharp and easily seen mark. This is not the most expensive gauge you can buy, but it is efficient and does the trick. You won't be disappointed!!!!

I was hesitant to buy this because I wanted to make one and there are so many other tools I want to buy. But...my pin marking guage was driving me nuts it is so bad so I went ahead and bought it. And man I am glad I did. It slides across the wood so much easier that my lines don't jump all over the place. The measurements seem to be accurate as well. It's not super sharp out of the box but I put it to use anyways and it works great. Will be even better after sharpening. The machining is not fantastic but pretty darn good for something this price range. If you're on the fence...just do it. You won't be sorry.

I'm happy it's precise down to the 32nd of an inch. It carves a perfect line. The top screw comes loose sometimes but I'd say tighten it once out of every hundred uses. Might be my most precise tool. It has a rubber gasket inside so when you loosen the screw it doesn't slide unless you move it. The lines on it seem to be holding up from continued use. And once you lock it in it won't move so you can transfer the same measurements multiple times.

Cutting wheel could have been larger.

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Great marking tool wish I had known about these some time ago

Marking out cut lines correctly is very important when making dove tail, mortice/tenons joints etc.This unit is ok but you're better purchasing higher quality units such as Veritas etc.That obviously comes with additional cost pain but the unit effectiveness and longevity will quickly alleviate those concerns.You get what you pay for.Go for quality.

Great product, great price. I’ll definitely be looking into purchasing more iGaging tools to fill out my collection

Must say this gauge performs just as well as my Veritas, sharp, accurate, holds measurement.would I buy again .. If I don’t lose it I see no reason why. I Would definitely recommend to buy,