THE BEST Table Saw Zero Clearance Insert - Colliflower ZCI

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In this episode of Today’s Craftsmen Jeff shows you an absolute must-have table saw upgrade. A zero clearance insert provides you with superior cuts and increased safety. This throat plate manufactured by Colliflower LLC is a high quality, made in USA, replacement that is available for many different tablesaws and miter saws. We hope you enjoy!
Find this throat plate and more at: www.colliflower-zci.com/ and tell Jack that Today’s Craftsmen sent you.
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@candofondoo 5 месяцев назад

They have these for several table saws, just wish they had them for grizzly. They also have a pretty innovative fence for the Kapex.

@5280Woodworking 5 месяцев назад

Super clever idea. I made my own design on a CNC with a lot of back and forth, but now it’s perfect. This is definitely the SECOND best option 😊

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Nice! Well this is a good option for those without a CNC 😜

@sapelesteve 5 месяцев назад

Excellent video Jeff! I think that the insert that comes with the saw is made that way to allow for dust collection. I make my own inserts as needed. 👍👍

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Good point, Steve. I think we threw that out when we bought the saw 😂

@jimrosson6702 5 месяцев назад

Very cool thanks for sharing

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@jamiemajerick91 5 месяцев назад

I have one on my miter saw and I do love it. I didn’t realize they make inserts for other tools. Now off to browses their website. Thank you again for the video. 😊

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! I love the one on my Makita miter saw. I have to check if he makes one for the cordless Kapex.

@jamiemajerick91 5 месяцев назад

@@TodaysCraftsmen I wonder if it is different than the corded model? I have the regular Kapex and I love that insert.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

I believe it’s smaller but I’m not 100% on that.

@larryk6330 5 месяцев назад

I have a Grizzly cabinet saw and make my own zero clearance plates using half inch MDF, but I've always wondered how to make them to allow for the riving knife. Excellent tip! Thanks.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@rickculpepper709 5 месяцев назад

Good stuff Jeff…star in the making 😮

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Haha thank you, Rick. 🤞🏻

@cjsawinski 5 месяцев назад

I just make my own out of scrap mdf/plywood, and even sometimes hardwood. I bought my cabinet saw used and it came with an aftermarket zero clearance plate (and some blades). So I just used that plate as a template and made a small handful of my own one day. Since I have a stack of them ready to go I just through them away when they get worn out.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

We have a bunch of homemade ones for our Unisaw!

@cjsawinski 5 месяцев назад

@@TodaysCraftsmen your bud did give me a great idea though… the one that came with my saw is phelonic and it’s only good for 3/4” dado stack right now. But I’m going to put a dovetail channel in it and just make dovetail inserts.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Nice! We’d love to see how it comes out.

@danyodice1048 5 месяцев назад

Great info as always...🤘🤘🤘

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@williamellis8993 5 месяцев назад

Great info, Jeff. I'll have to see if they make one for my old Jet saw. Bill

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, Bill!

@jaykepley5238 5 месяцев назад

Nice video. I'm enjoying all your videos. 👏🖖

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! 👍🏼

@timzeller1541 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the information. As always, thank you support for the woodworking industry.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, Tim!

@timzeller1541 5 месяцев назад

@@TodaysCraftsmen your very welcome Sir!

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

@ericklodnicki 5 месяцев назад

Great info, love the regular uploads now. Great job guys. 🎯 Question/comment: . Could be that they don't ship with zero clearance because it ends up sacrificing the dust collection effectiveness around the blade I find. The stock plate provides the zero clearance on the down cut of the blade and maybe they don't see the necessity of providing zero clearance on the back of the blade at the point of upcut? Your point about narrow stock being a dangerous cut is absolutely a consideration though . Hearing that they make plates for miter saws as well I think is going to send me shopping online this weekend! Keep up the great work. 👊

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Good point, that may be the case!

@joebowman4659 5 месяцев назад

nice!

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@eatdrinkwineguy 5 месяцев назад

That’s great. I’m so sick Of cutting my own. Wish I could buy them for my machine.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

What do you have? Maybe he can make one?

@andrewbrown8148 5 месяцев назад

Great video, Jeff~! I looked at one of these for my SawStop PCS a few years ago, but it seemed like the throat plate was the only part ever in stock...not the inserts. I like the new material, so I'll look again at getting this accessory. Making multiple full-sized throat plates is kind of a pain. Did it with my old Craftsman table saw (pre-SawStop) and I don't plan on doing that again. Thanks~!

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

They were in stock a little while back when we ordered! Check em out!

@fredmorady56 5 месяцев назад

I gather you don't use the overhead dust collection accessory that SawStop sells. Do you not find that a lot of dust shoots back when ripping? Thanks for all of the great info you provide.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

We don’t! I’ve always felt that over the top dust shrouds decrease visibility and get in the way.

@fredmorady56 5 месяцев назад

Yup- There definitely is a trade-off with the shroud. Thanks.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@sethhamilton5824 5 месяцев назад

Saw Stop sells blanks if you like the clasp and levelers.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

The Colliflower has levelers and I don’t really see the need for the clasp but good to know! I like how quick (and cheaply) you can change out the center portion on these.

@sethhamilton5824 5 месяцев назад

@@TodaysCraftsmen yeah, that swap-able center does seem like a great feature, and the levelers make me much more interested

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

It’s a nice piece of kit!

@n2darkness 5 месяцев назад

I used one of the SawStop blanks and cut in the channel and dovetails and made my own inserts, way cheaper and lots of customization!

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Looks like the sawstop insert is $60. For the extra $40 I’ll let someone else do the work! 😜

@Maker_of_fine_sawdust 5 месяцев назад

Does the Colliflower insert widen with bevel cuts or does it stay nice and tight?

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Unfortunately ANY throatplate will widen when you tip the blade. You could have dedicated inserts (just the white piece) for common angles

@Maker_of_fine_sawdust 5 месяцев назад

@@TodaysCraftsmen Thank you.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Anytime!

@rickm7898 5 месяцев назад

You mentioned the old metal plate could be problematic. Have you ever had a false trigger of the safety system using the metal insert?

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

We have not!

@WasimBarri 5 месяцев назад

I did, trying to cut an insert for bevel cuts. I reached out to Colliflower and Jack kindly said he would send me a replacement using the new material but that never eventuated. So I now only use Sawstops inserts. The original, one zero clearance and 2 for dados. To say I wasn't happy about that activation is an understatement.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Wow, that’s a shame. I would reach back out to him to make good on his promise.

@WasimBarri 5 месяцев назад

@@TodaysCraftsmen I hope he's reading this!

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

It’s possible but I would reach out to him via e-mail if I were you. Speaking as a business owner sometimes things slip through the cracks. I’d give him the benefit of the doubt!

@atomictyler 5 месяцев назад

couldn't you just flip the whole thing length wise? front at the back and back at the front, but it'll be upside down.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

I’m not following!

@rwoodard2 5 месяцев назад

You can’t. The insert only goes into the throat plate one way.

@atomictyler 5 месяцев назад

I mean the whole thing, not just the insert. put it all upside down with the front in the back and the back in the front. it'll keep the location of the slot side-to-side, but have the further end over the blade. raise the saw blade the same way and then you'll have a slot the width of the saw blade the entire length Normal setup: top Front----------------Back bottom upside down and front to back swapped: bottom Back----------------Front top

@rwoodard2 5 месяцев назад

Still can’t. The underside of the throat plate is made in such a way that it hooks on two leveling screws that are part of the saw top( the recessed are where the throat plate sits). If you wanted to remove the leveling screws it might be possible but there is nothing securing the throat plate to the saw top which could be dangerous when raising the saw blade. The method shown is the easiest and fastest IMO.

@TodaysCraftsmen 5 месяцев назад

Ahhh gotcha now! Yeah as @rwoodard2 said the throat plate won’t go in upside down.