After reading a few posts about ZCI's I thought I'd show what I'm dealing with and get any suggestions you may have. I've watched several videos to get ideas, but thought I'd get your thoughts as well.
Saw is an old Darra James with a 12" blade. There is a huge gap on the right side of the blade and very little on the left. Existing insert is 1/4" thick. There is plenty of space on the arbor. Could I put a new wider flange on the back side of the blade and move it over to provide more room on the left side of the blade for a new insert? One issue if I did try that is that there is no support on that side for the insert to rest on. AS a matter of fact, the existing insert also only has 3 sides of support.
Should I just focus on a new insert that is much closer on the right side of the blade?
Saw is an old Darra James with a 12" blade. There is a huge gap on the right side of the blade and very little on the left. Existing insert is 1/4" thick. There is plenty of space on the arbor. Could I put a new wider flange on the back side of the blade and move it over to provide more room on the left side of the blade for a new insert? One issue if I did try that is that there is no support on that side for the insert to rest on. AS a matter of fact, the existing insert also only has 3 sides of support.
Should I just focus on a new insert that is much closer on the right side of the blade?