"Dave" wrote in message
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I got a Delta 28-475x band saw a little while ago. Since it is winter,
the garage is a little cold so I can't do as much wood working now as I
want to. The question I have is do most people replace the metal table
insert that comes with any bandsaw? The I received doesn't sit flush
with the table top (up a little higher) so I was going to buy a phenolic
one...not only for this reason but to create a zero-clearance insert.
Has anyone used the ZC inserts or had problems with the 'stock' one not
sitting flush with the table top?


I've had the plastic ones in mine for years. Started with the thought, as
you seem to have, that it would be a zero clearance. Then I found out that
all the dust that used to fall through was now carried back upward. First
time you tilt the table, you'll discover the width you want open in the one
you use all the time. Have a zero available for narrow short work.

If your metal one is pretty good other than the thickness, you can clean the
seat, make sure it doesn't rock, and lap the top.