 | Bosch TS1005 Zero Clearance Insert
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 A piece of junk | |
| I love the saw (though I recommend replacing the stock blade immediately with a quality blade, try a Forrest Woodworker II, you'll think you were using a top-of-the-line cabinet saw), but this insert is a worthless piece of junk. Cheap, flexible plastic that doesn't stay flat and bends easily with any pressure on it. The support it provides is so flimsy I expect it crosses the line into dangerous. The saw is so great it really deserves to have respectable accessories. | |
 NO longer available?? | |
| I had been meaning to purchase this item for some time. This would be a useful add on to the saw and I think the saw is great, but now the insert is not available. When I started searching for other makes of inserts that may fit the Bosch 4000 saw, I found out that others are making their own out of 1/4" or 1/2" hardwood or plastic. Tracing the exisiting insert - or better yet taping the insert to a piece of hardwood and cutting it with a router (in a routing table) using a "flush trim bit". To install the new insert, use carpet (thin double sided) tape to keep it in place. I hope this helps others. I am planning on making my own shortly. | |
 Does what it's supposed to do... | |
| Contrary to the only other current review, I found that this insert does exactly what it's designed to do. It fits well, was quite easy to level with four height adjustment screws and performed perfectly for me. I don't feel that the plastic is flimsy at all. It does flex, but the deflection has not interfered with any normal cutting operations. You shouldn't be putting downward pressure on the insert plate anyway! I came across the only other review for this item when I just came back to order three more! For [price], it really does the trick & I plan to make more for my other special application blades. The zero clearance insert is a big improvement towards cleaner, safer cuts. Four stars from me, five stars if the plate were about 5 mils thicker. |
