[Woodworkers] Contractor TS Dust Control (Ron Odum)

[Steve Bigelow]

I have an older Jet contractor style saw and it had the open back as well.
I cut out a piece of 1/4" plywood and used magnets to hold it in place. I
have to remove it when I tilt the saw blade, and yes, I always forget to
remove it. I've knocked the blade out of alignment doing that. I would
recommend a solution that allows tilting the blade without any additional
steps.

Regards,
-Steve

On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 7:56 PM Ron Odum via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> 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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