I am closing up my open stand table saw so I can run my dust collector with it. Does anyone know how to close the back? It is a Delta Industrial series and the motor hangs out of the back. The motor swings in an arc making it difficult to properly board it up. It’s a fairly large area and it seems like I would want it closed. Thanks.
Tony
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It's pretty simple to build a two piece panel with cutouts around the protruding hardware...you just need to remember to remove it before tilting the blade.
I made one like Knotscott said. I have magnetic strips on the pieces but they don't hold well enough, so I add a couple pieces of tape. It has to be removed before beveling the blade. Helps a lot with dust collection.
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Tony,
I have a Delta contractor's saw. I attached a simple hardwood frame around the opening at the back of the saw. The botton of the frame is a narrow shelf for the enclosure box to sit on and the sides of the frame were tapped to accept a thumb screw. A plywood box sits on the shelf and is secured with the thumb screws. This has worked well for years. I have always thought that if I was cleverer I could size the box so that it didn't hve to be taken off when the blade is tilted, but it goes on and off in about a minute. Recently I replaced my DC with an Oneida portable and opened up a few spots around the saw to increase air flow and and, surprisingly to me, now the dust collection is very thorough even when using my cross cut sled. Pictures attached.
Tony, oops here are the pictures
Al,
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There was an article in FWW, I think, about someone enclosing a contractors saw that was really good. I made one and embedded magnets into the front [anel it so I could easily remove it if I have a need to get inside. Works ver well too.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
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Many thanks to all who responded! I guess I was trying to find a design that would work with all blade angles. The more I think about it, I really only need to cover the case of a perpendicular cut since that's primarily what I do. For those times I tilt the blade, I can run with the back open.
I'm not sure which basic design I'll go for. Maybe both. I think I can get up and running quickly with the two-piece cover. The box will be a better long term solution to build when I run out of other things to do.
Tony
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A few years ago, I did a total rebuild and tuneup of my Craftsman 10" TS - including a stand with a dust collection compartment. I also made a cover for the back of the saw that is cut away just enough to allow full blade tilt over the full range of blade height.
I made the back cover by removing the motor and belt and taking measurements as I moved the blade thru it's full travel (height and tilt). The measurements were used to sketch the opening on a piece of 1/4" plywood, and I used my trusty saber saw to cut the opening.
I attached the cover to the saw with a few sheet metal screws, re-installed the motor and belt, and ran the blade thru it's full travel range again. I had to make a few "tweaks" with a Dremel, but it worked out pretty well.
This setup works quite well. Approximately 95% of the sawdust stays in the dust compartment and 50% - 75% of that gets pulled into the DC ducting. If I'm using the saw pretty heavily, I have to open the compartment about once a week and push the sawdust into the DC duct.
This setup would probably be more effecient if I had built a baffle in the compartment to let the sawdust drop closer to the DC port. I also should have bought a bigger DC system. I have the 650 cfm Jet system and really wish I had gotten something bigger.
Someday when I'm rich and famous, I'll pop for a better saw and DC system, but this works fairly well for now. - lol
Dave,
some day when I am rich and famous I will hire you to build me a set-up for my saw. Very nice
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