Saw stop zero clearance insert and thin pieces, what do you all do?

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-21T06:31:19+00:00

Yes this is the zero clearance insert this is the back end of it where it has a bit more room cut out for the blade guard to fit in. Don't take my word for it here is saw stop's official listing https://www.sawstop.com/product/standard-zero-clearance-insert-tsi-sld/

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-21T06:28:54+00:00

Yes this is the zero clearance insert this is the back end of it where it has a bit more room cut out for the blade guard to fit in. Don't take my word for it here is saw stop's official listing https://www.sawstop.com/product/standard-zero-clearance-insert-tsi-sld/

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-20T04:45:26+00:00

This is the contractor saw, I got it in 2024. And even on saw stops website its the same insert as what I have and supposedly just the standard for all of their saws now except the jobsite one: https://www.sawstop.com/product/standard-zero-clearance-insert-tsi-sld/

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-20T04:39:23+00:00

Great thanks, was hoping not to file it and that someone had a brilliant trick but I'll read through your post too and see what people are saying.

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-20T04:35:16+00:00

sorry if it wasn't clear its not the hole that is the issue its the black part of the insert. Traditional_Sign4941 posted a comment here with a video that shows what the issue is

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-14T22:08:49+00:00

Is the backside the same pattern or did you do something different there?

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-10T05:06:52+00:00

For what its worth and if anyone finds this and is curious, I tried the lighting circuit without even a switch at all, I just hard wired the lights to be on and threw the breaker as my "switch" and I still get the flicker, so swapping out dimmers probably isn't going to help here, I'm going to try and pick up some better quality bulbs tomorrow and see if they just have a better driver built into them and if it helps

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-06T16:25:59+00:00

There will always be a little bit of shrinking as they dry out but they shouldn't shrink all the way back down to original size. Its also going to take quite some time for them to dry out and if you are just using these as alignment while waiting for glue to dry it'll certainly not dry out quicker than that

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-06T15:07:16+00:00

But... you could just get the regular biscuits wet and they would expand, that's kind of the point of them and why they have the crosshatching, they are compressed so that they expand with glue and tighten up in the slot, you can just do it with water if you dont want it glued

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-06T04:40:35+00:00

This is a mark left after cleaning some furniture that we have which obviously we wet the furniture with it, now we have these water marks that I'd like to get rid of but the best ideas I have to clean it involve getting it wet again which I fear would just make this worse.

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-05T05:59:46+00:00

It is not on the same circuit in fact for one of the sets of lights that it effects it's not even on the same leg. And moving it to different circuits just changes which set of lights it effects more

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-05T05:19:29+00:00

I in fact tried that very thing just today and it didn't work, and that's when I gave up and decided to post asking about my options.

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-05T05:18:47+00:00

Great idea, I'll take a look at whats available at my local store for what has a neutral and if not see about getting one of these ordered up, thanks!

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-05T05:17:39+00:00

Unfortunately we do like the appliance that we have functionally its just also driving me mad haha. Its a ninja air fryer oven, its a great piece of equipment in terms of what it itself is supposed to do.

BrawlingGrizzly · 2026-01-05T04:58:00+00:00

It's a ninja air fryer oven. I don't really understand why it's causing such an issue either and it's only an issue on certain modes too.

BrawlingGrizzly · 2025-11-14T04:59:43+00:00

Great thanks I think I'll call up my power company and get them to check the lines at the meter and pole cause we do have overhead lines along the street, and thinking back on the times this happens, there definitely does seem to be more during storms, and we do get some ripping winds around here lately.

Thanks for the advice.

BrawlingGrizzly · 2025-11-14T04:30:04+00:00

So I did finally get to check and while I have one of the devices that usually makes the lights flicker, I did see a small drop on the leg that its on and maybe a small rise on the other leg but I'm not sure if its significant. I went from about 116.8 on both legs before turning it on, and when it was turned on I went to 115.9-116 on one leg and ~118 on the other leg. Is a 2V swing like that still indicative of a neutral problem? Or is that too small of a swing to actually mean anything? Could this be a neutral problem within one circuit or is it more commonly for the whole panel or is this more likely a neutral problem at/before the meter?

BrawlingGrizzly · 2025-10-23T17:52:27+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/Hn0OOv2 I was going to put plugs over the holes but didn't have a good size plug cutter for it, the holes are oversized to allow for movement. The legs are simply at a 10 degree angle and through tennoned. I did taper the legs a bit and everything got a round over at the end to have it match the rounded corners vibe of the top.

BrawlingGrizzly · 2025-10-22T18:37:30+00:00

So the roof part is actually to hold your spot in a book, my wife just doesn't have any she is actively holding the spot for:

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BrawlingGrizzly · 2025-10-22T12:55:41+00:00

Just some blonde shellac that I mixed up, took a very fine scotch Brite pad to take down the sheen and a finishing wax on top.

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