missing screws for throat plate

[LCHIEN]

Must be rust on the brain again... No problem...

OTOH, maybe you were thinking of that 254mm blade.

[mrpedersen]

Hello everyone, Haven't been here for a while, medical.

However, Ive have the craftsman BT3100 clone, they are 10 x 24 flathead screws. The best places to find these are at a Bolt & Nut business, hardware store i find dont have the turnover and most dont stock. Buy a few extra..

glenn

[LCHIEN]

those 10-24 x 3/4" FH are actually quite common screws. Maybe not in black finish but you should be able to get steel or brass. And they don't have to be 3/4" long, I'm sure 1/2, 5/8, and 7/8 or 1" would work OK. I'm pretty sure that between ACE, HD, and Lowes you should be able to find these quite easily.

Don't try 10-32, its the same diameter but a different thread pitch from 10-24.

[T...K21]

Found it in Stainless...The 10-24 threaded right in. Didn't have to tap, did have to apply a little bit of green threadlock to secure it from rotating out of adjustment.

While I was looking for hardware I found some plexiglass bout the same thickness of the stock throat plate. I think I will try to make a dado and ZCTP tomorrow morn when I get home after work.

Again...Thanks you guys!

[pelligrini]

Watch out for the thinner materials, they will flex. Even the stock ryobi ZCTPs do. I built a run out of some 3/4" maple flooring scraps. I haven't tried out Lee's sanatec plate yet.

[pelligrini]

Check out Suwat Phruksawan's cool ZCTP. http://woodworking.phruksawan.com/ec...CTP/index.html

http://woodworking.phruksawan.com/wwHome.html

[mrpedersen]

I really like Suwat's ECO-ZCTP, thanks for the link. I know I'll give the effort to build one.

Glenn

[pelligrini]

I milled several maple ones out of some scrap flooring with very similar cutout patterens, but without the insert. I like doing a lip all the way around like his. Once set up, making multiples isn't too hard at all. I looked at doing one like Suwat's, but it wasn't working out well with my shark guard riving knife. There's not much room for connecting material left behind the knife. I didn't think ending up with two strips of thin material would be stable.

[mrpedersen]

Yes, I see what you mean, the riving knife would require an extension for the kerf cut and probably an extra screw or 2. I dont like to work without one if possible, 2 kickbacks over a few years is enough.

glenn

[T...K21]

Thanks Erik! I like that idea much better than the one I had in mind. The plexi one's I just made flexed a lil too much. I'm going to have to dig up the left over oak flooring and give that a shot. T

[jnesmith]

I have a set of these from Lee. I thought these were what everyone was using.

[T...K21]

John, Thanks for the pics. Gives me a good idea of what the under side looks like.