On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:58:09 -0600, "Creamy Goodness"
<creamy@nospam_agbf1942.com> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>I saw in Wood or Popular Woodworking about a year or so ago an article
>regarding sealing up the back of the Jet Contractors saw for better dust
>collection. Does anyone remember this article and / or which magazine it
>was in? Have a copy?
>
>thanks.
>
Good luck with this project.
the ability to seal up the rear of a contractors saw is elusive at
best. i have seen people use two pieces of masonite that slide past
one another as you move the bevel, and solid ones that require
removing the back to make a bevel cut.
one really ingenious set up i saw used a garbage bag. . .really.
many thanks to Bill Esposito for this one
take a look here.
http://www.mv.com/users/besposito/woodworking/csdc.html
Creamy Goodness wrote:
> I saw in Wood or Popular Woodworking about a year or so ago an article
> regarding sealing up the back of the Jet Contractors saw for better
> dust collection. Does anyone remember this article and / or which
> magazine it was in? Have a copy?
If you google awhile you'll see lots of pictures on the web. I didn't do
that before I cut one out of hardboard & screwed it to the back of my
Grizzly contractor saw. Smart folks use magnets so it's much easier to take
off. <g>
-- Mark
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:58:09 -0600, "Creamy Goodness"
<creamy@nospam_agbf1942.com> wrote:
>I saw in Wood or Popular Woodworking about a year or so ago an article
>regarding sealing up the back of the Jet Contractors saw for better dust
>collection. Does anyone remember this article and / or which magazine it
>was in? Have a copy?
Who needs an article? <G>
Simply make a cardboard and tape mockup of the cover with the saw set
for 90 degree cuts. Jigsaw, rout, or scrollsaw a 1/4" ply or
hardboard "real version" of the mockup. Attach with self-stick
velcro. Remove the cover when it interferes with blade tilt.
The back dosen't have to be hermetically sealed, you can design a
cover in 5 minutes that will close all that needs to be closed. Give
it a shot!
Barry
I have an old Sears saw that had the same problem. I used a piece of 1/4
masonite to seal the back cutting around all the crap that sticks out the
back of the saw and where I cut the curved slot I tacked rubber strips so
when the blade tilts the strips keep it sealed all along its travel.
Jim
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> On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:58:09 -0600, "Creamy Goodness"
> <creamy@nospam_agbf1942.com> Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
>
> >I saw in Wood or Popular Woodworking about a year or so ago an article
> >regarding sealing up the back of the Jet Contractors saw for better dust
> >collection. Does anyone remember this article and / or which magazine it
> >was in? Have a copy?
> >
> >thanks.
> >
>
>
> Good luck with this project.
> the ability to seal up the rear of a contractors saw is elusive at
> best. i have seen people use two pieces of masonite that slide past
> one another as you move the bevel, and solid ones that require
> removing the back to make a bevel cut.
> one really ingenious set up i saw used a garbage bag. . .really.
> many thanks to Bill Esposito for this one
>
> take a look here.
>
> http://www.mv.com/users/besposito/woodworking/csdc.html