rodger. Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I was not getting very good DC on my new Powermatic HH jointer, so I had to create my own 5" collection hood. I tried to buy one first, so I could keep a clean "non hack" look. Alas, I could not locate an 8.25 by 8.25 hood that had a 5" opening. So i did what woodworkers do best, and made my own.I took a piece of 1/8" hardboard/mdf, and traced the previous hood. Then I cut it to length and width on the TS. I traced out a suitable rectangular hole, and cut it with a jigsaw. I cleaned up the edges of the hole with a file. Then I used a 5" furnace takeoff, and cut off the little tabs. I taped on it on with aluminum foil HVAC tape, and viola! I was done. I bought some weather stripping for a tight seal, but in the end i didn't need it. The uber flat mdf fits very snug against the machine body.It hurt me to "ugly up" my new jointer, but the massive improvement in DC is worth it. The 4" to 5" adapter REALLY chokes the collector and reduces the airflow dramatically, so this is a pretty substantial improvement for about 15 mins work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Pug if it helps who cares about looks! Then again maybe you could call powermatic and get either the paint color code or a couple bottled of touch up paint if the have. Black also wouldn't be bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Pug if it helps who cares about looks! Then again maybe you could call powermatic and get either the paint color code or a couple bottled of touch up paint if the have. Black also wouldn't be bad. The original hood was black plastic, so I suppose I could spray it black for a cleaner look. Good suggestion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I have the black plastic one from Rockler, never had an issue with DC.Yours needs some cosmetic attention though. Black or gold.. Perhaps a stripe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I have the black plastic one from Rockler, never had an issue with DC.Yours needs some cosmetic attention though. Black or gold.. Perhaps a stripe is it 4" diameter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Yes.A 4" hood came standard, but i found some shavings were left on the bed when I was done with an operation. With the new 5" hood, no shavings escape during a cut - all dust and chips are collected.I'm glad to hear you are having success with yours though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Looks good pug. I haven't had any issues with my 4" on my powermatic. Sent from my SM-P550 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 The original hood was black plastic, so I suppose I could spray it black for a cleaner look. Good suggestion.I would go Flat Black but I would sand it rough and prime so the paint bonds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 No mater what you do thats a nice jointer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyami Plotke Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Looks great to me. Function over aesthetics every time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 As long as it works well, screw what it looks like. I'm about to have to do this on my jointer. When milling wide stock, I have noticed that my current plywood to 4" hole just can't keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Looks a lot like my dc jointer hookup, except mine is a 6" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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