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Set up your jigs for smooth-sliding action on table saws, router tables, workbenches
and more! These solid aluminum bars have nylon set screws in the miter bar that
adjust in or out for a perfect fit in any standard 3/4'' x 3/8'' miter slot. Available
individually in 18'' or 24'' lengths.
- Great for shop-made cross-cut jigs, cut-off tables, taper jigs, and more.
- Works on table saws, disc sanders, router tables, and more.
- Aluminum won’t warp, swell or shrink like wooden runners — jigs fit perfectly
time after time.
- ¼-20 threaded holes for easy attachment.
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Customer Reviews and Photos for:
Rockler 18'' & 24'' Aluminum Miter Bar
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Average Rating:
4.0
(11 customer reviews)
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1) Submitted by
Richard, from Martinsburg, WV
on 3/21/2012
Customer Rating: 
Ordered 2 of the 18" bars to make a 2nd crosscut sled. Just can't figure how other folks thought there was more coming with these things than did. I must say though, that I am almost as pleased with the tube containers they came in as I am with the bars themselves. Two of those tubes is almost like getting a $10-$15 dollar bonus. WooHoo!!! Plus a screwdriver with each also. It's amazing how the small things can enhance a purchase. Way to go Rockler!!!!
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2) Submitted by
Roger, from Wheeling, WV
on 7/29/2011
Customer Rating:
Great for making all types of shop jigs,
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3) Submitted by
William Ketner, from Inwood, WV
on 3/6/2011
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These are perfect for making a miter jig for my table saw to make picture frames. I like the adjustability of the miter bars to remove all slop.
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4) Submitted by
Dave, from Tega Cay, SC
on 2/27/2011
Customer Rating:
Perfect. Just what I needed for my table saw jig. Love the track adjustment ability.
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5) Submitted by
Gene Carstens, from Blue Grass, IOWA
on 1/22/2011
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I purchased the Miter bar for use on jigs I make for my Table Saw. This is a much better bar than making them from hard wood slat's. They are much tighter in the miter slot and work well. Will definetly purchase more of them as the need arises.
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6) Submitted by
John, from Princeton, NJ
on 4/6/2010
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I ordered two of the 24" bars to make a crosscut sled for my Bosch job site table saw. When the box arrived there was only one bar even though all the paperwork said that they had shipped 2. After a couple of e-mails (very quick response from Rockler) I had my missing bar in 2 days. The bars are excellent; the adjustment screws keep them tight in the miter slots for accurate cuts. I wish the miter gauge that came with my saw had this feature. Good product and even better customer service.
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7) Submitted by
Rob Kittredge, from California City, CA
on 5/17/2011
Customer Rating: 
I bought the 24" bar to make a crosscut sled. It worked great. I do wish however that the bar was set up to use wood screws thru the bar instead of 1/4 20 screws from the top as it was difficult to get the screw holes lined up properly to line up with the the tapped holes in the bar.
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8) Submitted by
Neill Flate, from Parker, CO
on 6/22/2011
Customer Rating: 
They look solid and will probably do what they are supposed to do. However I was very disappointed, as Ryan and Rob said, to find out that no hardware was included. Also, the bars require countersunk machine screws for the circle jig I want to make for my bandsaw.
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9) Submitted by
Marc, from Bondsville, MA
on 9/23/2011
Customer Rating:
The bars are great for making all sorts of shop jigs. I bought mine after having issues making hardwood runners for my crosscut sled. Only gripe I have is that there was no mounting hardware included. I ended up hitting the local hardware store for 1/4-20 machine screws and counter sinking them through the top of the crosscut sled.
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10) Submitted by
Chuck Decker, from Raymore, MO
on 12/30/2012
Customer Rating:
This may not be a problem for you if the travel distance of your miter gauge is short, but if you need to push or pull your miter gauge so that the set screws of the bar start leaving the confines of the slot, you will lose the tightness you thought this design would give you. This is not the only maker that uses this design to make a miter bar that will fit all slots. The effect is that regardless of how long your bar is, you really only have the length between the first and last set screws. Once one of the set screws leaves the slot, the bar starts to get sloppy. Just think about it, and you will understand what I am trying to describe. I agree that wooden bars are not good because they swell and shrink with changes in climate. If you like the idea of using an aluminum bar that is designed to be undersized I suggest that you ignore the set screws, and use aluminum tape as a shim all along its length. That way the bar is the same thickness over its entire length. In my experience, I have found that using the high density plastic that is sold for making jigs is the best of all solutions. This stuff can be sanded to a perfect fit. It doesn't wear with age and it won't change with humidity. I think Rockler sells this plastic too.
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11) Submitted by
Ryan, from West Orange, NJ
on 3/30/2010
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I bought two of the 18" bars to make a crosscut sled for my table saw. They look like they will work fine, but would it really kill them to include screws? I have to make another trip to the store, and hope they have that particular size of screw in stock, before I can make my project.
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