hello all

Dave, many plates are guaranteed not to sag so go with one of these. With the many options available I am curious as to why you selected this particular brand? Do not misunderstand, there is nothing wrong with the product. I'm just curious about your selection process. I wanted to know what features you were looking for in your mounting plate.

I have a friend who has other Woodhaven items and he loves them so I figured this one would be good as well. I have not bought it yet but will this week unless you guys tell me that another one is better. I figured Aluminum would be stiffer than plastic, which is why I chose the aluminum one. I will now make sure that this piece is well supported as per comments.

Most of the phenolic are good but the aluminum plates are usually considered top of the line. I have a big Dewalt 3 1/4 HP on a phenolic plate and has remained flat for 2 years.. no problem. A lot of the time a particular manf aluminum plates have more features like a pre drilled hole for pin or milled with removable inserts to close in the hole where a lot of the phenolic plates are a fixed hole size.

Corey

Dave, W e l c o m e . . A b o a r d !!

Enjoy!

Welcome to the forums Dave. Great place to give or get info, and with a name like Dave, you can't be all bad! LOL

Dave, spend a moment and click on the blogs link and read through Sawdust Dreams. I compiled many of the commonly asked questions and gave answers with a common sense approach. It may help you in choosing your mounting plate.

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Hey Dave, welcome to the community