CHEAP CRAFTSMAN/RYOBI T.S. INSERT IS NOT.....

how far is it off? can you put some tape on the bottom of the insert to shim it up?

I discovered a whole box of shims in the drawer of my work bench. They are tin caps used in roofing!

-- Handcrafted by Mike Henderson - Channelview, Texas

The flanged area is barely 3/16” in width and it is off right at 1/16” in height to produce quite a bump. I even looked under the table to see if I might be able to rig something with adjustable Allen’s or similar. I rarely tilt my saw so it wouldn’t be a problem in this regard. Perhaps I should add a self-adhesive layer of some thin polymer to the top of the insert?

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How thin is it? You could always make a new insert out of some hardwood. I have a craftsman as well it uses small tabs on the insert that you can bend down to adjust the height.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

I used the tape shim idea on my old Ryobi and it worked fine or make a new insert. Search “table saw inserts as there have been a lot of posts here.

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