Bobby Slack Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Wow. I was looking down my saw blade and even though I like to keep things clean, I was amazed by the how much sawdust and shavings I had in the sawblade cavity. All clean now. I got to thinking, this can't be good and also how many saws are never cleaned up. Then ... fire hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mahoganus Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Wow. I was looking down my saw blade and even though I like to keep things clean, I was amazed by the how much sawdust and shavings I had in the sawblade cavity. All clean now. I got to thinking, this can't be good and also how many saws are never cleaned up. Then ... fire hazard. Yeah I just cleaned mine the other day. Mine was real bad,, when I would turn the saw on I had saw dust blowing up and out around the blade area lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Slack Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Alright! this calls for a Clean Your Table Saw week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trace Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 A large project this summer filled the cabinet of my table saw with saw dust. I did not realise how much sawdust I was making, even though my shop is called Uncle Steve's Sawdust Factory. After the saw popped the overload button a couple of times, I opened the side access panel. The cabinet was mostly full. I do not have a dust collector attached to my saw. By removing the bottom slanted plate, the saw dust can go right to the floor. It makes for a little more sweeping, but the saw does not trip the overload button now. The saw dust is simply swept into a floor opening, and goes to the lower level of my barn/shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Sometimes I don't run the DC for "just this little set of cuts". Couple of those in a row and the DC tube is full. But more so, the dust the dust shroud doesn't capture drops to the bottom of the cabinet. I have to remember to vacuum that sometimes. It was definitely clean the shop day today for me. I routed spline slots in ply and maple then flushed them with a router and hand plane. Looked like hamster heaven in there this morning. Tidy now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomP Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 One idea is to get a drain pan. Looks like one you use to drain a transmission with. Rectangle and has a screen in the middle. Cut the screen part out. That will leave about a 4" opening. Place it on top of a five gallon bucket or smaller and put it under the table saw. It will collect alot of the droppings Then you just empty the bucket when your finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nateswoodworks Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 I clean my shop at the end of each day, for the TS I run the DC and shoot the air hose all around inside. Just a suggestion. Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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