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Hi all. I'm new and this is almost my first post. I thought I'd ask a slightly left field question regarding my saw. I have just bought a Clarke Woodworker 16 inch. It's British. In the middle of the table is a red plastic insert about 50 mm in diameter. It's recessed 1.3 mm below the metal work top. I know what it's for. My question is why is it useless? The machine seems reasonably built for the price (£80 ish). It has parts on it that must be machined to 0.01 mm tolerance. Why has Clarke chosen to specifically supply this plastic bit? It's too low so work pieces catch on the edge. It provides no support to the work piece. What was their motivation? It saves no money in the scheme of things, and all it does is damage their reputation. A lot of users seem to just toss it and provide an alternative solution. There are very few commercial products that you buy and immediately chuck a major component away. So why do you have to with the Woodworker?
