Bandsaw Dust Collection

[Cheese]

It's a little hard to tell from the photos but the before is about 1/2 a cup (quite a but came out the standard vacuum connection as well as around the lower wheel, after is less than a tablespoon.

One thing that seemed to help collect more dust is when I drilled holes into the table insert. It keeps the top of the table a lot cleaner.

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[Bob D.]

The replacement inserts for my Rikon BS come already perforated.

I would have thought they all do.

 

[rmhinden]

I built a version of the Blake Weber dust collection adapter for my Delta bandsaw.

It works pretty well.  Though not the first time I tested it as I forgot to turn on the CT22.  It worked much better after I turned on the CT22   Some pictures:

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I may have made the kerf for the saw blade too large, closing up it up a bit might improve the performance, but I suspect it doesn't matter that much.  I used a modified Festool 500593 Crevice Nozzle to connect a 36mm hose.  I cut off the angled part. 

I also discovered that Cyanoacrylate glue works well to glue in the magnets.    Much easier than mixing and waiting for epoxy to cure.  I am finding more uses for CA glue over time.

Bob

 

[Michael Kellough]

It turns out that there is a lot less clearance between the table and the lower guides on a Jet saw than on the Delta – like 12 or 14 mm. So, I decided that Blake Weber's idea would be hard to pull off, especially with the materials I had on hand. But I still wanted the dust to go away and the space requirements, power consumption, and noise of a "real" dust collector all suggested that it was at least worth trying to get my CT36 to do the job.

I figured that if I couldn't get a huge volume of air, perhaps concentrating the suction close to the blade might work. So, I built this:

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[member=31317]dlu[/member]  isn’t that black tube a dust collection chute? Doesn’t it work better than the little pvc tube running perpendicular to the flow of debris?

 

[Michael Kellough]

After rmhinden’s pics I get the interest in diverting the debris before it hits the lower guides.

[member=66813]rmhinden[/member]  and [member=44099]Cheese[/member]  which aftermarket guides are you guys using?

 

[Mario Turcot]

rmhinden use Carter micro-adjust
Cheese perhaps Carter 2400 series?

 

[rmhinden]

rmhinden use Carter micro-adjust
Cheese perhaps Carter 2400 series?

Yes, that is correct, the Carter Delta 14" Micro-Adjust Riser Guide Upgrade kit.  I had some issues getting it aligned for my saw, but Carter had great support and sent me some parts that solved the problem.  My Delta is from around 1990.

Bob

 

[Cheese]

[member=66813]rmhinden[/member]  and [member=44099]Cheese[/member]  which aftermarket guides are you guys using?

[member=66597]Mario Turcot[/member] you’re 2 for 2.  [big grin]

[member=297]Michael Kellough[/member] they’re Carter 2300 series. The micro adjust wasn’t available when I installed mine.  [sad]

[member=66813]rmhinden[/member] my Delta was purchased in 1993.  [cool]

 

[Michael Kellough]

Mine is a Rockwell-Delta. Has to be a at least 40 years old.

 

[Cheese]

That’s a keeper Michael.

 

[dlu]

[member=31317]dlu[/member]  isnt that black tube a dust collection chute? Doesn’t it work better than the little pvc tube running perpendicular to the flow of debris?
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Yes, it is. The black tube, the stock dust collection point is just "in the vicinity of" the dust coming off the blade. Attaching a shop vac there gets a fair amount of the dust, but still misses a lot. My "little PVC tube" is just missing the teeth of the blade and seems to do a much better job.

If the stock port wrapped around the blade, like [member=44099]Cheese[/member]'s appears to do (and I had enough air volume) I expect it would work better.

 

[Cheese]

Isn’t that black tube a dust collection chute? Doesn’t it work better than the little pvc tube running perpendicular to the flow of debris?

I had the same item on my bandsaw. It has an ID of 1 1/8" and is at least 1" away from the blade. So it catches some of the stuff, maybe 25%.

 

[Michael Kellough]

rmhinden use Carter micro-adjust
Cheese perhaps Carter 2400 series?

What’s wrong with this picture?

This is what Rockler uses to sell Carter guides.

Thought I might get a set using the Rockler 15% discount (V20610) but they only have the basic model, and this picture of the teeth deep inside the bearing is off putting.

 

[Cheese]

What’s wrong with this picture?

Mucho... [eek] [eek] [eek]

That's just a very bad picture Michael...it's tragic that they'd even use that for advertising purposes. Get the blade tracking properly first and then do the adjustments.

1/2" wide DoAll wood blade.

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3/4" wide Lenox metal blade.

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