Rolf Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 I vaguely remember someone posting a replacement 3d printed lower dust port for the Excalibur saws. If not has anyone created such a thing. I was about to design a better version than the membrane bit but if someone else has already done one it would save me some design time. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 If you find one let me know.. I have the Seyco dust collection for scroll saws.. it works "okay" but lacks collecting from the top. Even though the stock dust port also collects from below the table my experience is that works better than the Seyco one.. but it maybe the powerful shop vac I have as it does vacuum the work piece down too. I couldn't deal with the loud shop vac, even from across the shop. Thought about getting the Festool or Fein vac. but I'm not sure how loud one is on the higher power.. and not sure if the lower power would be enough. The Seyco system does help an awful lot.. but still get dust in my lap from spinning the wood on the table. I think the powerful vacuum I have is sucking the dust even off the top of the workpiece once I get a couple fret holes cut out, LOL as there isn't much left after cutting for several hours. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) Kevin, I already have a great dust collection setup that uses my Festool vacuum at low speed and it is reasonably quiet. But with the multiple holes in the EX table the bottom nozzle is not as effective as the top. What I want to do is design a setup that I can connect to my existing nozzle and covers all of the holes from the bottom and not interfere with my blade change and clamps. While looking for this picture I found a design file that someone did for a Pegas . It is made for the 2" port which I don't want but may give me a design start. Edited December 22, 2021 by Rolf OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Rolf you do remember correctly. In fact, I purchased one from them. If I remember correctly, it was the scroller's son who had the 3D printer. Let me what I can find. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 UPDATE - Rolf what you are asking about was on the SSWW site. I will message you. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Regarding closing up the deck ports, they drove me crazy since I top feed and missed the correct hole and scratched up the deck. I filled them epoxy and that worked good but eventually the deck so scratched up any way that I purchased the white magnet sheets and cut to size. They come on a roll and I can get several out of that roll. It also solved the vacuum port holes also. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 hours ago, NC Scroller said: UPDATE - Rolf what you are asking about was on the SSWW site. I will message you. I'd be interested in that info also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, munzieb said: Regarding closing up the deck ports, they drove me crazy since I top feed and missed the correct hole and scratched up the deck. I filled them epoxy and that worked good but eventually the deck so scratched up any way that I purchased the white magnet sheets and cut to size. They come on a roll and I can get several out of that roll. It also solved the vacuum port holes also. I look at the tables that most of you folks have on your Excalibur/Pegas saws and I'm amazed at the condition of the paint on them. I have two Ex saws from the green vintage and neither of them have any scratches like I've seen here. Are you folks doing that much more cutting that I am? I just can't believe what great shape mine are in compared to yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted December 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) I found a copy of it on my computer so I must have downloaded it at the time. I want to modify the design so that instead of using the 2 inch port I will be able to fit the nozzle of my existing setup into it from the left side of the saw. I don't have a 3d printer but our library does. Regarding the table, when mine gets to a point where it bothers me I will sand off the remaining finish and wax the plain metal. Edited December 29, 2021 by Rolf NC Scroller and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montserrat Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 I had sent it to you, Rolf. It came from the German scroll saw forum. I still love mine, which my son-in-law printed. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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