John Motzi
05-16-2005, 8:03 PM
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showpost.php?p=179385&postcount=12 Nice job John. Let me guess, you also made that overarm blade guard for your saw. Ceiling mount?
Rob - Yes, the design is from a very nice article on Woodcentral The ceiling mount was inspired by some photos posted by Sam Blasco on the MM forum in 2003. Sam also has some photos of a nifty edge duster he made for the guard which perhaps he could post here for the non MM members.
In the photos below you will see that I executed the ceiling mount a bit different than Sam's and also provided left-to-right adjustability. When I am ripping, I can move the guard to the left to make more room for narrow cuts (use a push block!). This position also works good for edge trimming since more of the dust goes into the collector rather than out the side. Moving the guard to the right also gives me clearance for my miter guide.
I intended to use telescoping aluminum square tube to provide vertical adjustability but I was unable to find enough for both supports. So the front one uses the telescoping tubes while the rear one uses a wooden support and an aluminum tube.
Overall I am satisfied - the guard does a great job of dust collection and keeps my hands away from the blade.
Rob - Yes, the design is from a very nice article on Woodcentral The ceiling mount was inspired by some photos posted by Sam Blasco on the MM forum in 2003. Sam also has some photos of a nifty edge duster he made for the guard which perhaps he could post here for the non MM members.
In the photos below you will see that I executed the ceiling mount a bit different than Sam's and also provided left-to-right adjustability. When I am ripping, I can move the guard to the left to make more room for narrow cuts (use a push block!). This position also works good for edge trimming since more of the dust goes into the collector rather than out the side. Moving the guard to the right also gives me clearance for my miter guide.
I intended to use telescoping aluminum square tube to provide vertical adjustability but I was unable to find enough for both supports. So the front one uses the telescoping tubes while the rear one uses a wooden support and an aluminum tube.
Overall I am satisfied - the guard does a great job of dust collection and keeps my hands away from the blade.