Zero clearance throat plate

Thanks for the tip.

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at least 1/4”

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

3/8” even better!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

My saw uses a 5/16” insert. I make mine out os scraps of laminate flooring.

-- Dan-- Info for all @ http://www.hoistman.com

I’ve had good results using 1/4” phenolic, but it is a little pricey. I think I’ll try Dan’s suggestion … I have 2 boxes of laminate flooring left over from the family room project.

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I guess the issue is possibly that no matter what you make your insert from it’s going to get chewed up by changes in blade setting and need replacing….

-- Late awakener....

Why not make a bunch of zero clearance plates?

I use osage orange wood, very dense and has a slight oily feel to the wood. Have made several zero clearance plates for my standard table saw blade, and for 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4” dado blades. Also made one for my molding head set up.

-- Gerry