chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I used a can of spray foam to seal up all the gaps and foil taped the inside of the box that I made under the saw to hold the outlet for the 6" hose for the dust collector. I also cut up a few fridge magnets to place in front of the angle indicator opening and around the height adjustment wheel. I now have a table saw that whistles through the blade opening a G sharp. If you place your hand over the opening you can feel the suction and raise the pitch. I have not tried it with the dado stack but cutting up particle board countertop only a wee bit of dust got away from the opening. The bummer is that you cannot hear it while the saw is running. This pix is from the duct tape attempt to cover the angle indicator gap but it just got sucked in to the saw. I also put the bottom under the sides so it is down at the level of the feet. I read in the comments in the article about sealing up the tablesaws that the dust will form its' own ramp to the outlet and building one was unnecessary so I didn't. Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Can you sing harmony along with your saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 No, but I used the daughter's violin tuning app on my phone to find out that it is a G sharp... Chef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 LOL, awesome. I was racking my brain trying to think of a song in G# to suggest, but I just couldn't come up with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Enharmonics my friend. Call it A Flat and the world opens up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted October 17, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 IMO, if you have a 6" hose going to your dc and it sucks the duct tape from the opening, you shouldn't even need the duct tape or the foam or magnets. If you have dust on the floor after working on a project, hand the broom and dust pan to the wife. I did that once, but only once 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzdadoc Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Not to hijack the thread but this was the first table saw I ever bought. I loved it but I couldn't ever get the fence to stay put or square to the blade. I even had the sliding table attachment. I really thought it was very well made but I just got frustrated with the fence. Did they improve it and can you even buy this saw anymore? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 No it hasn't been sold since 2010. I am giving up on their fences and putting biesmeyer guides on it and getting a Very Super Cool Tools Fence and aluminum extrusion for it. I am also putting the same type rails on my Jet bandsaw. So I can use the fence on both my saws. The wife questioned the need for another fence but I gave her a lesson in what I have to do to get a square cut. Then I showed her the board stuck in the garage ceiling from The Kick Back Incident(caused by fence movement). I honestly have stopped using their fence and have be using a steel rule clamped to the saw table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post knotscott Posted October 21, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 G# or A flat....both are as nice a note as any! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 G# or A flat....both are as nice a note as any! Yeah, but if he had lucked out and and gotten F#, he could have been belting out Imigrant Song whenever he ripped a board. Love me some Zep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 But as I said before you can't hear it when the saw is running even without hearing protection... Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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