pkinneb Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 41 minutes ago, Chestnut said: That dust collection looks like you need a better solution. That's a lot of flex pipe. All depends on the collector. I have about 15-20 ft to my 12" jointer planer never had an issue and its coming through a shop made wood manifold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Man the door in the shot really gives one perspective on what a beast that thing is! Nice use of the crate!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: Awe that's a great idea i like it a lot! That dust collection looks like you need a better solution. That's a lot of flex pipe. Yep, I'm aware of that. It's on the list. I'm going to live with it as is for a bit. If it's significantly under collecting I may get an inexpensive single stage collector dedicated to it and put it just on the other side of the wall. From what I've read, it produces a mountain of dust in short order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 For the size of the crate you could of slapped some wheels on it and sold it as a mini house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Chet said: For the size of the crate you could of slapped some wheels on it and sold it as a mini house. There were enough nails in it to build a decent sized house or maybe even Noah's ark.. Each batten had 25 - 30 nails in it, 4 battens per side, 4 sides, plus those along the edges and on the ends. I'm guessing 1014 nails. Yes, I deactivated the sensor on my Sawstop before cutting it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 3 hours ago, pkinneb said: Man the door in the shot really gives one perspective on what a beast that thing is! Nice use of the crate!! With the blade guides all the way up it's the same height as Tim Duncan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 hours ago, pkinneb said: All depends on the collector. I have about 15-20 ft to my 12" jointer planer never had an issue and its coming through a shop made wood manifold Yeah that's a good point. I'm sure it'll work I just have it stuck in my mind to minimize flex to zero preferably. 3 hours ago, Mick S said: Yep, I'm aware of that. It's on the list. I'm going to live with it as is for a bit. If it's significantly under collecting I may get an inexpensive single stage collector dedicated to it and put it just on the other side of the wall. From what I've read, it produces a mountain of dust in short order. I think you'll be fine, I don't know what you have for parts around or the full setup around your drum sander but i'd probably just flip that wye around and extend off of the wye at an angle toward the saw. I bet it creates boat loads of dust but it can't be any more than a planer or jointer. Though IIRC your bandsaw has more resaw capacity than your jointer/planer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 6:48 PM, Chestnut said: I bet it creates boat loads of dust but it can't be any more than a planer or jointer. Though IIRC your bandsaw has more resaw capacity than your jointer/planer? Yes, so my next upgrade will be a 20" J/P. Kidding. KIDDING! Conventional thought is that resaw capacity should exceed need by at least 19.4 percent. No, I really think that if it becomes an issue I'll add the second DC behind the wall for the bandsaw and the drum sander. Collecting fine dust is different from collecting chips. It tends to slowly build up in the lines, much like cholesterol, blocking the flow. The last part of the statement was serious. Fine dust builds up in the lines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 I got all teary eyed there for a moment. Congrats! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted August 27, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Blades came yesterday so I installed the 1" Lenox CT. Not having had a blade I couldn't square the table up, so I took a few minutes to do that. +1 on the tilt simplicity and stability. I adjusted the blade guides, which are really similar to the ones on my Inca, but with easier adjustments - parallel side roller bearings with micro-adjustment and a perpendicular thrust bearing behind, top and bottom. The micro-adjustments are very easy and hold their settings. Hopefully with a 1" blade they'll never come into play. Same with the thrust bearings. This saw is capable of really high tension, but once you get any flutter out of the blade it tracks great without having to crank the tension. No discernible drift at all. The blade guide post was set perpendicular from bottom to top. The chain and sprocket lift mechanism is a joy. +1! Within the first inch of resawing a ~6" sapele cutoff (covered in hydraulic fluid, but that's a whole other story) I knew it was a keeper. Like butta! The cut was consistent along the length of the piece with a very nice finish. +1 I'll post a more in-depth review of the saw once I have some time on it, but for now, WOW! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Wow, certainly envious of that! My new baby hasn’t resawn anything yet! Haven’t been able to get the wobble out of him yet, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 WOW is right Mick, i had to look twice at that cut, looks like its been thru a planer and not a bandsaw! I'm envious of that saw and the shop. Well done sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted September 2, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 1:21 PM, Chestnut said: That dust collection looks like you need a better solution. That's a lot of flex pipe. Follow up. I'm going to try rearranging the pipe to make it more efficient for the new bandsaw. Big advantage of using quick lock pipe. 1. Move the pink branch down to the other end of the 6" joint 2. Raise the yellow branch up to the bottom of the 45 3. Move the short 4" green joint to the other end of the straight section of the yellow branch in #2 4. Attach the flex hose to #3 going to the bandsaw - 4' resulting flex hose 5. Add a 4' x 4" joint to the 45 coming off the yellow branch going to the drum sander Apologies for the lousy annotation, but hey, I'm retired. I don't have to worry about that stuff anymore. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 The baby is a benevolent lovely beast! It will fit in nicely with all the other beasts in the shop. Magnificent tools. It doesn't cost any more to go first class, you just can't stay as long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted September 2, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Glad I saved the Sawstop extension and legs i had left over when I installed the SS router table extension on my PCS. I knew they'd come in handy. Clamps under the table, easy on, easy off. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave H Posted September 2, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Your tie downs look good but, I like to go to the lowest point when I secure my loads Congrats on the new saw, 20" re-saw capacity that's impressive! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Mick S said: That's brilliant! I'm surprised the height worked out just right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted September 15, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 I finally got around to rerouting my dust pipe for the new bandsaw. Much better collection even though after it was said and done I only trimmed 3 feet from the flex hose. It's a more direct shot between the collector and the saw though. I was pleasantly surprised not to find any dust buildup in the lines when I separated them. Collector is doing its job. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Man Mick every time I see that saw I think what a beast! Bet you won't outgrow that bad boy Nice job on the duct work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Man that is a nice saw. I find it very interesting that they put the dust port where they did. I wonder if it collects better there opposed to out the back like what's on my laguna. Also that motor is mounted in an interesting spot it looks like it's above the Axel for the lower wheel. I figured lower would provide better center of balance but I bet that saw has more than enough weight to be stable even with the largest stock on it... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted September 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: Also that motor is mounted in an interesting spot it looks like it's above the Axel for the lower wheel. I figured lower would provide better center of balance but I bet that saw has more than enough weight to be stable even with the largest stock on it... . That allows the bottom wheel to be lower which means a longer blade. Longer blades run cooler. Here’s a pic with the lower door open so you can see why they do the dust collection the way they do. The wooden shoe scrapes the excess off the blade at an angle so that gravity aids in the collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark J Posted September 16, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 OMG!! Is that what this little piece of plywood is for?! The thing was just rattling around in the box my Jet came in. There was nothing in the instructions other than now I see a vague mention of a "dust block". No picture. No description. Nothing in the parts list. I figured it was too odd not to be something, but I thought maybe for checking belt tension. Imagine how my dust collection will improve now with this installed, and if I remember to turn the DC on. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Agreed, who’d have thunk it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankstick Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I thought SCM only made typewriters! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Bankstick said: I thought SCM only made typewriters! I’m not sure when SCMI dropped the I to SCM. I still call them SCMI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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