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Dust Collection W/Contractor Tablesaw
I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to
my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? |
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:44:12 +0000, RMeyer1 wrote:
I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? Yup, and any other openings. This is what duct tape and that foam in a bottle was made for :-) -Doug |
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"RMeyer1" wrote in message ... I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? You can partially block the back. On my Delta, I cut a piece of `1/4" plywood and made notches for the belt and motor bracket. It is leld on with a couple of screws and four rare earth magnets. The top couple of inches is open. While you want to block off some of the openings, you still need air flow for the DC to suck anything through it. |
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I have been pondering the same problem for a year now, and have decided to
do nothing. Table saw dust is heavy enough that it just falls to the floor without creating too much mess, so I don't think it is worth the effort. You will have to get the saw almost airtight to be effective, and even then 75% will be thrown forward by the blade. The only real solution is a over the blade hood, and I can't justify that. |
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RMeyer1 wrote:
I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? I have a similar situation: a Ridgid contractor's saw and a Penn State DC. Blocking it off will make it more effective but what is really the cat's meow is to add an overhead guard. I've got Penn State's version but Excalibur makes one also. You would not believe how little gets away now. If I had done this earlier, I could have saved the money of an air cleaner (which is hanging from the ceiling and is seldom needed). If you don't have a cyclone yet be sure to add one. For the relatively few bucks it costs, you'll save your impellor blades on the DC from wood chips. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN |
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I have a Delta CS, and the 2 HP Horrible frieght dust collector. I have
tried it both ways using a 4" hose and decided there was not a noticable differance. A overarm collector in addition to the under the table collection would be best. Greg |
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On Sun 28 Nov 2004 08:13:55p, "Greg O" wrote
in : I have a Delta CS, and the 2 HP Horrible frieght dust collector. I have tried it both ways using a 4" hose and decided there was not a noticable differance. A overarm collector in addition to the under the table collection would be best. Greg I have the same dc on a Griz 1022. The standard tablesaw dust hood i got with a kit was too small so I made a plate out of some scrap wall paneling that would accept it, ductaped the whole thing to the underside of the saw, and taped a flexible 4'' metal dryer hose to it and taped the other end to the saw frame. The DC hose fits over that. First I tried it without blocking off anything on the saw. It worked so well I didn't bother blocking anything else off. There's a solid, feelable airflow into the saw from every opening. Above the zero clearance insert, there's some dust. Everything I read says I won't be able to suck it all in from the bottom. First project of spring will be an overarm guard with dust collection. Maybe then I'll also block off some of that big space at the motor. But like the guy said, if you block it ALL off, it won't suck. But in my opinion just putting a dust collection hood underneath the saw will take care of 98% of your dust, as long as you've got something stronger than a shop vac on it. Then you can work on upping your effect. :-) |
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"Dan" wrote in message .. . But in my opinion just putting a dust collection hood underneath the saw will take care of 98% of your dust, as long as you've got something stronger than a shop vac on it. On my saw, much more than 2% of the dust is on the top of the saw, since I started using zero clearance inserts. In fact, I would say that 25-50% of the dust is above the table. I built a separate pickup to handle that. Bob |
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On Mon 29 Nov 2004 12:04:25a, "Bob"
wrote in ink.net: On my saw, much more than 2% of the dust is on the top of the saw, since I started using zero clearance inserts. In fact, I would say that 25-50% of the dust is above the table. I built a separate pickup to handle that. Wow. I guess I should have qualified it a bit. :-) But I really don't get much dust up there, except when I'm actually shaving less than a bladewidth off a piece. Wonder what the difference is. Blade, maybe? I'm using a Forrest or a Freud. Or maybe I'm getting more suction off that HFDC than I thought. |
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I put the Ridgid dust collector on the bottom, which just closes the bottom
of the saw cabinet, the back is wide open and it collects about 99% of the dust. Look on your floor and I bet you will notice that very little dust goes out the back now. Run the blade a tad high, I was taught years ago to have the teeth hitting the wood at about 45 degrees, and there is very little thrown forward of the top of the wood. If I set it to where the blade just clears the wood there is considerably more thrown forward. "RMeyer1" wrote in message ... I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? |
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aah, interesting point
some say to keep the blade "just above" the surface as a safety precaution; but this pt of view is interesting.. On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:38:43 -0700, "Bill B" wrote: I put the Ridgid dust collector on the bottom, which just closes the bottom of the saw cabinet, the back is wide open and it collects about 99% of the dust. Look on your floor and I bet you will notice that very little dust goes out the back now. Run the blade a tad high, I was taught years ago to have the teeth hitting the wood at about 45 degrees, and there is very little thrown forward of the top of the wood. If I set it to where the blade just clears the wood there is considerably more thrown forward. "RMeyer1" wrote in message ... I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? |
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The shop teacher, high school, many, many years ago, insisted that having
the blade high reduced kickbacks as his claim was the teeth were moving at a more downwards angle when they hit the wood, instead of trying to push the wood back at you. It's always worked for me. wrote in message ... aah, interesting point some say to keep the blade "just above" the surface as a safety precaution; but this pt of view is interesting.. On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:38:43 -0700, "Bill B" wrote: I put the Ridgid dust collector on the bottom, which just closes the bottom of the saw cabinet, the back is wide open and it collects about 99% of the dust. Look on your floor and I bet you will notice that very little dust goes out the back now. Run the blade a tad high, I was taught years ago to have the teeth hitting the wood at about 45 degrees, and there is very little thrown forward of the top of the wood. If I set it to where the blade just clears the wood there is considerably more thrown forward. "RMeyer1" wrote in message ... I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? |
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Not sure I'd buy this argument for kickback. KB is when the wood
binds at the rear of the blade and is lifted, turned slightly, and then projected out over the top of the blade. Whether it's high or low seems to me it's going to KB if the back end of the piece gets into the line of the blade. High, to me, might even be worse. On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:34:35 -0700, "Bill B" wrote: The shop teacher, high school, many, many years ago, insisted that having the blade high reduced kickbacks as his claim was the teeth were moving at a more downwards angle when they hit the wood, instead of trying to push the wood back at you. It's always worked for me. wrote in message .. . aah, interesting point some say to keep the blade "just above" the surface as a safety precaution; but this pt of view is interesting.. On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:38:43 -0700, "Bill B" wrote: I put the Ridgid dust collector on the bottom, which just closes the bottom of the saw cabinet, the back is wide open and it collects about 99% of the dust. Look on your floor and I bet you will notice that very little dust goes out the back now. Run the blade a tad high, I was taught years ago to have the teeth hitting the wood at about 45 degrees, and there is very little thrown forward of the top of the wood. If I set it to where the blade just clears the wood there is considerably more thrown forward. "RMeyer1" wrote in message ... I have an old Craftsman 10 inch contractor tablesaw which I want to hook up to my PennState Dust collector 1250CMF. I have a large plastic 4" collector pan that will sit under the saw to collect dust. Do I need to block off air entry into the open back of the saw? I imagine it will not work unless I do. What say you? |
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"Bill B" wrote in message ...
I put the Ridgid dust collector on the bottom, Does Ridgid make a dust collector specifically for the 3650 contractor saw? DId you get it from HD, or where? |
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It's just a generic plastic pan that should fit most any saw. At HD.
"Tim" wrote in message m... "Bill B" wrote in message ... I put the Ridgid dust collector on the bottom, Does Ridgid make a dust collector specifically for the 3650 contractor saw? DId you get it from HD, or where? |
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