Rick Beko
11-30-2008, 12:47 AM
I was very pleased with the GI 50-220 but after rebuilding a Rockwell lathe and than a disc/belt sander the next logical step was a Rockwell 3HP 1PH unisaw. The intention was to buy a fixer upper but the saw I purchased was already in great condition. My shop is in the basement so dust is an issue. I picked up a motor cover from Busy Bee and used weather stripping to seal the closure. A neighbor around the corner has a sign shop and she sold me a 2'x4' magnetic sheet for $20. I used it to cover all the vents and any screw holes. I also installed some Plexiglas to seal the bottom of the cabinet. I did not want to drill a hole for a dust port so I raised the saw so it sat on top of the mobile based and used an existing rectangular slot for the lower dust shoot. To line up the 4" dust port I mounted it to some maple and attached it to the base. It came with a 52" Unifence which I do not have the room for so I sold it and bought a 30" General T fence. I also built a table extension for more table space. Once I receive my splitter I can reuse my shark guard.