Band Saw dust collection improvements

Good idea. Bandsaws are notorious for their lack of good dust collection.

Good job.

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Nice improvements to the band saw,I just hooked up my BS to my DC a few weekends ago by adapting a shop- Vac attachment and it has been a welcomed improvement as well !

-- Rob,Gaithersburg,MD,One mans trash is another mans wood shop treasure ! ;-)

nice improvement

i sometimes wonder
if the tool designers
even try out their designs

or just draw something
and call it a day

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Good job ….I made something similar for my JET band saw : )

-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!

I like this! A couple of questions; is the upper port (by the table) a delta port or did you add that and how much of a hassle is it to change blades?

Thanks for posting,

-- Cal Noguchi

Very good idea indeed. What are you using for the dust collector itself and how much dust do you still have, if any?

Ron

-- Ron, "Curiosity is a terrible thing to waste."

Great. Now work on drill press dust collection and get back to us will ya…............

-- mike...............

Hello Phil I like your idea. I have one question would it have been better to mount this in the back to make changing blades easier. I ask because you don’t have any picture with it opened . I not sure if there is enough clearness. How fair in does the attachment for the vacuum go. Thanks

My Grizz came with 2 dust ports and they function as advertised.

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He probably does the same as I do …Loosen one clamp , separate hose and open door…..magic : )

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Ya know I’ve been running a lot through the Band saw the last few days and have had the problem of “My hook-up” (only on the front) not collecting enough of the dust problem and BAM! come on to LJ’s and someone has posted a solution.
Nice

-- Doug...

Patron – I agree, if they had tested the DC port on the BS I’d like to think they would realize they had more work to do.

Cal – the small upper port is part of the BS. I just connected a hose and fittings to it. Some dust still beats my system but there is a lot less than there used to be.

Ron – the DC is a no name Chinese 1 1/2 HP, 2nd hand connected to all of my power tools.

Woodman – it may have been better to go through the back but it was easier to remove the door to cut the hole. Also the 4” elbow is only held in by friction, it’s very easy to remove for changing a blade.

Mike – I have yet to see a really good design for the drill press.

Thank to all for the compliments – this is a terrific forum. I wish I had discovered it sooner.

Phil

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