Delta Miter Saw ZCTP

[axio]

I picked up the $60 Black Friday sale at Lowes, a Delta MS250 Miter saw. Unfortunately, it comes pretty bare. No ZCTP, no hold-down for the workpiece, and no extension wings.

I bought a hold-down from HD for $13. What can I do about the ZCTP? I tried searching on EBay even, and no luck... went to HD and Sears and they don't carry accessories for it either.

Any suggestions? I understand I could use a thin piece of plywood to place underneath the entire workpiece, but I was hoping for something more permanent.

[mater]

Here is a thread about ZCTP. It should help.

http://www.bt3central.com/forum/topi...TOPIC_ID=27168

[Tom Miller]

Don't know if this'll help you with a Delta, but I figured out that the TP on my Makita SCMS (LS1013) can be replaced with 1/4" hardboard cut to the correct length and width. Needless to say, it was extremely easy to make, and it just drops in.

The reason I wanted to replace the TP was because it wasn't ZC.

Regards,
Tom

[axio]

Thanks guys. I actually saw that thread and was considering making one as well. This one is almost an L shape, with the short end of the L having two screws in it that screw into the base of the MS. The long part of the L is currently empty. There's not TP at all there. I was contemplating trying to make an L, I just didn't know how stable it'd be on the long part of the L since there's no inset for it. It's just an empty space, about 1/2".

[jnesmith]

I have the same saw; same deal. Here's a pic:



Like you said, there's no inset in which to place a TP. I haven't thought of a solution.

[frumper64]

How about a piece of 1/4" hardboard covering the table and fastened down with 2 sided tape to the table area outside the revolving part? Just cut down through it and you have a ZCTP. It might not be pretty, but it should work

[Wood_workur]

have a piece of wood on the sides that don't revolve. Now cut a wedge of the same wood that will fit over the rotating table, but still allow the table to rotate all the way to the right and left.

[Wood_workur]

Put a piece of wood on the sides that don't revolve. Now cut a wedge of the same wood that will fit over the rotating table, but still allow the table to rotate all the way to the right and left. Now you have a ZCTP that will work at all miter angles.

[bhornberger]

Shopnotes #67 - Looked interesting. The ZCTP is removable