Birdhunter
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My Kapex dust collection went from great to terrible. I checked the Festool Midi, no problem. I checked the hose from the Midi to the Kapex, clear. I removed the Kapex blade and there were no obstruction between the hose port and the rubber funnel.
I was baffled!
I had to pick up some Midi bags so visited Highland Woodworking. I examined their display Kapex.
I found the display had a spring loaded plastic shroud that covered the back of the saw blade. I didn’t remember that on mine.
When I got home, I found that shroud was jammed in the retracted position. A narrow slice of wood had gotten sucked up and jammed the shroud. I wiggled the slice out, cleaned up the accumulation of dust and tried a cut.
The dust collection had returned to normal.
Very weird!
I was baffled!
I had to pick up some Midi bags so visited Highland Woodworking. I examined their display Kapex.
I found the display had a spring loaded plastic shroud that covered the back of the saw blade. I didn’t remember that on mine.
When I got home, I found that shroud was jammed in the retracted position. A narrow slice of wood had gotten sucked up and jammed the shroud. I wiggled the slice out, cleaned up the accumulation of dust and tried a cut.
The dust collection had returned to normal.
Very weird!
