Brendon_t Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I'm considering enclosing my delta contractor saw base to utilize a 4" connection plate I'm sick of having to vacuum up the base after use. While thinking through it, I would assume there would have to be holes or slats in at least one side to get adequate air flow. Anybody done this and have advice on the topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Only use a zero clearance insert when necessary, so air can flow down past the blade. Is your drive motor enclosed under the table? My 'contractor saw' has the motor hanging out the back. Pretty hard to close in unless you never tilt the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 FWW did an article on this awhile back. Do a search in their site and you should come up with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 That sir is a wonderful point that I had not considered. . Hmm gunna check out that fww article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick A McQuay Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 One of my shop improvement projects this spring will be replacing the stand on my Delta contractor with a closed base for dust collection. I will close up the back as best I can with hardboard and magnets but I'm not going to worry too much about it. One fellow did some experiments and found that closing up the base too tightly reduced the efficiency of his dust collection and eventually he left the back mostly open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Porter cable website actually has the plans for my exact delta saw.. Dang I love the inter web Here's the link. http://www.portercable.com/uploads/PCD/Documents/News/20021213150150_article34.pdf If I can get 75-80% efficiency of collection, that is about 75 to 80% more than I have now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Now sure how this post got in jigs. . It was supposed to be in the city with all the Neanderthals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I moved it to power tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick A McQuay Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Porter cable website actually has the plans for my exact delta saw.. Dang I love the inter web Here's the link.http://www.portercable.com/uploads/PCD/Documents/News/20021213150150_article34.pdf If I can get 75-80% efficiency of collection, that is about 75 to 80% more than I have now. My saw is newer but that might fit anyway. I'll make a template out of cardboard and try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 That's the plan. My wife broke down and bought a fake xmas tree from costco this year. It's pretty high end, not a wonky $99 pre lit tree and it came in an Awesome box that I immediately claimed. The material is somewhere between nice cardboard and hardboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I added dust collection to an older delta hybrid I had, but the motor was contained in the cabinet so it was easier to seal it up. Definitely good advice about allowing 'enough' airflow. I got to a point with mine where I said "enough" because nothing was escaping the cabinet, which is what I wanted. You should also look into some sort of dust collecting blade guard for the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I added dust collection to an older delta hybrid I had, but the motor was contained in the cabinet so it was easier to seal it up. Definitely good advice about allowing 'enough' airflow. I got to a point with mine where I said "enough" because nothing was escaping the cabinet, which is what I wanted. You should also look into some sort of dust collecting blade guard for the top. John would you mind to elaborate? Are youtalking aboutthe clear "hood" for lack of a better term that rides over the blade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 exactly. A lot of dust - especially the fine dust - gets spit out above the table. Might be worth looking into it. The FWW article I found was for members only....but the picture on the page shows how they approached the motor area http://www.finewoodworking.com/workshop/article/dust-proof-your-contractors-saw.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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