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   Ricks503 | Aug 04, 2005 09:29pm | #1

   I made mine from a scrap of 1/8" melamine hardboard and attached it with double sided tape (made it same size as the sole of my circular saw). I then put it inb a scap of pine and lowered the blade to the depth I wanted and tightened it up

   1 - measure the board twice, 2 - cut it once, 3 - measure the space where it is supposed to go        4 - get a new board and go back to step 1
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   Toolfreak | Aug 04, 2005 09:40pm | #2

   You mean a portable one like a skil-saw? I've seen guys use duct tape or masking tape on the base of the saw tight against either side of the blade.

   - Toolfreak
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   Pondfish | Aug 05, 2005 12:04am | #3

   My method requires a router with a pattern bit. 

   Take the insert that came with the saw and secure it to a piece of wood (maple or birch work well) that is the same (or nearly the same) thickness as the stock insert.  Sometimes there are set screws in the stock plate for adjust plate height; these can be removed and you can screw the stock plate to the wood through the set screw holes.

   Rough cut the wood to the stock plate size, having maybe 1/8-1/4" extra around it.  Nowuse your router with the pattern bit bearing on the stock plate, and the cutter on the wood.  When you are done, you have a wooden plate the same size as your stock plate.

   The rest is easy.  Fit it to the throat, using set screws if needed, and planing it down if it is too thick.  Once it is fized in place and flat, run your saw blade up through it.

   QED

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   mike4244 | Aug 05, 2005 12:29am | #4

   cut a piece of 1/4" masonite, plywood or whatever the size of the base. If there are no holes in the saw base, drill and tap 4 holes. Screw the new base on with the base all the way down so the blade and guard do not interfere. Then pull the trigger and cut into the new base.You now have a zero clearance insert, but you do not have a guard,be careful when you set the saw down.I use this same method on a homemade panel saw, except I used 3/4" mdf. This prevents any chipping of veneer, even the crap Lowes and HD sell.

   mike