zero clearance for Milwaukee 12" scms?

[Dan Forman]

Has anyone made their own? If so, please post pics. Is there a way to prevent tearout where it exits the board (as you push through - on the trailing edge, not the lower face)?

Thanks,

Dan, (who got in on the Milwaukee sale at HD, but got a display model that needed a visit to the repair shop before it was up and running, and just got it back)

[Charles Wiggins]

These might help:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=1319857 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=1319857#poststop)
http://70.169.135.35/showthread.php?t=26527

[Larry Edgerton]

On most saws the insert is lower than the table top on the saw. I find that three layers of Green Masking tape bring it up to the same level or just slightly above on my Makita/Hitachi's and serve as a zero clearance/ saw cut line. They are easily replaced whenever torque on a cut widens out the kerf, and the bright green line makes it easy on these old eyes.

As far as tearout on a SCMS. I lightly score the top pulling the saw to me and then do the meat of the cut pushing away. As far as the blowout between the fences, if it is really critical I use a sacrificial fence, but for most things a good quality blade designed for a SCMS leaves little tearout.

[Dan Forman]

Thanks for the replies. I have only had a chance to do a couple of trial cuts in alder, and the blowout between the fences was pretty bad with the stock blade. I have a Chopmaster, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will minimize the blowout. The ZCI part should be easy enough to do, just wondered if it necessary to do something similar for the between fences area.

Dan

[Bill White]

It sure is gonna get chewed up when ya have to do compound cuts. :(
Bill

[Dan Forman]

I probably won't be doing that many, and if so would put the stock bits back in.

Dan