On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 12:15:06 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
On 11/21/17 5:45 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 9:53:47 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
On 11/21/17 7:28 AM, Leon wrote:
-MIKE- wrote:
On 11/19/17 10:14 PM, Spalted Walt wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:

If it's new, probably.

I found a better deal on eBay. New, $38, free shipping.
Ordered

One caveat I forgot to mention, though. I used blade
stabilizers, as I do with any thin kerf blade.

Any suggestions on what to buy?

I've got an old set of Dewalt stabilizers that I don't like.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/f...ter-x-5-8-bore



http://www.rockler.com/blade-stabilizers

Are they going to screw up my zero clearance inserts by
moving the blade?

It might widen it a smidgen.


It's going to do a lot more than widen it. It's going to move
it over the width of the stabilizer, which is probably 1/8". So
you now have a slot 1/8" wider than your blade which negates
the benefits of a ZCI on the motor side. If you do all your
cutting on the blade side it won't make a difference to the
quality of the cut. But if you cut on the motor side, you'll
get some tearout.



Whaaaaaaaaat? :-). Do all your cutting on the blade side?
Maybe you meant nut side.

But, regardless of where the gap is at you are likely to need/use
the pieces from both sides of the cut. So the usable scrap will
possibly have some splintering.

AND, yes using the double set stabilizer will widen the slot.


Yeah, I guess that doesn't make sense. Also you could cut long and
flip over to make the final cut. But yeah, just make a new ZCI and
be done with it.


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And a new sled? I'd rather not.


You don't even need aZCI with a sled, but you can do what I do.

I agree, since the sled acts as a ZCI.

I use a sacrificial top on my sled. It's thin MDF (3/16"?) screwed down
to the sled that I just move over to cover the slot. The first pass
through the blade give you your ZC line. When you switch to a larger
blade/stack, it cuts through the sacrificial top to make a wider ZC line.
When you switch to a narrower blade, you just unscrew the MDF, move it
over to close the gap, screw it down, and start over. Very fast and
effective.


Sure, but now I have to raise the blade another 3/16". Jeez, more work. ;-)