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I'v got a Onieda cyclone dust collection system which works great.
I've plumbed the entire shop and use blast gates and a remote control
to turn on and off the cyclone. However, I've never been satisfied
with getting the dust from my contractors saw with the open back and
the motor sticking out beyond the table and it having to rotate for
bevel cuts.

Anybody have a suggestion? (And,no, I don't want to buy a new saw)
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I'v got a Onieda cyclone dust collection system which works great.
I've plumbed the entire shop and use blast gates and a remote control
to turn on and off the cyclone. However, I've never been satisfied
with getting the dust from my contractors saw with the open back and
the motor sticking out beyond the table and it having to rotate for
bevel cuts.

Anybody have a suggestion? (And,no, I don't want to buy a new saw)


Make a back plate from either plastic sheet or 1/4" plywood or even
carboard. I use rare earth magnets to hold mine in place. Yes, it does
have to be removed to tilt the saw, but I don't tilt it very often so it is
not a big deal for me. Takes seconds to remove it.


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I'v got a Onieda cyclone dust collection system which works great.
I've plumbed the entire shop and use blast gates and a remote control
to turn on and off the cyclone. However, I've never been satisfied
with getting the dust from my contractors saw with the open back and
the motor sticking out beyond the table and it having to rotate for
bevel cuts.

Anybody have a suggestion? (And,no, I don't want to buy a new saw)


Here is what I found online:

http://www.newwoodworker.com/jetdust.html

But, one of the magazines had an article on just this not long ago. The web
link gives a general idea... you'd have to figure out the exact cuts for
your saw. My Powermatic has a shroud under the blade which seems to do
pretty good so I haven't fooled with a back cover.

Ed

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On Jun 26, 7:53*am, wrote:
I'v got a Onieda cyclone dust collection system which works great.
I've plumbed the entire shop and use blast gates and a remote control
to turn on and off the cyclone. *However, I've never been satisfied
with getting the dust from my contractors saw with the open back and
the motor sticking out beyond the table and it having to rotate for
bevel cuts.

Anybody have a suggestion? *(And,no, I don't want to buy a new saw)


I used to have a Craftsman contracter style saw. It had a metal shroud
that completely enclosed the blade, and a dust port for a shop vac on
the back. The whole assembly would tilt with the blade. Best dust
collection I've ever seen on a table saw, and that was when being used
with a shop vac. I can't imagine it would be too hard to make
something like this to fit your saw. Maybe take a run up to a local
Sears and look at one to get the idea - mine was the saw with the
sliding table miter gauge thingy(that was a horrible mess to use).
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