Saw Stop TS throat inserts

[Ray Newman]

Colleagues: within the last two years or so, I recall reading a how-to-do-it article on shop fabricating zero clearance throat inserts for a SawStop. Been looking through my woodworking library and I cannot find anything.

Dos anyone else recall this?

[Roger Marty]

No, but I made my own dado insert for a SawStop pretty easily. First trace the shape on plywood. Cut out on bandsaw but do so a few mm larger. Then use a flush router bit to trim the plywood exactly to the shape of the actual insert (I don't remember if I used sticky tape or a clamp). Now SawStop inserts have some spots that you need to carve out. I just used a chisel.

[Ray Newman]

Found it! Of course it would have helped if I was more organized. Article is in Fine Wood Working, #251, Winter 2016.