Thomas, thank you for the photos. It gave me some ideas for how much space to expect when the pallet is unloaded here into my garage in the likely rain in WA. They should be shipping the ones here on the west coast out next month from Sacramento.
Did the same thing using an engine hoist to lift and set my A3-31 onto a custom made mobile base. Worked out great!
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Got everything installed and hooked up to the DC. What do you guys do when you change to planer mode? It twists the flex hose and adds some angles that are not ideal. I haven't been able to find any type of swivel for a 5" hose - anyone have a source?
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Thomas,
Instead of clamping the duct to the dust port I use the 5" magport fittings. http://magport.net.
When I switch from one mode to another I pull the connection apart, make the switch, then reconnect the fitting. Since they connect magnetically it's easy to disconnect and reconnect.
Cliff
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As an inexpensive alternative to the magport type connection, a rubber Fernco connector can be obtained from the 'borg that will fit nicely on the 120mm port(s) and also allow a nice 5" hose to be clamped to the rubber fitting.
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Doesn't need one...it's a slip fit on the machine so you can easily adapted it as you rotate things. With my J/P, there are separate hoods/ports for the two functions, but this should still work just fine with a unit that has one hood/port that moves. Just leave your hose a few inches longer than you might normally do (you can always shorten it later) and see how it works out.
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You're killing me. My A3-41 is sitting in a warehouse with a backlog of deliveries until they can get to me. How is yours cutting?
I ran one board through the planer a few times to calibrate the hand wheel dial - no noticeable snipe but I wasn't really looking for it. Barely messed with the joiner but it was super smooth. Looking forward to running some stuff through it soon, I have some rough knotty Alder to true up for a bookshelf.
I will say I think I'm going to invest in the outfeed support for the planer at some point.
Thanks, I went ahead and ordered a couple 5" magports.
All -
So excited; great news.
My A3-41A shipped from Delaware today. I should get it sometime next week.
Can hardly wait.
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