Mike Goetzke
01-21-2006, 11:01 AM
Last night I finished construction and tune-up of my new saw. I even constructed the front rip fence 10” more to the right as I have read others have done.
Dust Collection:
I modified my previous saw (Ryobi BT3100) to close up a lot of leak paths to optimize dust collection. I hardly had any dust in the saw housing even after months of use.
This is my first use / experience with a cabinet mounted saw with a dust port at the bottom of the saw. I have found that even with my DC attached there was a huge amount of dust in the bottom of the saw cabinet after making a few test cuts. Is this normal / typical?
On my previous saw I could hear and feel the air passing by the throat plate but not on the 22124. There is a red molded and hinged housing with an opening on the top called the motor access door that really could be flat but I assume it is bulged to direct air flow. I did a quick look and noticed there is a sizeable air gap around the area between the table top and cabinet.
Just wondering if someone has experimented with sealing the gap between the saw and cabinet. Also, has anyone had technical feedback on why the large red bulging plastic housing (I would like to use this area for saw mounted cabinet space).
Miter Gage & Fence:
Again my previous experience has been with the Ryobi BT3100 but it had a miter gage with fence that could be easily adjusted by loosening one hand wheel. The miter fence on the 22124 requires the use of a hex key on two bolts that are in a spot that is hard to get at to reposition the fence. Also, changing the miter angle requires loosening several knobs.
Anyone really like this miter gage or have suggestions for a replacement?
Thanks,
Mike
Dust Collection:
I modified my previous saw (Ryobi BT3100) to close up a lot of leak paths to optimize dust collection. I hardly had any dust in the saw housing even after months of use.
This is my first use / experience with a cabinet mounted saw with a dust port at the bottom of the saw. I have found that even with my DC attached there was a huge amount of dust in the bottom of the saw cabinet after making a few test cuts. Is this normal / typical?
On my previous saw I could hear and feel the air passing by the throat plate but not on the 22124. There is a red molded and hinged housing with an opening on the top called the motor access door that really could be flat but I assume it is bulged to direct air flow. I did a quick look and noticed there is a sizeable air gap around the area between the table top and cabinet.
Just wondering if someone has experimented with sealing the gap between the saw and cabinet. Also, has anyone had technical feedback on why the large red bulging plastic housing (I would like to use this area for saw mounted cabinet space).
Miter Gage & Fence:
Again my previous experience has been with the Ryobi BT3100 but it had a miter gage with fence that could be easily adjusted by loosening one hand wheel. The miter fence on the 22124 requires the use of a hex key on two bolts that are in a spot that is hard to get at to reposition the fence. Also, changing the miter angle requires loosening several knobs.
Anyone really like this miter gage or have suggestions for a replacement?
Thanks,
Mike