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  1. 08-09-2018, 10:23 AM #1
    Edward Weingarden
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    Grizzly Table Saw Dust Collection

    I recently purchased a Grizzly 1023RL table saw. My first cuts were ripping a 2 x 10 PT board into 2 x 4s. After the second cut I noticed a fair amount of dust coming out through the blade guard. When I finished the cuts I noticed that the dust collection"funnel" under the blade had accumulated dust. The small opening of the funnel had become clogged with dust. Has anyone had a similar experience? Is the small funnel opening a design flaw? Is it because the dust coming off of PT boards is damp? Is there a remedy? Thanks.
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  3. 08-09-2018, 10:34 AM #2
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    Do you have a dust collector hooked up to the saw?
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  4. 08-09-2018, 10:37 AM #3
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    My dust collector is a 2hp which I believe is rated at 1500 cfm. It's connected with a piece of flex hose about 5' long.
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    The people with the most experience with the machine would be Grizzly. That’s be my first stop.
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  6. 08-09-2018, 11:19 AM #5
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    Pressure treated lumber is loaded with moisture, which makes it somewhat heavier and tends to "clump" up.
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    Here's my guess . . . Aside from never considering cutting PT material on a tool I cared about , the material is very wet and will clog. It will also play hell with your cast iron surfaces over time. I'm afraid this is a use problem, not a design problem, sorry .

    If your DC is not a pre-blower cyclone or some using some sort of pre-blower separator I think you can imagine what is happening to the blower fan and enclosure. If you have much of this to do I would remove the internal parts and let the port at the base of the cabinet do as well as it can and use a separator on the DC.
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  8. 08-09-2018, 12:57 PM #7
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    Glen:
    Thanks for your comments and insight. The two cuts that I made on PT lumber was a one time affair.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Weingarden View Post
    Glen:
    Thanks for your comments and insight. The two cuts that I made on PT lumber was a one time affair.
    Cool. The DC on your saw with more typical material should do well.
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  10. 08-09-2018, 3:45 PM #9
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    Glad to hear it.
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  11. 08-09-2018, 7:40 PM #10
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    In general, 2 hp dust collectors pull about 700-800 cfm at best. It is such a shame that a mfg would rate a 2 hp collector at 1500 cfm.
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