Leo Graywacz
09-01-2013, 11:18 PM
Hey all. I came across an Excalibur overarm that a friend of mine decided they didn't want to use. So a 5 hour round trip and a long visit got my the Excalibur for the price of fuel and conversation. I got it back to my shop and set it on a cart for a few days. The one I have is one of the older none pivoting one. Well, I wanted mine to be able to pivot so it could be moved out of the way when needed.
Lucky me, the shop next door is where a welder has his business. We are friends and I went over there and explained what I wanted and how I thought he could accomplish it. He said it would be a while before he could get around to it. Didn't matter, I needed a wye and a blast gate before I could hook it up anyway.
2 days later he brings it back to me with the modifications. He wanted to get it out of the way because he was getting into a busy spell. The modification cost me $100. Well worth it to me.
He pretty much did what I had suggested. He cut the support arm and welded a plate on each section that would be mated. He put a rod in the upper section and a couple of plates with holes in them in the lower section, essentially a hinge.
http://www.fototime.com/DD1E75E1C78A7F0/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/4FF992C45E4330B/orig.jpg
Then a week went by and I had the opportunity to install the Excalibur on my Delta tablesaw. The 6 x 5 x 4 wye and the 3" blast gate came in from Oneida. So I had my parts list complete.e
I put the wye on my 6" duct and attached the 5" flex to my tablesaw and the 4" flex to the Excalibur.
Before
http://www.fototime.com/8C4C320D7FC09CE/orig.jpg
After
http://www.fototime.com/95FB24BA8FBE6BD/orig.jpg
Swiveled out of the way
http://www.fototime.com/B741686A2EF43EF/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/46FC355F972AABC/orig.jpg
So, for a total of $205 I was able to get an Excalibur on my Delta. Works great with my Oneida 2 1/2HP Cyclone.
($50 fuel, $100 welding, $55 wye and gate)
Lucky me, the shop next door is where a welder has his business. We are friends and I went over there and explained what I wanted and how I thought he could accomplish it. He said it would be a while before he could get around to it. Didn't matter, I needed a wye and a blast gate before I could hook it up anyway.
2 days later he brings it back to me with the modifications. He wanted to get it out of the way because he was getting into a busy spell. The modification cost me $100. Well worth it to me.
He pretty much did what I had suggested. He cut the support arm and welded a plate on each section that would be mated. He put a rod in the upper section and a couple of plates with holes in them in the lower section, essentially a hinge.
http://www.fototime.com/DD1E75E1C78A7F0/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/4FF992C45E4330B/orig.jpg
Then a week went by and I had the opportunity to install the Excalibur on my Delta tablesaw. The 6 x 5 x 4 wye and the 3" blast gate came in from Oneida. So I had my parts list complete.e
I put the wye on my 6" duct and attached the 5" flex to my tablesaw and the 4" flex to the Excalibur.
Before
http://www.fototime.com/8C4C320D7FC09CE/orig.jpg
After
http://www.fototime.com/95FB24BA8FBE6BD/orig.jpg
Swiveled out of the way
http://www.fototime.com/B741686A2EF43EF/orig.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/46FC355F972AABC/orig.jpg
So, for a total of $205 I was able to get an Excalibur on my Delta. Works great with my Oneida 2 1/2HP Cyclone.
($50 fuel, $100 welding, $55 wye and gate)