hammer n nails
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Hi does anyone know the size of the dust port is it 4"
Nope, about 50 - 60mm. I'll measure it tomorrow if you need to know.hammer n nails":t8qge21c said:Hi does anyone know the size of the dust port is it 4"
My Metabo that I bought a few months ago has a strange setup. It actually has both a larger 100mm port, but permanently captured within in it is a smaller (I think around 60mm) port. I wondered why this was.sunnybob":20bepj8n said:You can blame Health and Safety.
A 100 mm port would allow a darwinian reject to stick their hand in and get their fingers chopped off.
Thats why all machines nowadays have undersized or partly blocked ports.
I cut a bigger hole in my dust hood and glued 63 mm in. no blockages at all.
My axminster 350 bandsaw has a 100 mm port at the bottom of the lower wheel cabinet. All well and good, but an idiot could put his hand inside and get caught by the lower wheel. So they welded a steel plate across 3/4" of the hole.Bodgers":1mcobu90 said:My Metabo that I bought a few months ago has a strange setup. It actually has both a larger 100mm port, but permanently captured within in it is a smaller (I think around 60mm) port. I wondered why this was.sunnybob":1mcobu90 said:You can blame Health and Safety.
A 100 mm port would allow a darwinian reject to stick their hand in and get their fingers chopped off.
Thats why all machines nowadays have undersized or partly blocked ports.
I cut a bigger hole in my dust hood and glued 63 mm in. no blockages at all.
Are you still pleased with your purchase?hammer n nails":i0ugdv9o said:Well the new machine arrived today, well pleased with it, took it out of the box added the bits and bobs quick lubrication put a chunk of yew through and a great finish no sanding required and a lot quieter than my old machine (delta) and a lot cheaper so well pleased
Robbo,Nope, about 50 - 60mm. I'll measure it tomorrow if you need to know.
I made a new dust chute with a vertical 4" outlet.
Robbo,
I know this is an old thread, but do you have any images of your chute? I have the TPT125 and I now have a HVLP dust system so I want to fit a 100mm port.
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