Zero clearance throat plate
Ok I made a zero clearance throat plate for my new table saw from 12mm exterior ply ,great for when the blade is at 90 deg to the table.
On the weekend I was mitring some stock for edge trimming a shelf under my thicknesser table to take a dust collector .
I had the blade tilted left over to 45deg and cut the first mitred end ,the little piece that was cut off decided to go down between the blade and the edge of the plate (to the right side of the blade) , jam and flick out at high speed ,just missing my cruit.On inspection it had deflected the blade down and caused a step in the face of the mitre cut.
Now my question is , is it possible to make a zero clearance insert for 45 deg cuts ? I have tried to work this out in my head trying to visualise how to do it .But I cant see how it would work with out creating a large slot in the insert.
Also I would be rather pithed off if I damaged the blade ,myself ,or my machine.
Any way a zero clearance plate would be good , but how to make it ? with the saw like is done with the 90 deg model or by other means?
Kev