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Tape flags improve dust collection on bandsaw
Small flags on the spokes of the lower wheel keep dust from collecting in the housing.
To help keep dust airborne in the lower housing of my bandsaw, I added tape flags to two of the spokes on the lower wheel. This allows a lot more of the dust to be pulled into the dust port, instead of collecting in the lower corners of the housing.
—MICHAEL NOLL, Bloomington, Ind.
Illustrations by Dan Thornton
From Fine Woodworking issue #309
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