Joe Beaulieu
12-27-2016, 6:08 PM
Hey Folks,
I will get some pics, but I am the very proud owner of a brand new 20" Hawk BM scroll saw! My wife took pity on me and ordered one for Christmas. I am very impressed with the build quality of this saw. I know little about scroll sawing except the obvious - vibration is a bad thing and I need to learn the use/purpose of the many different types of blades. That is all good. However I also picked up a Festool CT SYS - the "DC in a systainer" small vac that Festool offers, to use a a dedicated DC for this saw. I am a bit at a loss for how to attach the hose to the saw - where the best place would be and how to fix it to the location.
Anyone out there with a Hawk scroll saw that uses a dust collector in the process? Is it overkill? The saw doesn't make a lot of dust. I am just all for not breathing in stuff that is allergenic. I am very sensitive to allergens and I would like the cleanest environment I can create. Is under the table best, where the blade extracts the downward cut and generates sawdust, or is something moveable on top of the saw a better idea? I had thought if using a couple of larger rare earth magnets on the hose to attach it wherever. Anyone done anything similar.
Thanks folks. Pics to follow.
Joe
I will get some pics, but I am the very proud owner of a brand new 20" Hawk BM scroll saw! My wife took pity on me and ordered one for Christmas. I am very impressed with the build quality of this saw. I know little about scroll sawing except the obvious - vibration is a bad thing and I need to learn the use/purpose of the many different types of blades. That is all good. However I also picked up a Festool CT SYS - the "DC in a systainer" small vac that Festool offers, to use a a dedicated DC for this saw. I am a bit at a loss for how to attach the hose to the saw - where the best place would be and how to fix it to the location.
Anyone out there with a Hawk scroll saw that uses a dust collector in the process? Is it overkill? The saw doesn't make a lot of dust. I am just all for not breathing in stuff that is allergenic. I am very sensitive to allergens and I would like the cleanest environment I can create. Is under the table best, where the blade extracts the downward cut and generates sawdust, or is something moveable on top of the saw a better idea? I had thought if using a couple of larger rare earth magnets on the hose to attach it wherever. Anyone done anything similar.
Thanks folks. Pics to follow.
Joe