Scrappile Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) When I do delicate pictures I need a zero clearance table top. In the past I have made a 1/8" table top to put on my Ex with a little hole drilled in it for the blade and "zero" clearance. Over time the hole get bigger and bigger until there is no more zero clearance. When that happened I made a new table top. Last night it hit me, like duh, why replace the whole table top. Why not just drill a larger hole, make an insert kinda like my Hagner has. Here it is, took me about 15 minutes and I can easily make a supply of inserts to replace worn out ones. So simple. Edited April 25, 2017 by Scrappile SCROLLSAW703, Lucky2, Dave Monk and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 good thinkin', scrappy! Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Scrappile said: When I do delicate pictures I need a zero clearance table top. In the past I have made a 1/8" table top to put on my Ex with a little hole drilled in it for the blade and "zero" clearance. Over time the hole get bigger and bigger until there is no more zero clearance. When that happened I made a new table top. Last night it hit me, like duh, why replace the whole table top. Why not just drill a larger hole, make an insert kinda like my Hagner has. Here it is, took me about 15 minutes and I can easily make a supply of inserts to replace worn out ones. So simple. Yes it takes a wile for things to sink in ,Glad you figured it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I just use tape. Works for me. Jim McDonald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I use playing cards. Extremely cheap ( dollar store ) and expendable. wombatie and poupster2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Smart, vert smart, Paul. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Scrappy,Now that's a Darn good Idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I like nice simple and elegant solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 What material are you using for the sacrificial insert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, oldhudson said: What material are you using for the sacrificial insert? I have a bit of scrap masonite. If I run out I will use hardboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thats looks great. I just tape a playing card with a hole in the middle of it to the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Great idea, Are those screws holding the top in place? I made one for my second scroll saw from a piece of 1/4" plywood and used a couple of machine screws to hold it in place. I drilled and tapped the top to hold the screws. Could have just used bolts and nuts. Worked pretty good, but it didn't have a replaceable insert. Edited April 26, 2017 by jollyred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, jollyred said: Great idea, Are those screws holding the top in place? I made one for my second scroll saw from a piece of 1/4" plywood and used a couple of machine screws to hold it in place. I drilled and tapped the top to hold the screws. Could have just used bolts and nuts. Worked pretty good, but it didn't have a replaceable insert. Those are the original screws that hold the table top. they were long enough to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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