Hi Gang,
I’m putting together a shop with some neighbors. One of them has an old, old, 3-phase Unisaw. Judging from the logo graphics and such (Rockwell Mfg. Co./Delta) it could very well date from the 40s or 50s. It has no dust port, just a door with a knob at the top, much like the saw pictured here:
http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/detail.aspx?id=1141
The door is a shade under 12×9 inches. Does anyone know of a dust port that fits this opening, or do we need to fabricate something? (That wouldn’t necessarily be a big deal, as the owner also has a metal shop, but if there’s something out there it would save some hassle and time.)
Thanks!
Ted
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Ted,
If you do some searching in the for sale section (they call it "Bring Out Your Dead") of OWWM you will find instances of dust collection pans that someone fabricates and sells for unisaws. I recall that it looked like a slick solution to dust collection for one of these saws, but I don't remember much more about it.
Is your neighbor's Uni one of the four footed models as in the link you provided, or does it have a solid base around the bottom? Those four-footers are considered the primo models by the collectors. Also, somewhere on OWWM you can find a table that will tell you the year of your saw if you have the serial number.
Jerry
I have an older Unisaw, 70s methinks that looks a lot like the one in your pic. I used a plate from Western Tool Co. that is made to go on a jointer. However mine replaces a plate that was on the back of the saw.
I'm in the process of adapting mine so am interested in what you find here. I also cobbled together a box that has heavy felt on it for the motor and am trying to come up with a blade guard/DC connection.
Trouble with these older machines is that they weren't originally designed with dust collection in mind so sometimes ye got to use a wee bit of injinuity!
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
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Bob and Ted,Try this link: http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=47360&highlight=unisaw+dust+panJerry
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