Zero Clearance Inserts

Thanks for the info, I will take a look at it.
-Don

-- Flaws are only in the eye of the artisan!

Sorry to be a party pooper, but the UHMW material at this thickness is not suitably stiff as a table saw insert and can adversely effect your cut quality due to flexing. It’s also quite prone to warping if not mounted to a stiffer substrait. I’d opt for the phenolic, steel, aluminum, baltic birch, or even hardwood over the UHMW.

-- Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth....

Thnx for the link. I’ve been making my own out of mdf, and they work gr8.

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

I used to make mine out of UHMV but since I moved, I lost contact with my supplier and it’s not easy to get here. I’ve been making mine out of fall off Corian ot surrell and that has been working GREAT. I never had a problem with UHMV saging though.

-- John

Hi knotscott , I must have lucked out with mine…no problems at all : )
I agree that the phenolic is a stiffer product , but for my money , I am quite happy with the UHMW insert.
Maybe I’m not ripping short enough pieces , or pressing down too hard on it to make it deflect ? Mine are still as flat as the day they came….could be the nearly constant temperature of my basement. I don’t know : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Those prices would be hard to beat. Might be worth a try. Thanks for the link….............

-- mike...............

tried to order some today but i guess the sale was over so they are back to 29 bucks each

You have to enter code: zero3 in the box at checkout.

-- He who dies with the most tools... dies with the emptiest wallet.

I totally agree with knotscott. I purchased 2 of these. Within about a week the first one I installed started warping. The directions say to flip it over for awhile to get rid of the warp. It’s been 2 weeks now – still warped. I figure I’ll use the 2nd one if I have to for some reason. Money wasted as far as I’m concerned.

-- Don

What saw model did you get yours for ?
I have the JET cabinet saw and haven’t had any issues with either of my inserts.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

There must be different grades of UHMV cause I never had a problem with them. BUT, I didn’t get them online, I bought a quarter sheet from a plastics shop where I used to live and made my own. Maybe the ones that are online are too thin.

-- John