Wood Carving Lathe Discount

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This is a good product for the price and works as good as the more expensive ones. The only problem is the instructions may as well be thrown away. I suggest going by the pictures only. You will have to adapt this unit for your saw but its not hard and will only take about an hour for you to figure it out.

for the money, the PSI dust collector does not even come close to collecting even 10% of the saw dust.the instructions were incomplete.i hope i can unload this on somebody for ten to twenty dollars, but i doubt it!!

I have a Powermatic 2000 with a zero clearance insert hooked up to a 3hp cyclone dust collector, and don't use the supplied blade guard. Because I was still getting dust off the blade, I thought this type collector would do two things: 1) catch more dust, and 2) provide some additional safety. It helps with the safety factor (unless I have it swiveled out of the way), but is only marginally effective in gathering more dust. Although connected in the recommended fashion to the dust collector, in practice, dust exiting the blade continues to move primarily horizontally across the board towards the user - NOT sucked vertically into the collector. This is because the unit conflicts with either the fence or the miter gauge*, effectively preventing the unit from riding close to the surface. As I spend more time working with it, a better way to operate may become obvious, but at this point, the dust collection improvement isn't significant. NOTE *: the unit can be horizontally adjusted which would change the relative position with the miter gaure/fence and allow lowering it to the wood's surface. Doing this might help improve the collection effectiveness, but adds a step to the process. Regarding the shipping: the unit came poorly wrapped/packaged - taped and torn, and material barely contained within the box. Although the pieces were all there (except one hose clamp), some were scratched. Others have previously commented on this - with no apparent improvement by the mfr. Regarding the construction: seems to be sturdy, easy to adjust the vertical movement; wouldn't pay more for one of the higher priced units if they are similarly effective. I have mine mounted to be able to swing away from the table, and it easily handles the movement without problem. The 3-star rating is based on the limited additional collection perceived, and the poor shipping method.

I have been using this table saw dust collector for several months now and have no complaints. It has greatly diminished the amount of table top dust and I believe it is a good value for the money. I took advantage of the ceiling mount option and I am happy with it. I have two blast gates arranged so that I can adjust suction between the blade guard collector and the collection hood that I placed under the blade. (I have a Sears contractor table saw and a Sears 1.5hp dust collector.) I give this product 4 stars based on price and function. Assembly was relatively easy.

Took about an hour to hook to my Powematic 66. For the price its a good deal. Box it was shipped was tore open but no parts were missing just scratched up (they should package better). Tiawian Manual Terrible so just use some common sense to assemble. Had to add a tiestrap at hose and blade guard to keep it level. There is a lot of sag on the boom at 50" so I will add some support for it. Cover is nice and works fine, keeps dust from flying into my face even without vacuum hooked up. If you want the bare minimum in a dust cover then this adequate. If I would have had more money to spend I would got one of the others. The cover lifts easily to adjust to board thickness and stays put so I am happy for what I got. I have been using my saw for 20 years without a cover but I decided to reduce my risk by trying out a cover. I feel safer and cut some boards with it with no inconvenience. I use the Beismeyer splitters and this cover fits over it fine.

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I have used two of these rolls of hookup wire. They are perfect for alarm wire and for wiring blast gates.

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I purchased this clear hose to connect my 24" dual drum sander with my dust collection unit. The sander is on wheels (should I need to move it) so I didn't want a fixed pipe to the DC. The flexible hose is great. No "chunks" are going through it so I don't have to worry about a puncture. I do think the plastic is tough enough that I could use it for the planer or jointer if I needed to. All in all, a good choice for the application I used.

By the time I hung the tubing I had 6 holes in it. Anything that touches it puts a hole in it. I would have been better off using paper. Bad bad investment I was so mad I ripped it down and chucked in the garbage. I have had my other pipe up for about 5 years bought it from Rockler thought I would redo everything and reroute a few things wrong. I do not recommend this product.

I was very hesitant about getting this hose because of the negative reviews but I'm really glad that I got it after all. It just goes to show that some people will whine about anything and everything. I found it to be a very durable hose and it's nothing like a dryer hose. I dropped a 6' ladder on it and it didn't crush it at all. Why did the whiners buy plastic to begin with? They wanted rigid conduit at a plastic hose price. It's a very good hose and very easy to work with.

Prior to the use of this material I had used dryer vent ducting to remove dust and chips. The plastic version of that is so thin that it puntures and kinks and blocks. This product is well thought out, is made out of tough and durable material that does not punture or kink. In addition it has the built in grounding wire to eliminate the problem with static electricity due to material flow.

I had no problems with this hose. Considering my last dust collection system actually was a dryer vent hose this is a much better quality and should last at least a few years. The material is 3-4x the thickness of a dryer hose.

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The product was delivered well before the expected delivery date and works exactly as advertised. I am very pleased with this product and look forward to many years of usage. My first project using the CJAWF12 was a success and I have already thought of new ways to use this device.

These say that they fit all "C" Series Chucks so I ordered a set for my NOVA G3 Chuck from TEKNATOOL, that is supposed to be a "C" Series chuck. After cleaning all the oil and crud off of them I found that the mounting screw holes are too small for the mounting screws and they have a grove in the back where it needs a ridge or key to fit the locating grove in the hard jaws of the chuck. So this makes them bass ackwards for what I needed. So if your looking for a cheaper set of jaws for your TEKNATOOL NOVA G3 Chuck, DO NOT BUY THESE. After seeing these I still wouldn't want them even if they did fit my chuck do to the gaps in the diameters that they will chuck on.

The jaws work well within their limits. I have finished the bottoms of several bowls on them and none of them have escaped despite my ham-handedness. My only complaint is that (to me) a jumbo bowl is bigger than 8". 10" would be great, 12" awesome. I am considering looking into making fatter pins to expand the holding size for inside grips.

I never would have thought when buying this product that it would be designed with gaps in the inside and outside diameters of items it can grip. When turning my first hollow cylinder, I found that by moving the threaded pegs from one setting to another that neither setting would hold my project -- one setting slightly too big and the smaller setting slightly too small. This is taking into consideration the maximum adjustment using the Barracuda 2 chuck. The threaded holes in the jaw plates are spaced far enough apart that it creates these gaps.

These jaws are built solid and are useful when cleaning up the foot of a bowl. Be careful when turning a bowl's foot to make sure you do not knock the item out since it it only gripped by the rubber feet. I have had the feet slip, causing black marks to be left on light wood.

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This is a good prodcut for the price. The only issue I have is that you have to hold the off or on button for at least a second before the dust collector will turn on or off. The button make a click when you press it but this does not mean the DC will turn off or on. So I have made it my practice to press it until I hear the DC turn on or off. THis is the long range version and my DC is less than 10 feet away. But for the sales price it was a steal.

I really like this product. In my shop, it works great, saves me lots of steps and frustration especially when I am focused on doing the next task. It works for me.

In have owned this remote control for 5 years and it has performed flawless. I have a 24' woodshop and this saves alot of time and makes using the dust collector a real convienince. I did have to replace a remote, but I was so impressed with past performance that I bought 2 extra to have around, because they are like tape measures and pencils, never close when you need them! Great product and I recommend this to anyone that wants a great tool to make woodworking a little easier on the feet!

I just purchased this switch for my 2 HP DC. The product is great. I was using my DC half the time because I would forget to turn it on before I started using my table saw. I didn't want to walk over to the DC right in the middle of a cut. Now when I have "a senior moment" and forget, the remote is sitting right on the table saw and the problem is solved quickly.

This product struck me as a little pricey (I'm pretty frugal), but I really wanted something so I could turn my dust collector on and off remotely. What good is a DC if you don't use it (out of laziness)? So I plunked down the few extra bucks for this item. I never looked back. Plug it in, slip the battery into the remote control and you're done. It works like a charm. That simple. All products should work this well. Highly recommended.