Zero clearance throat plate

Thanks for the tip.

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

at least 1/4”

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3/8” even better!

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

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

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.

-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"

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