[Woodworkers] Contractor TS Dust Control (Ron Odum)

[Ron Odum]

I considered the big box. I was concerned with over heating and getting
copious amounts of sawdust in the motor.  There must be a better way than
both.. I googled contr actor saw dust control and got a lot of YouTube and
other ideas.. Not looked at many yet.

On Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 7:45 PM Jeff Mizener via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> THis is a topic about which I would love to have a conversation.  I
> have a mid-60s (?) Delta contractor's saw that spews dust like crazy.
> No room for a proper dust collector (yet) so I' sorta stuck with a big
> shop vac to try and minimize the dust.  I like the idea of a two-piece
> cover for the open back of the saw that secure with magnets (of which
> I have many) but that doesn't help if you tilt the blade.  That said,
> I don't tilt the blade all that often so a 90% solution is better than
> a 0% solution.  A friend of mine made a very complicated box that
> enclosed the entire motor and allow it to tilt.  I keep going back to
> the pictures I took of it and not really getting much past wondering
> how I could integrate that into my setup.
> If anyone has cracked the contractor saw dust collection nut, I'd love
> to see how you did it.
> And yes, I have not posted in an eternity.  I was really glad when the
> list revived recently.
>
> As a point of order, if we send pictures, they get stored and linked,
> right?
>
> Cheers,
>
> --Jeff
> Euless, TX
>
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 4:00 PM
> <woodworkers-request at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
> >
> > Found this great idea for blocking back of my Delta Co tractors TS to
> > provide better dust control and thought I'd pass along.
> >
> >
> https://www.danpattison.com/blog/2016/10/7/4-table-saw-dust-collection-upgrades
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