Alf Torp Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hello all, I`ve been here for little over a day so its time to abuse your knowledge I bought a nice Makita 2304 which with the original blade cuts beautiful with practically no visible tearout even on moist pine. However, the splitter is a pain. I am in the process of making drawers and cabinets for my basement workshop and so using the table saw for the dadoes for the drawer bottoms is anything but practical. Does anyone know of a removable splitter for this saw? Also, dado blades and lnserts with different widths from zero clearance and up. If anyone has tips to where I can get these things, or maybe even have ones for sale, let me know as it would increase the usability of the saw ten fold for me. If wanted, I can post pictures of the mounting bracket for the splitter. I just need to take some first Cheers, Alf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flairwoodworks Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Alf, Some pictures might be helpful. I tried to find a picture of a Makita 2304 and the only results came back to this thread! Have you seen the Microjig splitters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Torp Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Alf, Some pictures might be helpful. I tried to find a picture of a Makita 2304 and the only results came back to this thread! Have you seen the Microjig splitters? Thanks Flair, I´ll see if I get the time to take some pics tomorrow. Had a look at the microjigs, but not sure what I think of them. At this time I`m not picky as long as I can get something that fits my saw, so I´ll check if they have one Cheers, Alf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Alf, I have a delta unisaw and use the biesemeyer splitter. It's extremely easy to attach and remove. Check to see if it'll work for you. As far as ZCIs, make your own. You'll need to periodically anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Torp Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Aaand its been a day or two .... got too caught up in refurbisihing one of the bedrooms to get the pictures taken. But here they are, this is from the right side: And here is one from the left, where you can see how the bracket is mounted to the blade carriage: And another one: so as you might see, replacing or modifying the bracket for another splitter should not be that difficult... does this look similar to anything any of you have in your saws? Cheers, Alf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Torp Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Alf, I have a delta unisaw and use the biesemeyer splitter. It's extremely easy to attach and remove. Check to see if it'll work for you. As far as ZCIs, make your own. You'll need to periodically anyway. Thanks Vic, I`ve looked around a bit and the biesemeyer splitter looks like something I`d go for. If you have a moment, have a look at the pictures I posted, does it look like its possible to fit one without having to rebuild the whole saw? Cheers, Alf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thanks Vic, I`ve looked around a bit and the biesemeyer splitter looks like something I`d go for. If you have a moment, have a look at the pictures I posted, does it look like its possible to fit one without having to rebuild the whole saw? Cheers, Alf It looks like a possibility, but I think Biesemeyer has a list of saws they will fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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