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I 'm short of space so I'm going with a flip top and put my planer on one side and my Ridgid spindle sander on the other. It's gonna work out great.

I probably didn 't make myself clear on the running of the vac. There are good vacuums that have a system incorporated into them that causes them to come on on demand. I have Fein vac and I know that Festool also has that feature. I had at one time a very good Porter Cable shop vac that had it also. I'm sure there are others and you can even build your own switch/outlet box that will do it for you. At this point, I have my on EX hooked up to my Fein vac but the other one is the saw that I'm trying to build a self-contained dust system for. When finished I will be able to take the saw anywhere I want and it will have it's own dust control. I am going to try to use it off the foot switch and see how it works out. If it goes bad, I'll know that it was n't a good idea and just have to get another Metrovac. They aren't all that expensive. In your case, you might go on eBay and look at the Oreck carry around vacs. They are on there always and I just bought one for $10 plus shipping. I will outperform the MetroVac a bunch. I will try that one on my EX that is hooked up the the Fein now. It's more of a game at this point to see just what I can come up with. The heart of the system though is the tiny cyclones that some of us bought on Amazon. I got both of mine, made of aluminum, for under $20 each. The price has since gone up and they are also making them out of plastic. Whatever, they work great. They have 1 inch ports and work great with the MetroVacs and the Orecks. Something to think about. In your case, if you can isolate your shop vac in another room or outside and use a remote switch on it, that will make life a lot better for you. Hang in there, you are well on your way.

I'll be following too.

I don't see that it's a big deal. If there is a leak, it's inbound, not outbound. It's a vacuum. I'd worry more about the shop vac and how long it will live if you have it wired to your foot switch. On/off will kill it in short order. And having it run constantly will become an irritant to your ears. Start shopping for a vac that is designed for how you want to use it. Also, after reading and watching videos, if you do too much downsizing from the vac to the nozzles, you will lose suction volume. I'm fighting that right now in the system that I'm building. I'm using a MetroVac with a 1 1/8" snout and if I downsize to 1/2" I can tell the difference. I'm try to keep everything to between 3/4" & 1". So far it's working. I'm also building a muffler for the vac that muffles without slowing the air flow. Pics coming soon.

Well, you are now thinking in the right direction. No cheap saws if you can help it. I realize that not everybody can jump right in to a high end saw but there are so many mid-range saws to choose from and also the 'used" route is a good idea. The EX style saws are all great. If you can find a used Hegner, that's probably the top of the heap but only because they don't wear out and parts are easy to get. Not cheap but easy. The service there through Wolfgang at Advanced Machinery is top notch. If money is an object, think Delta, Dewalt. Then move on up to the EX, Pegas, Seyco. Then Hawk, Hegner.

It's not in the manual but if you just look under the upper arm you'll see a couple of screws that when removed allows you to rotate the aluminum cover and aim the outlet port a different direction. Easy-peasy!

I hope it works out.

He mentioned something in one of his postes regarding Florida heat/humidity.

@byron999, @byron wells, I hope you see this. It might be your solution. Buying a new Delta is not a good thing as their service sucks. Warranty or not they will have your saw for a good while.

Kevin, chat this guy up and see if you're close to each other. Might be a win-win.

I don't recall what saw you have but I do know that on the Dewalts, Deltas and EX type saws, the blower tube can be removed and turned 180 degrees so that it blows the other direction. You might want to take a look at your saw and see if that's an option.

I have the Wen air cleaner in my tiny shop and if I am in there doing anything wood related, I turn it on and let it run. It really does a great job of air filtration. I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing the extreme cold. I have trouble going out to my shop if it's below 60. I wear shorts and I hate long sleeves or pants. I'm a wimp. And proud of it. Also, to your other question, I use the air blower on both of my saws and what doesn't get picked up with my little vac system gets blown off to one side where I have a 20" box fan with a furnace filter to catch the dust. It's amazing how much it catches. I still wear my dust mask even with all the dust catching stuff I have running.

Great idea Les. Glad it worked for you.

Interesting idea for sure.

Buy the Hawk.

You know what I wish @Rockytime@scrappile, @kmmcrafts, I wish we all lived next door to each other. I would love to hang out with the 3 of you and pick your brains. You guys are my heroes. I remember back when I first joined the Village, it was you 3 and John the clock man who were always there to answer my dumb questions. Thanks guys.

I was talking about a.c. current, not AC as air con.

They are a great company. I used to sell them and now my son is selling them. They are located not far from where I live. I used to go up to their place to get stuff repaired when one of my mechanics didn't quite understand how to use a PowerProbe and would fry it. They always repaired or replaced them for free or very cheap.

I also sold that one you speak of. If I recall it ran about $100 or so. I sold some stuff from an out by the name of PowerProbe that was great for electrical troubleshooting on automotive stuff. I've not sold anything for AC.

Knowing that you have stuck brushes makes me wonder whether it could be that the motor was becoming jammed by a broken brush and causing it to overload that fuse. Also, as another suggestion, since you live in Florida and so does @amazingkevinKevin, he always has a dozen or so Dewalts laying around that he uses for parts and rebuild saws. He might be in a position to sell you one of them and you could do a rebuild on it and have another Dewalt for your business. Having 2 of the same machine makes sense to me.

They were a cheap tool that saved a ton of time. I think when I retired, they were still about $30 for the whole setup.

I used to sell a short circuit locator that worked well on cars. It had a 15 amp circuit breaker that would open/close every few seconds and all you had to do was follow the wire harness with an inductive ammeter and watch the needle fluctuate. When it stopped fluctuating, you had passed the spot of the short/open circuit. Not something that would work here but same idea.

Thanks Charley, you just denigrated a whole bunch of us "lazy" folks. I've never owned a rip blade. I guess I better buy one. And then a crosscut blade. I always used my Forrest Woodworker II blade for everything. Oh well, everyday I learn something. And Charley, this was all meant in jest. I have the utmost respect for your knowledge and expertise!

The best source for the bearings is here. Talk to Vivian. She is familiar with these bearings and what we are using them for. The sleeves as far as I know have to come from Dewalt or eReplacementparts.com.

@teachlearn, he has been using the saw. He cut all those ornaments that he showed in the first post. It's been working and suddenly went bad. Gotta be something vibration related.