I finally decided to connect my 12 year old Right Tilt Unisaw to the Dust collector. Any suggestion to the most effective way to place the 4″ hose in the cabinet?
There is a large square opening on the right panel through which protrudes the motor. I understand that if I attempt to close it with plywood and place in it the 4″ opening this will interfere with the movement of the motor as I tilt the blade. The back panel has a 2″ round hole ( its purpose unknown to me). The left and front panel are solid and have wheels, switch etc.
Any pratical solution welcome
John Cabot
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John,
I tried to do the same thing with my 25 year old unisaw several years ago without much success. I had a local machine shop build a dust cover for the motor ($40) and then connected the hose to a rectangular hole toward the bottom rear of the machine. I found that the 1200 cfm dust collector only had enough power to remove a fraction of the dust. I've heard that an angled board placed inside the cabinet to direct the dust to the port may help but I haven't tried that. Perhaps others on this forum will have better solutions. I'll watch for them.
Chip
Thank you for your helpful suggestion
John Cabot
I put an angled piece of sheet metal in the bottom of mine. Also used a 4x12x4 straight floor register boot in the bottom on the back side set horizonally. Up to a 6x18x6 should fit.
Delta says not to close off / cover the motor when using a DC. Gasket and close off the louvers to the front access door.
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John,
I made my own motor cover sealed with foam strip (welder buddy helped). Created a scoop sort of deal made of heavy plastic and duct tape; same principal as the angled board mentioned by another but directs a bit better, right into the 4" outlet at the bottom, back side of the machine. Plugged the many holes in the case of my 1950 saw with silver metal (muffler/heat shield) tape. Left the curved area alone (where the elevation shaft swings) so table top wouldn't be sucked into the case (yeah right).
Works great for DC on a TS. Next step will be (eventually) DC incorporated into an arm and blade guard, this is where dust still excapes. All in all, 75-85% effective depending on TS operation.
BTW, outlet is 4" black plastic sewer pipe as is the rest of my DC system. Has ground wire but quite possibly not necessary. System is 3 HP, about 1200 cfm at the TS (at best). Good luck with your project!
Mack
Thank you for your excellent suggestion.
John Cabot
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