MM16 Throat Plate Replacement

[Keith Outten]

Can you provide a drawing for the plate?

[Zachary Hoyt]

I've always made bandsaw throat plates out of aluminum plate. You can get 6"x6" or so pieces of aluminum plate in various thicknesses on eBay and they will provide enough to make 4 or more throat plates for any saw I've worked on, though I'm not familiar with Euro saws and maybe they are different. It's easy to cut the aluminum to size with a jigsaw and then sand it to a final fit on a belt or a disc sander. My current 18" bandsaw is an old Parks and it has to have a pin to keep the plate from turning in the hole, so I drilled and tapped a hole in the aluminum and screwed in a brass screw that I had sanded down to the right diameter. Once the threads were bottomed out I hit the screw between a hammer and anvil, and locked it in place.

[Kevin Jenness]

When I got my used MM16 the throat plate was dished and cracked. I built it up with thickened epoxy.

[Mark e Kessler]

I designed and 3d printed one, i can get you the file but not sure how to get it to you. Can they be attached in a dm?

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[Jamie Buxton]

I built one from a few scraps of baltic birch plywood. Or if you don't have baltic birch, any hardwood will do.

[Jim Becker]

Material and method doesn't really matter...it just needs to level up to the table and it should be perforated like the OEM insert to assist with dust collection air flow.

[John Pendery]

I have the same saw and have made replacement inserts with baltic birch ply and hardwood as others have suggested. Quick and easy to make, and they have served me better than the factory insert did.

[Bruce Page]

As nice as the MM16 is, they cheeped out on the throat plate. I destroyed mine doing some resawing. You will likely need to contact SCM for a replacement or find someone with a 3D printer setup. I have metal working equipment, so I elected to make one out of some ¼” brass plate: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....ax-16-Weakness

[Joe Calhoon]

I made a 2 piece wood throat plate for both my Hema and Aggazani saws. With extra inserts to keep it fresh and for different blades.

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[Lee Schierer]

As nice as the MM16 is, they cheeped out on the throat plate. I destroyed mine doing some resawing. You will likely need to contact SCM for a replacement or find someone with a 3D printer setup. I have metal working equipment, so I elected to make one out of some ¼” brass plate: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....ax-16-Weakness

That is a very nice looking insert. Since the saw table is cast iron, it would appear that yo could securely hold the brass insert you made in place with a couple of rare earth magnets set into holes in the insert.

[Bruce Page]

Thanks Lee. The weight of the brass and a snug fit keeps the throat plate in place very well. I rarely ever tilt the table but I don’t think it would be a problem if/when I do.

[Izzy Charo]

Hi Mark,
I sent you a PM
Izzy

[edward kinslade]

Mark.
If you have the STL file, it would be fantastic to share it......
We all seem to struggle with this insert

[Frank Necaise]

Mark sent me his STL file back in April. I printed one last night. Izzy message me your address and I will drop it in the mail to you. Frank
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[David Zaret]

Mark sent me his STL file back in April. I printed one last night. Izzy message me your address and I will drop it in the mail to you. Frank
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guys, i have a laser and can make these from 1/4” baltic if we think that would work. happy to make for others on the creek. can someone send me the file?