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   forestgirl | Jun 11, 2005 09:14pm | #1

   Overhead blade guard with dust port:
   http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/overarm_guard.shtml

   You can put a port in your stock guard, but it might be rather narrow for that.

   I bought mine, rather than build it, here at Penn State.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   Sam72 | Jun 12, 2005 03:12am | #2

   Thanks Forest Girl, I found an article on the Woodcraft site, describes a shop made rig that  might fit the bill.  Going  to give it a try...nothing to lose but time and I'm retired.

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   DougF | Jun 12, 2005 03:44pm | #3

   Sam,

   I made the guard/DC that Jamie referenced and it works well as any commerical unit for about $65 in materials and 4 - 5 hours for time to construct.  Be aware that there are limitations of guards/DC's particularly when working with narrow stock.  An auxiliary fence is required if you want the most benefit from the DC.  Also, if you are using zero tolerance throat plates then the dust problem is exacerbated.  If you decide to built this one, email me and I'll give you some suggestions on how it can be made to be a little more "shop friendly".

   Doug

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   forestgirl | Jun 12, 2005 07:35pm | #4

   "if you are using zero tolerance throat plates then the dust problem is exacerbated."  Hmmmmm, I just had a thought.  What if you drilled a few small holes in the margins of the insert to provide air flow?forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   forestgirl | Jun 13, 2005 06:34am | #5

   Hi Doug, I sent you an email early today but it bounced ["Error connecting to primary server '208.254.xxx.xxx'"].  Could you drop me a line?forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   DougF | Jun 13, 2005 07:30pm | #6

   Jamie,

   [email protected] or [email protected].

   The issue with the zero tolerance throat plate is, I think, created more by the fact that there is no where for the dust to go that is not trapped in the gullets.  Dust is coming out of the gullets at slight angles and was captured through the wider blade slot in traditional throat plates.   If anything, a wider "capture" area in front of the blade on zero tolerance plates might help eliminate some of the problem.  

   Doug

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   forestgirl | Jun 13, 2005 07:58pm | #7

   The hood on the PSI guard is adjustable front-to-back (as well as sideways).  S'pose that might help.  I resent my message.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)