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   patternmaker | May 14, 2002 01:26am | #1

   I had the same problem. I installed a plywood floor in the bottom of the cabinet.It is in two pieces.I made a motor cover from plywood and held it on the cabinet with four 1/4" studs and wing nuts.Next I repaced the cleanout door with one of plywood.The cabinet had an opening on the back side which was fitted with a 4" galvanized fitting.I installed a second fitting in the wood cleanout door complete with a 90 deg.elbow. This setup,connected to my dust collector by flexible plastic hose,collects most of the dust.The slot that accommodates the raising and lowering raising mechanism is fitted with a piece of innertube rubber slitted to allow the shaft to move when tilting the blade. The openings in the base frame are now pretty well sealed. A small amount of dust comes off the saw itself,but over all it works pretty well.Made from shop scrap only. FWIW ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬PAT¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

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   PaulReuter | May 14, 2002 01:52am | #2

   Pat's reply is good.  Idid mine slightly differently.  I added a 45 degree slope to floor  from about 4" from motor side wall & cut a hole  approx. 5x6" in motor side wall near back just above new floor.  Boot attached to cabinet reduced to 5" duct.  A slight amount of dust build-up in some corners but once it reaches a certain level there is no increase in accumulation.

   Take your time when planning any interior fillers or motor covers.  Be sure to check all positions of blade height & tilt so you don't run into any motor-movement interference.  Never mind how I know.

   Paul