Macallister flip-over saw

[Saltfleet_Turner]

I recently got a Macallister flip over saw that needed fixing. I have got it working but there appears to be the odd bit missing, like a dust shroud for table saw mode and also the mitre guide. Anyone got any info that might be useful?

 

[dickm]

Looks quite like the Elu/deWalt flipover, so might be worth looking at spares for that? My Elu doesn't have the dust shroud, but from the pics it looks like a pretty simple thing to fabricate.

 

[porker]

I have the Metabo / Elektra Beckum flip over saw I've had for years which looks very similar to this saw. In table saw mode it has a guard that fixes onto the end of the riving knife but I confess I never use it. I have also never uses a mitre gauge on mine as I don't recall a slot for it to ride in. In Mitre saw mode I also have a plastic thing which is slung under the table to improve dust collection. They my well fit your type of saw. Part 10 is the guard.

The bit in the bottom right below is the dust collector

 

[blackrodd]

Well done that man, I couldn't find very much at all, and no parts to be seen.
Rodders

 

[Saltfleet_Turner]

Thanks for that, I think I could fabricate something similar. There are a couple of location slots in the table which look like they are for that.

 

[porker]

Yes, if the table is the same as the KGT501 there are two slots in the table. I'll take a look at the weekend to see if I can find the parts and take a better picture. Haven't seen them for 18 months though since I moved house!!

 

[John Brown]

My Elektra Beckum has two mitre slots in table saw mode. Unfortunately they are a trapezoidal cross section, which means that runners on sleds and jigs don't last forever, as all the wear is concentrated at one point. Apart from that, at £120 it's one of the best purchases I've made, although I almost never use it in chop saw mode.

 

[Emanuel]

From reading the previous replies, I guess you already got your answer, but you can't hear an answer from enough sources so here is mine. If you haven't got it in the package when you bought the saw, then that's they way it is. As somebody was suggesting, you should be able to build something to help you. Also, if you don't have time to do it, I am sure that you can find something similar to buy directly.

 

[Saltfleet_Turner]

I bought the saw 2nd hand in not working condition. (£25 on e-bay).

 

[SteveF]

when in tablesaw mode make sure you use an extractor ( once you got the part)
all the dust drops into the blade guard and binds it up
royal pain unplugging and cleaning it out with a stick
or flip over to clear it out