zero clearance plate for ridgid r4516

[paul wiser]

any body got an idea on how to make one? apparently ridgid never made one for this saw. thanks

[Kyle Foster]

I haven't actually seen the saw in person, but wouldn't it be just like making a zero clearance plate for any other TS? Just make a plate that fits in, bolt it in place and slowly raise the blade to the desired height.

[glenn bradley]

I have used the factory throat plate for a template on all the saws I have made them for. In this pic I am actually using an old one as a template for a new one. I make them in batches since setup is the bulk of the effort, not cutting/shaping.

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[paul wiser]

I haven't actually seen the saw in person, but wouldn't it be just like making a zero clearance plate for any other TS? Just make a plate that fits in, bolt it in place and slowly raise the blade to the desired height.

s in ars in at the other end.
only 1 problem. the plate does not bolt in. it has a recessed tab and clip

[glenn bradley]

s in ars in at the other end.
only 1 problem. the plate does not bolt in. it has a recessed tab and clip

There are some pretty clever folks on here. I'd post some pictures.

[paul wiser]

this is a stamped plate with a clip in at one end and snaps in at the other. thinking maybe i could take a piece of 1/8 hardwood and mount it inside the recess in plate.

[Joseph Hawkins]

I had the ridgid 3650, it's regular plate had the insert on the bottom and no where to totally secure it in. I just made one like the pic above, just made sure it fit snug since it didn't have the insert part, never had a problem with it.

[Lee Schierer]

Post a photo of your existing throat plate and the opening and maybe someone can come up with a solution.

[marlin adams]

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I too would like a zero clearance plate for my r4516 The plate is 13 1/4 long and 3 1/8 wide and and.0865 inchs thick

[glenn bradley]

Same problem some contractor saws have; a thin throat plate. When ran an older Craftsman saw I made the ZCI's out of 1/4" hardboard and milled a rabbet around the edge to let the plate sit flush. Let me see if I can find a pic . . . Nope, I guess its been too long.

[Pat Barry]

I have an older model Rigid saw and just did what was suggested above using a piece of hardboard of the correct (close) thickness but I like Glen's idea better and will probably go that way so as to get a better fit and stiffness.

[Lee Schierer]

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I too would like a zero clearance plate for my r4516 The plate is 13 1/4 long and 3 1/8 wide and and.0865 inchs thick

My son recently purchased a saw with a similar thin throat plate. I was looking around the internet and found a possible solution for a zero clearance throat plate.
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The drawing shows 6 rare earth magnets, but I think I would add at least 4 more ( or bigger ones) to insure that the attachment doesn't move.

[Al Launier]

Making a number of "blank" throat plates would be handy to have on hand:


Make from 1/4"-3/8" hardboard, routing as Glenn described above,
with a rabbeted perimeter, to fit reasonably snug & flush (could add leveling screws,
with an aluminum tab glued at the end,
with a finger hole.


Clamp in place with the fence, or a board of suitable length and raise the blade through the board.
Could also make one for 45° cuts.

[matt romanowski]

I would talk to these guys and see if one of the inserts they make would fit https://www.sliversmill.com/category_170_Ridgid.html

[marlin adams]

Well thanks for all the ideals and Matt I did shoot a email to slivermill. I am going to buy a extra plater to see about making a zero clearance plate.

[marlin adams]

Well matt I did and no they dont have one

Hi Marlin,

Unfortunately, we do not have any inserts that fit the Ridgid R4516 table saw. Leecraft has no plans to make them at this time. Should you decide to make your own we sell blank universal sheets of the high-density phenolic, melamine-faced material that the inserts are made with. They are available in four different thicknesses. See link:
https://www.sliversmill.com/category_72_Universal_Blank_Sheets.html

The blanks gave me a ideal plus some of the suggestions on here. I am going to get another plate for my saw after I measure how deep the blade goes I will get me one of the blanks and mill it to fit smooth and attach it to underneath and make my own.

[marlin adams]

I also have a R4516 and running into the same problem and just wondering if any solutions has work so far. The plate is 1/16th thick steel plate

[Bill Carey]

Check out Leecraft. I bought an insert for a Rigid R4512 that fits my Grizzly ts. Nice insert. It replaced the one I got from Grizzly that, to my amazement, did not have a tab on the back end to keep it from flying up and off the saw.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057EANZ6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Rich Engelhardt]

My Hitachi job site saw had a weird goofy style and size throat plate.

The only thing I could come up with as a ZCI, was to cast a copy of the plate in plaster paris, then use that cast as a negative - and cast some actual plates using machinable wax, then trim those down on the outsie to fit - using the router table as Glenn shows above.

Machinable wax is a very hard tough material. You can buy it or make your own.

[Harry Niemann]

Floor laminate works very well for inserts.

[Doug Garson]

So does engineered flooring, basically the same thing, all depends on what you have access to.