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Find a better alternative at Rockler or a similar source. My biggest gripe with the insert is that is does not "snap" into place but you must attach it with machine screws. The insert is so flimsy that I cannot get it level with the table not matter how much I adjust the leveling screws. If I had know that insert was designed in this manner I would have made my own out of a much sturdier material.Do not waste your money on this product. I purchased this TS1005 Zero Clearance Insert at the same time I bought the Dado Insert. Unlike the Dado Insert, however, this product is poorly contructed of cheap materials. This causes long changeovers and presents the opportunity to lose the mounting screws.
If you are at the end of a board and cutting say a rabbet (where you don't cut all the way through the board) and you don't have the table on both sides of the insert to support the board when you press down the insert will deflect down and cause you to cut alittle deeper. This insert works ok but it does flex. Other than that it works ok.
I dunno what the complainers are griping about. When installed and adjusted properly, the insert does exactly what it's supposed to do, namely minimizing tearout and stopping thin trimmings dropping down into the motor works.
After having problems from plywood veneers "chipping" @ the cut edge, purchased this unit - it solved the problem.
The plastic it's made from is cheap and flimsy. Threw it right in the garbage and made my own from Baltic birch plywood. This was a waste of money. If you put any downward pressure on your material as you push it through the saw the insert deflects and your material gets caught on the lip between the table and the insert.
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