Popular Post justaguy Posted February 13, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 A while back, I made the decision to have 6" dust ports on most of my equipment in order to increase dust (not chip) collection. The first revision of this machine was to have the port come straight out, bit this resulted in the hose interfering with boards exiting the planer. So this is the second revision. Working well so far. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted February 13, 2022 Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 That's what I call Hawaiian Surfer Auto Body Repair. Ductape and paint. I use a very similar stock duct transition piece on one of my planers, but I didn't paint mine. Yours is prettier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy Posted February 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2022 You nailed it Tom. It just has to not leak, it doesn't have to look good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Nice modification, All things considered it looks pretty dang good. Nice planer, I was seriously thinking about getting the 20" monster. With the prices jumping the way they did I wish I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy Posted February 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 I picked the planer (and 12" jointer) up when I was living in the Seattle area. There is a dealer there that had a deal with Powermatic/Jet to get any equipment that had been damaged in shipment to the USA. Equipment Sales and Surplus Damage was usually cosmetic, or broken handle, etc. They would fix them up and sell them for prices that were usually in the 1/3-1/2 off MSRP. Much cheaper than any other dealer I looked at, but unforntunately they do not ship, so pickup only. They would load your truck/trailer, but you had to have a way to unload yourself. Lead to some interesting gymnastics. Good deals if you live in the area. They don't have a steady supply, so for some things you would have to wait for it to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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