Hey guys,
Recently I noticed that my sawstop wasn't preforming very well on dust collection. I assumed my collector was clogging up and forgot about it. Then today I opened up the side panel and saw that the 4" dust collection hose on the inside of the cabinet had ripped and was hanging by a thread. I was surprised to find that the hose included on the saw (industrial model) is 100% plastic, even the ribbed part is plastic. The rip occurred right under where it attaches it the lower dust shroud. It's not a huge deal, all I did was remove the pipe clamp, move the pipe up a little and re-clamp it. There was still more than enough length to operate properly. I guess if it happens again I will have to replace it with a better quality hose. You guys that have had your saws for a while might want to check yours.