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Matanuska,

You asked,

Have you found a good paint for the red metal saw table inserts?

I haven't done any repainting to the Red Table Inserts but Powder Coating should stand up to wear better than paint. I have seen Table Inserts with two different finishes as shown below.

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I do have a set of Table Inserts, as seen below, that will never need repainting.

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They are made of the same plastic as the Safety Kit items. These Table Inserts came with the Crafter's Station.

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Russ,

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2025 11:59 am I haven't done any repainting to the Red Table Inserts but Powder Coating should stand up to wear better than paint. I have seen Table Inserts with two different finishes as shown below.

My inserts were originally the darker red but the repaint that didn’t last is closer to the brighter one. I’ll have to look into the powder coating option. Plastic inserts would be a nice alternative.

Matanuska,

You said,

Plastic inserts would be a nice alternative.

I agree and they would be kinder to saw blades when an oops occurs.

The Inserts I showed are all Saw Blade inserts. For the Crafter's Station neither the "Headstock" or "Carriage" it has are moveable. It does not have a movable Quill/Spindle assembly either. These Inserts allow for some different positions in the Table Insert Hole for the Saw Blade to come through depending on the Arbor used.

John,

Sorry, we are getting a bit off topic.