"Bob G." wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 09:18:27 -0400, "Dick Snyder"
wrote:

I have recently purchased a Jet 650CK dust collector and have hooked it
up
to my table saw. I have attached the dust collector to the 2 1/2" dust
collection
port and with a splitter I have another dust collection point at the
bottom
of the saw where I have sealed in the stand with a board and Delta dust
collection hood. I am getting much less saw dust but the forward motion
of
the saw blade still kicks dust outward towards the operator.

In the book "Controlling Dust in the Workshop" by Rick Peters, he talks
about cutting a hole in your blade
guard and attaching a 2" hose. Have any of you tried doing this? Has it
been
effective?

Thank you for your help.

Dick Snyder
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Yes and it will work ...

My saw is a Jet Cabinet Saw and I use an Excalibur overhead guard and
have a Griz 2 Hp DC ....

The guard had a DC port for the blade ON THE BACK of the guard not the
front... I never could figure out why...it was on the back ..but
Excalibur stated that the dust is picked up more effeciantly off the
blade at the rear not the front.... to which I say...BULLS*** !

Anyhow I continue to use the Griz to collect dust inside the saw BUT
disconnected the Griz DC from the blade port..at the back of the guard
.
AND

I sealed the rear port... drilled a ~ 1 1/2 hole in the side of the
lexan portion of the blade guard near the front of the blade..and
then sealed the entire front of the guard .. hooked up my old shop vac
(small hosed one NOT the normal 2 in hose ) to the new port

It works 100 percent better now.... the downside is that I have to use
both the DC and the shop Vac... when using the saw...BUT the on-off
switchs are handy and it is no problem..

This setup has been in use for maybe 5-6 years now...and I am
satisfied with it...

Bob Griffiths

Thanks Bob. Is there a reason you use your shop vac for the blade guard dust
collection versus adding a T on the main 4" line with a step down coverter
to 2 1/2" and then a 2 1/2" hose to the blade guard?

Dick Snyder