unisaw throat plate

[dpb]

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The PM Model 66 plates fit well other than they dado plate they gave me obviously was the one for a different saw--the cutout is wrong. I didn't notice for long enough I never got a replacement. Was just looking yesterday while cutting the notches for the chair repair of earlier thread and decided ought to try to cut out the offending area--the cut is right left/right, just not long enough towards the rear for clearance...

[Bob Wilson]

On 2/22/2013 5:21 PM, James engstrom wrote: > i am looking for a throat plate for my unisaw i remember Norm had an aluminum one that held wooden inserts any idea where i can find that? i have googled already and had very few results..if not that one then what else do people use? > I liked that metal one with the replaceable inserts, but it was/is not available (for the saw I had then, Powermatic 63, or for my present Grizzly G0691, that I love!) So I (a) bought some of the wooden inserts, so I would know the "standard" dimensions, and (b) milled an aluminum plate using those, using my mini-mill. I did that for the first saw. I later sold that, moved up to the Grizz, and I intend (getting around some health problems) to make one for it. As a metalworking project it is pretty trivial, except that the piece is longer than my mini-mill can conveniently work, I had to make two setups and cuts to cut the sides of the plate. The round ends are trivial with a rotary table for the mill. So if you have a friend (or yourself) who does any metalworking I suggest that. I don't know what a machine shop would charge to do it, though, probably too much... I do have some fiberboard plates I quickly made for the Grizz, but the aluminum one with inserts is definitely the way I want to get back to. Bob Wilson

[James engstrom]

aluminum one that held wooden inserts any idea where i can find that? i ha ve googled already and had very few results..if not that one then what else do people use?''