Originally Posted by
Chuck Pickering
I have been cleaning up my old saw. Got the table smooth, but haven't gotten the stains out yet. I will try some of the suggestions above. Also cleaned off the blade, as it had residue from cutting vinyl siding on it.
I took out the table insert and was surprised at how thin it is. While reading up on Zero Clearance Inserts(ZCI), most cut them out of thin ply and run the saw blade up through them. My OEM insert measures .091" with a micrometer. What do you use that is that thin?
Chuck
My C-man 113. saw also had this thin insert. I just used 1/2" BB ply and rabbeted around the outer edge to create a lip of the appropriate thickness. I needed the thick plate to support the MicroJig MJ Splitter I used for this saw. The thickness also allowed me to put a cut off 8d nail in the tail to emulate the spring on the original. I also used a little leftover material as a beaver tail. Both methods worked fine.
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