This is absolutley correct. The screw should be on the outfeed side of
the blade. In this portion of the insert, the blade is rising, tending
to push up on the insert. Like Mark said, this is where the protrusion
is located on factory inserts.

Joe in Denver
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www.the-wildings.com/shop/



Mark & Juanita wrote in message ws.com...
In article PXP7c.65413$KO3.219609@attbi_s02,
says...
put a small screw orotruding under the front of the insert, so when when the
insert is in place the screw is under the table.That way the insert cannot
be lifed out by the blade only by you . Removing it requires lifting the
rear of the insert, pivoting it, and pulling it towards you . ...mjh

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You might want to clarify what you mean by front and back of the
insert. The way it makes sense (to me, I could be wrong) is that you
mean the front of the insert to be at the back (outfeed side) of the
tablesaw and blade, this is where inserting a screw will prevent the
insert from rising up. The back of the insert is at the front of the
tablesaw (infeed side), I can't see where putting a screw here would do
other than provide a prolonged pivot point for an already rising insert.
OTOH, if you put the screw at the back of the TS, then raising the
insert at the infeed end of the saw will be required to remove the
insert. I think this is what you meant, is my understanding correct?

At least that's where I put the screw on my inserts, it also matches
the tabs on the factory inserts.




"Paul Kierstead" wrote in message
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Sigh, I hate it when the safety devices fight back. I had a nice shop

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I am happy to be essentially unhurt (little pain never hurt anyone), but
perhaps this could be cautionary for someone else.