Table Saw Insert

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C <[email protected]> wrote:

>Buy a plastic board of the right thickness, trace your present insert on
>it and cut out your new zero clearance insert.
>
>An inexpensive alternative.

I did some Pergo type flooring and had enough left for dozens of zero
clearance inserts. It works real well and is smooth.

"Dirtleg" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
> Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
> but noone seems to stock anything.
>
> Some information...
>
> Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
> Cat No 34-710
> Serial No 204404c84
>
> Normal blade insert is:
> 11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.


Just make one out of 1/8" MDF. Tack the stock one to the wood and use
a flush trimming bit in your router to copy the exact size. Drop it
in with the blade completely lowered, turn on the saw, and raise the
blade. Zero clearance insert.

make a template out of cardboard, take it to a machine shop and have one
made
"Dirtleg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
> Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
> but noone seems to stock anything.
>
> Some information...
>
> Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
> Cat No 34-710
> Serial No 204404c84
>
> Normal blade insert is:
> 11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
> -earl
> elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>
>

I made a couple out of 1/8" plywood and they work just fine.

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, "Dirtleg" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
>Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
>but noone seems to stock anything.
>
>Some information...
>
>Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
>Cat No 34-710
>Serial No 204404c84
>
>Normal blade insert is:
>11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
>-earl
>elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>

Luigi is right. I made mine just like he described from 1/2" MDF.
Then I sealed and sanded w/ a urethane finish for smoothness.

Joey
"Luigi Zanasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, "Dirtleg" <[email protected]>
> scribbled:
>
> >I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
> >Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
> >but noone seems to stock anything.
>
> There you go: make a bunch of your own out of wood, plywood, MDF, or
> plastic (lexan or plexiglas). You could alo use melamine covered
> particle board and possibly other things I can't think of right now.
> Rough cut it and use a router with a bearing guided flush trim bit to
> get the exact size. Use the original insert as the template. Once
> it's made, clamp it in place using a board or the fence and slowly
> raise your dado blade into it. To adjust the height, use paper,
> cardboard, masking tape, or drill and tap four little set screws.
>
> Luigi
> Replace "no" with "yk" for real email address

Get a zero clearance insert and run the DADO up thru the insert

John
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, "Dirtleg" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
>Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
>but noone seems to stock anything.
>
>Some information...
>
>Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
>Cat No 34-710
>Serial No 204404c84
>
>Normal blade insert is:
>11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
>-earl
>elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>

Get a piece of furniture-grade 1/2" ply and make your own. A bandsaw
or jigsaw is helpful. Glue on a small wooden hook (a piece of
popsicle stick) at the back that slips under the table. Sand or use
masking tape to make adjustments to make it flush with your top.
Turn on the saw and raise the blade into the insert.

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, "Dirtleg" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
>Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
>but noone seems to stock anything.
>
>Some information...
>
>Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
>Cat No 34-710
>Serial No 204404c84
>
>Normal blade insert is:
>11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
>-earl
>elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, "Dirtleg" <[email protected]>
wrote:
I make all my inserts from 1/2" ply with small flathead screws on the
underside for leveling. It doesn't take long and the resulting
support and lack of tear-out is wonderful

TJB
>I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
>Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
>but noone seems to stock anything.
>
>Some information...
>
>Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
>Cat No 34-710
>Serial No 204404c84
>
>Normal blade insert is:
>11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
>-earl
>elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, Dirtleg wrote:

> I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
> Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
> but noone seems to stock anything.
>
> Some information...
>
> Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
> Cat No 34-710
> Serial No 204404c84
>
> Normal blade insert is:
> 11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
> -earl
> elakia@<no spam >comcast.net


Buy a plastic board of the right thickness, trace your present insert on
it and cut out your new zero clearance insert.

An inexpensive alternative.

Make your own. I did it for my old Craftsman tablesaw (Model 113.29920).
Made one for dado blades and a for thin kef blades. Made extra blanks in
case I need to replace one in the future. I have been using them for
about 18 months now.

Dirtleg wrote:
> I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
> Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
> but noone seems to stock anything.
>
> Some information...
>
> Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
> Cat No 34-710
> Serial No 204404c84
>
> Normal blade insert is:
> 11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
> -earl
> elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>
>

Give these guys a call, maybe they can help?

They have about 20 rockwell inserts listed, surely one of them will
fit?


http://www.acetoolrepair.com/DeltaHtml/TableSaws/CS4N.htm








On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, "Dirtleg" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
>Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
>but noone seems to stock anything.
>
>Some information...
>
>Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
>Cat No 34-710
>Serial No 204404c84
>
>Normal blade insert is:
>11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
>-earl
>elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>


Remove the nospam from my address to email me!!

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 21:29:02 -0330, "Dan Parrell"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>make a template out of cardboard, take it to a machine shop and have one
>made

Use the regular insert as a pattern and cut a dado insert from MDF,
using a pattern bit in a router. Use carpet tape to hold the original
to the MDF. While the tools are out, make 4. It won't take much
more time, and you'l have zero clearance inserts, ZC tilt inserts,
etc... <G>

Cut the opening just like you would with a zero clearance insert,
except with the dado set mounted. Holding the insert in place with a
4x4, or some other large block of wood, slowly raise the spinning
blade through it.

The insert can be leveled with set screws and t-nuts, or by simply
putting layers of masking tape under the low corner(s).

THINK! You've got a woodshop at your disposal. <G>

Barry

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:59:44 -0600, "Dirtleg" <[email protected]>
scribbled:

>I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
>Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
>but noone seems to stock anything.

There you go: make a bunch of your own out of wood, plywood, MDF, or
plastic (lexan or plexiglas). You could alo use melamine covered
particle board and possibly other things I can't think of right now.
Rough cut it and use a router with a bearing guided flush trim bit to
get the exact size. Use the original insert as the template. Once
it's made, clamp it in place using a board or the fence and slowly
raise your dado blade into it. To adjust the height, use paper,
cardboard, masking tape, or drill and tap four little set screws.

Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" for real email address

How about making one out of hardwood? It would be easy enough to get the
determine the width of the blade opening without having to make it "0"
insert.

Don

Dirtleg <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am trying to find a dado blade table saw insert for my 20 year old
> Rockwell Super 10 table saw. Tried searching net and local stores,
> but noone seems to stock anything.
>
> Some information...
>
> Rockwell Super 10" Table Saw
> Cat No 34-710
> Serial No 204404c84
>
> Normal blade insert is:
> 11 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches and about 1/8 inch thick.
>
> -earl
> elakia@<no spam >comcast.net
>
>