FastCap Saw Stache

[rljatl]

I wonder if a heavy coat hanger or other wire bent into a U shape would help hold the saw stache into the original shape of the dust boot?

 

[erock]

Here are the pics of the holes cut and the plastic clip that holds the boot on the Kapex....

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Eric

 

[rljatl]

Gottcha, but regarding Peter's question about the stache opening the profile of the Kapex boot, what if you installed the stache on the Kapex boot like you did in your original video and then added the wire to hold the shape?

 

[erock]

Gottcha, but regarding Peter's question about the stache opening the profile of the Kapex boot, what if you installed the stache on the Kapex boot like you did in your original video and then added the wire to hold the shape?

Personally I would not install any kind of metal near the blade in fear of it falling off.  I get what you're saying, but I wouldn't try it.

I think my first version, with the Kapex boot opening might benefit the dust collection.  But that's my guess.  I'm still testing this bad boy out. 

Eric

 

[erock]

Okay guys....one more try.

This time around I heated the 2" stashe in hopes it would follow the profile of the Kapex boot.

Then I attached the heated 2" stashe onto the Kapex boot.    As you can see in the pictures, heating the 2" stashe helped curve

the stashe.  I made a few test cuts, as you could see in the pics. 

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I want to thank you Peter for bringing up heating the stashe.  I think this version may work better then my first.  I will test this out over the next couple days and report back.    Just another example how the FOG is a great place to be.  Getting ideas and feed back from other members is fantastic!!  THANKS Peter AND RLJ-Alt for the ideas!

Eric

 

[Kevin McConville]

Eric - I love your videos, they are informative and easy to watch at the same time.  The amount of escaped dust in the reply 19 pics seem to be way more than the bare shroud in your original video posted.  Any thoughts; is the "thermo-formed" stache worse than a "shaved" (i.e. original) shroud? was there a big difference in the number of cuts etc.?

 

[erock]

Eric - I love your videos, they are informative and easy to watch at the same time.  The amount of escaped dust in the reply 19 pics seem to be way more than the bare shroud in your original video posted.  Any thoughts; is the "thermo-formed" stache worse than a "shaved" (i.e. original) shroud? was there a big difference in the number of cuts etc.?

So the pic in reply 19 is of just the 4" saw stashe.  In my video I have 2" stashe attached to the Kapex boot. 

Peter had asked if the stashe could be heated.  So I heated a piece of 4" and 2". 

With just the heated piece of 4" attached to the Kapex resulted in a lot of dust on the back of the saw.  So just the 4" stashe will not work for me.

The last set of pictures I posted in reply #24 shows the heated 2" stashe attached to the Kapex boot.  Something I just attempted today, about 1/2 hour ago.  So that needs more cuts for a good test run.

Who knows, all this could lead to me completely removing the stashe.  Only time will tell.    [wink]

Eric

 

[nclemmons]

Eric & Peter

I also ordered from Fastcap and put the 4" bristles over the Kapex shroud - used three 6-32 screws with nuts and washers with a hole punch to mount the bristles up as high as possible while leaving the shroud in place.  It does create a more concave form.  I did not heat the shroud or the bristles.

Will try it for a few days and see how it performs, but I can already see on a few cuts that it is less dust than I had with just the shroud.

One other thing to possibly try - you could pick up some brass stock from the hardware store - 1/2" x 12" is what is stocked locally - it comes in different thicknesses for stiffness at our local Ace Hardware stores in the state.  You can then bend that around the shroud to further cup the bristles in place, and bolt it in place on the back side.  That might help to hold the bristles tighter.  I did find that mounting the bristles higher that they naturally were cupped more than at the bottom as you did with the 2" bristles.

I tried to order from the FOG member here who came up with the idea, but after two PM's to him, I never heard anything so not sure what is going on with him selling.  Appreciate the idea from him none-the-less.

neil

 

[mike_aa]

Eric,
Thanks for going through the trouble of contacting FastCap and doing the tests on the Stache.  That is really helpful and I'm sure others will benefit whether they have a Kapex or other brand of saw.  Plus your pictures are really great.

Mike A.

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Eric

Many thanks for trying those ideas - your original solution (on video) may well prove to be better but I think it useful to try alternate approaches. I wonder whether Festool had thought of something like this but realised that it did not make sufficient difference. I will look forward to further reports on progress from you.

Peter

 

[Kevin McConville]

So the pic in reply 19 is of just the 4" saw stashe.  In my video I have 2" stashe attached to the Kapex boot. 

Eric

Never noticed the switch from 2" attached to boot to 4" only - I should have been paying more attention, you can never trust those mustachioed types  [poke]

 

[Renovatedspaces]

Eric, any update on this??

 

[treesner]

curious on updates on this