Zero Clearance Insert Plate | Make This For Your TABLE SAW!

How to make a zero clearance table saw insert or throat plate for a Hitachi or Metabo job site table saw. A table saw insert plate can help improve dust collection, reduce chip out or tear out of your wood and prevent small pieces from falling down into the saw.
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[@davidenete]

You break so many basic safety rules in this video. Best of luck.

[@howtofixitworkshop]

Thanks Tell me more, it will help me and may help others

[@davidenete]

I feel bad having to write this as a comment, but literally every time that your table saw was running in the video, you were breaking basic safety rules. When you were trying to extend the cut to allow your riving knife to fit into it, made me wonder if this was a prank video...using a hammer to hold it down, using a piece of plywood with your hand directly over the blade, etc. Why not just use a jigsaw, scroll saw, hand saw, multi-tool, etc. to lengthen the cut? I truly wish you the best and hope that you enjoy a lifetime of woodworking. Please don't do these things in videos and call them educational unless you're getting monetization from The Darwin Foundation. Please watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX_CqGOFeZuif9U Please watch this video:kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpebh4qtqcaomrc @@howtofixitworkshop

[@jameswalsh4056]

I appreciate you doin the work here. This is just what I needed because you can't find then anywhere except the ebay buy who wants $44 a pop. Thank you.

[@howtofixitworkshop]

You're welcome! Do you have the same table saw?

[@jameswalsh4056]

@@howtofixitworkshop Yes. And with better quality blades and some well tuned jigs it is a pretty good jobsite TS.

[@howtofixitworkshop]

I agree, I've been really happy with it. I have the better blade, but i could use some jigs for mine

[@robinnorman1170]

What about when you cut 45's or other angles?

[@howtofixitworkshop]

Yeah that's a good point. An adjustable zero clearance won't work with this saw, but you could make one for specific angles, like 45

[@jacobkomnath7961]

i kinda wish i realized this a few years ago. The throatplate is just weird and i cant find a premade one that would fit this saw. Little scummy on Hitchi's part if you ask me

[@howtofixitworkshop]

Yeah I agree, that's why I made my own, and it works really well?

[@user-ec4vv3iq9k]

Two days later lol