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Questionf or Unisaw 100, re How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitte
The following presumes you have a right tilting Delta
Unisaw. Please make the necessary adjustments for your make of saw, insert thickness and blade tilt direction. How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitter: 1) Go to Home Depot/Lowes and give an eye up to the stack of 1/2" MDF. I'm on my way to doing this. OK, I did step one today and bought a sheet of MDF. Well, something similar anyway. A 2 x 4 sheet of MDF is $6 with tax. I can get about 18 inserts from it or a cost of 33¢ each. Since that is kind of pricey, I bought a full sheet of sheetrock instead. Cost per insert sill be about 8¢ each. Great idea huh!!! My question is, what type of paint should I put on the sheetrock? Is gloss latex better than the flat? I would think the wood being cut would slide better that way. I'd be interested in knowing your experiences of using sheetrock to make zero clearance inserts. I think I'm really onto something here and maybe you and I can sell them as an economical alternative to those expensive MDF ones. I'll go back tomorrow for the screws. Ed |
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Questionf or Unisaw 100, re How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitte
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 23:41:15 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote: My question is, what type of paint should I put on the sheetrock? Is gloss latex better than the flat? Depends on the color. IMHO, good inserts are red. As Home Depot is the preeminent wooddorking supply house, I'll bet someone in an orange apron would know exactly which paint is best. If you're using sheetrock instead of MDF, don't forget to use drywall screws for leveling the insert! Barry |
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Question for Unisaw 100, How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Spittle
If I eat beets first so the spittle's purple, can I use MDF from Co-op
instead of the Borg? Curiously, djb -- Is it time to change my sig line yet? |
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Question for Unisaw 100, How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Spittle
Dave Balderstone wrote:
If I eat beets first so the spittle's purple, can I use MDF from Co-op instead of the Borg? Curiously, P U R P L E ! ! ! YouAyeOneHunnert |
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Questionf or Unisaw 100, re How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitte
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
Cost per insert sill be about 8¢ each. Great idea huh!!! I'm expecting some rat ******* turd heel will up and steal it, send it to Fine Wooddorking and walk away with a Urine Yellow planer for sure. My question, onna 'count of I like the cut of your jib, is, could you maybe thin some ee-pox-ee and maybe soak the sheet rock innit? T'would seem to maybe make the inserts last longer. UA100 |
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Question for Unisaw 100, How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Spittle
In article , Unisaw A100
wrote: YouAyeOneHunnert I'm on my way to Co-op! djb -- Is it time to change my sig line yet? |
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Questionf or Unisaw 100, re How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitte
Unisaw A100 wrote:
My question, onna 'count of I like the cut of your jib, is, could you maybe thin some ee-pox-ee and maybe soak the sheet rock innit? T'would seem to maybe make the inserts last longer. UA100 Yeah, it would make them stiffer and we all know stiffer is better. On a serious note, I did follow your instructions and cut out six blanks. Just had time to make the templae tonight, but is sure is easy enough to do. I recently bought a dado blade and now I'll have an assortment of inserts to go with some different widths. After making one now, I'm embarrased to admit I actually bought one for $15 las year. That won't happen again. Thanks for the simple instructions. (even if I had to make four trips to HD to get the parts) -- Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome |
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Questionf or Unisaw 100, re How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitte
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
After making one now, I'm embarrased to admit I actually bought one for $15 las year. That won't happen again. I paid $20 for mine (Xmas money/found money, i.e., the rule of buying something foolish with found money) but I'm figuring that with all the reproductions and the $$$ I'm saving... 'Sides, you can always eBay it later. Just be sure to have a hunnert dollar reserve on it. Thanks for the simple instructions. (even if I had to make four trips to HD to get the parts) And that's a bad thing? UA100 |
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Questionf or Unisaw 100, re How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitte
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message .com...
The following presumes you have a right tilting Delta Unisaw. Please make the necessary adjustments for your make of saw, insert thickness and blade tilt direction. How To Make A Zero Clearance Insert With Splitter: 1) Go to Home Depot/Lowes and give an eye up to the stack of 1/2" MDF. I'm on my way to doing this. OK, I did step one today and bought a sheet of MDF. Well, something similar anyway. A 2 x 4 sheet of MDF is $6 with tax. I can get about 18 inserts from it or a cost of 33¢ each. Since that is kind of pricey, I bought a full sheet of sheetrock instead. Cost per insert sill be about 8¢ each. Great idea huh!!! My question is, what type of paint should I put on the sheetrock? Is gloss latex better than the flat? I would think the wood being cut would slide better that way. I'd be interested in knowing your experiences of using sheetrock to make zero clearance inserts. I think I'm really onto something here and maybe you and I can sell them as an economical alternative to those expensive MDF ones. I'll go back tomorrow for the screws. Ed Its sad, but someone is probably going to have to post a detail method of cleaning sheetrock dust out of a TS motor. Thanks for the laugh. |
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