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   forestgirl | Jan 19, 2006 09:24pm | #1

   Yes, they made one.  They are no longer stocked at Amazon though.  Click here for a Google search, try those various stores -- someone should have it.  BTW, the model number for the dust hood is 50-529.

   If you strike out in the Google hits, call Delta.  They really should have 'em laying around somewhere.

   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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   johneone05 | Jan 20, 2006 02:49am | #2

   hate to tell you this - but I have a 22-540 and have the delta dust extraction hood - doesn't work very well at all.  Even though I have a good dusct collector hooked up it jams up in minutes.  You have to plane for a minute then stop and unhook the collector and clean the hood out.  A royal pain.

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   jquinn | Jan 29, 2006 02:02am | #3

   If you can't find one new, let me know as I saved the old one from my deceased #540 12" planer.  it is in used condition but it is OK.

   there is nothing wrong with the dust collector hood design - the problem with wood chips jamming is with the blade guard cover on the planer.  to get it to work without jamming you need to make a few cuts with a pair of metal snips or hacksaw on the ends of the blade guard cover - right were it is curved down.  cut about an 1" or so in.  then bend the blade guard cover so it is basically flat.  this lets the chips flow freely.  with the bent over blad guard, there is too much restriction going into the dust collector hood.

   don't be afraid to make the cuts - you will probably never run the planer without the dust collector hood on top of the blade guard anyways, so the will be no exposed blades or whatever.

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   Ricky4 | Jan 30, 2006 02:44pm | #4

   Hi, thank you for the reply.

   I have a "slight" problem though, I live in Cape Town, South Africa.

   If I paid for all the costs of postage would you be willing to mail it to me and

   at what price can I purchase it from you?

   My email address, [email protected]

    

2. 
   dewalt29 | Apr 12, 2013 04:25pm | #5

   Delta 540 planer

   I was wondering if you still had the planer hood or the deceaed 540 planer?

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   RobMooreCA | Jun 26, 2016 10:53pm | #6

   59-359 Dust Collector

   The instructions with mine say to remove the dust shroud before installing the collector, which replaces the shroud.

   Rob