Customizable Zero-Clearance Table Saw Throat Plates with Splitters
Woodworkers often need zero-clearance throat plates for their table saws to get cleaner cuts and improve safety; an integrated splitter is a highly sought-after feature. Many might not have the time, skill, or tools to make high-quality custom plates. Providing pre-made plates for popular saw models or DIY kits for users to create their own would address this specific need. The expected benefit: sales of physical products like plates or kits.
Origin Reddit Post
r/woodworking
New splitter
Posted by u/SubliminalScream•06/02/2025
I needed to build a new throat plate to get some zero clearance action on the table saw. Watched Frank Howarth build a splitter into his plates and I just thought I’d have some fun with it. A
Top Comments
u/PardonMyRegard
[You after every cut now](https://youtu.be/hJdF8DJ70Dc?si=OgGZCCecL-v2crgP)
u/Cranky_hacker
Well, I don't know, Mr. Hand... but that's AWESOME, TOTALLY AWESOME! (old person movie reference).
That's nice work. I like the vibe. Just try not to hang ten over a spinning saw blade?
u/404-skill_not_found
Clever design idea!
u/Admirable-Weekend-19
Looks like a custom surfboard!
u/ArborgeistWW
It think it looks really cool... but how is it attached?
I'd be really concerned that making a riving knife out of wood really diminishes its ability to perform its function, especially with
u/_Face
Gnarly brah!
u/mxadema
I think I just solve my missing riffing knive problem.
All by myself and totally original.
I was going to pull the whole saw assembly out of it cabinet to drill and tap new holes. Oe knive
u/thavi
Creative and skillful!
u/DismalCode6627
Nice!
Definitely has surfboard vibes, and your comment now clarifies why ;)
u/Trick_Apartment5016
Nice!
u/misomeiko
Cowabunga
u/SubliminalScream
As a fellow native San Diegan I appreciate it!
u/nutznboltsguy
Kowabunga baby!
u/_mister_pink_
Looks really nice dude!
Question from a Brit though: do you guys not have riving knives as a built in part of the set up? I don’t think you can buy new saws here without them.
u/PardonMyRegard
[You after every cut now](https://youtu.be/hJdF8DJ70Dc?si=OgGZCCecL-v2crgP)
u/SubliminalScream
That’s an all-time clip. Love it.
u/SubliminalScream
I did! Specifically some hard wax oil I had lying around.
u/possumdarko
As a San Diego native I approve this message.
u/BluntTruthGentleman
Now did you make sure it's slightly wider than your blade, and that all of your blades are the same width? They're designed to be just a few thousandths of an inch wider than the blade so if
u/Admirable-Weekend-19
Looks like a custom surfboard!
u/thavi
Creative and skillful!
u/mxadema
I think I just solve my missing riffing knive problem.
All by myself and totally original.
I was going to pull the whole saw assembly out of it cabinet to drill and tap new holes. Oe knive
u/Cranky_hacker
Well, I don't know, Mr. Hand... but that's AWESOME, TOTALLY AWESOME! (old person movie reference).
That's nice work. I like the vibe. Just try not to hang ten over a spinning saw blade?
u/rrrice3
Top notch humor here. Love it!
u/OtterLimits
Wax em up!
u/OtterLimits
Wax em up!
u/possumdarko
As a San Diego native I approve this message.
u/nutznboltsguy
Kowabunga baby!
u/0togetherForTreasure
Kerf's up Dude! Time to hit the Beech and carve it up.
u/SubliminalScream
This guy wins the surfer/woodworker internet today
u/mikederuto
Cowabunga
u/DismalCode6627
Nice!
Definitely has surfboard vibes, and your comment now clarifies why ;)
u/Trick_Apartment5016
Nice!
u/neologismist_
You’re gonna need a bigger boat.
u/SubliminalScream
I did! Specifically some hard wax oil I had lying around.
u/SubliminalScream
As a fellow native San Diegan I appreciate it!
u/saltlakepotter
Shouldn't the "fin" face the other way to conform to the curvature of the blade?
u/404-skill_not_found
Clever design idea!
u/SubliminalScream
That’s an all-time clip. Love it.