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   KiddervilleAcres | Sep 11, 2007 10:25pm | #1

   Frosty,

   Oh, some really good ideas!  Thanks.

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

    

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   forestgirl | Sep 12, 2007 01:42am | #2

   Frosty, thanks, those are very helpful -- especially the diverter.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   bones | Sep 12, 2007 05:18pm | #3

   Wow, thats an interesting design by Laguna. You would have thought that with gravity being what it is, they would have put the collection port at the bottom of the saw or added a second one? Go figure?  Looks like you engineered a good solution. 

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   If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
   And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
   
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   Michael | Sep 12, 2007 07:33pm | #4

   Yup, this is a common design on the Euro bandsaws I believe as my MM16 has the same design.

   It works okay, but I've still had issues when resawing.  It's a tough tool to have great DC on I think :(

   michael

    

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   tinkerer2 | Sep 13, 2007 06:03am | #5

   Looks almost like my MM16 Minimax.  I have one question.  How do you put that kerf in the plywood?  To do it in place, one would have to hold the micro switch on by hand.

   
   

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   Edited 9/15/2007 8:03 pm ET by tinkerer2

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   Jfrostjr | Sep 13, 2007 03:50pm | #6

   I did not create this design - it is original equipment from Laguna. I can't even take credit for the "plumber's boot" connection. Someone far wiser than I - on KNOTS - gave me the suggestion.I posted these pictures hoping to provide ideas for some others who said they were having dust problems on their BSs. I had a Delta 14" and had dust all over the place - could NOT control or capture it. It was a primary reason for my switch to Laguna.Frosty"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922

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   Michael | Sep 13, 2007 05:25pm | #7

   You can place the kerf for the blade in the plywood by either using a handsaw (if you've a steady handy and can nail the angle), OR just install the blade and rotate the bandsaw blade by hand (under tension).

   I did the latter with my Lenox Carbide, worked just fine.

   michael 

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   tinkerer2 | Sep 16, 2007 03:00am | #8

   "rotate the bandsaw blade by hand.... "  Now, why didn't I think of that?  I tried it and it worked like a charm.

   Edited 9/15/2007 8:13 pm ET by tinkerer2

   Edited 9/15/2007 8:57 pm ET by tinkerer2

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   BilljustBill | Sep 16, 2007 05:40am | #9

     Frosty,

     To get that last bit that hides down in the corner of the bottom wheel, add a small collection port in the bottom lefthand corner.

      Putting a 2-1/2" 45* black plastic elbow with flex ducting in that corner will pull most any dust the other ways you posted might let by.   It looks odd, but that bottom corner port makes a big difference.  You have to hook your dust collector connection like you would a table saw overhead guard and dust collector or a Radial Arm Saw's blade guard dust collector port.  By that, I mean that the 2-1/2" port needs to be 3 or 4 ft from the end of the 4" dust collector port, so the strength of the vacuum will be stronger.

     Keep up the good ideas,

     Bill

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   Jfrostjr | Sep 16, 2007 03:42pm | #10

   Thanks - I'll give it a try.Frosty"I sometimes think we consider the good fortune of the early bird and overlook the bad fortune of the early worm." FDR - 1922