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Well, the MetroVac comes with 2 bags. I don't anticipate having to use many of them as most of the dust/debris will go through the cyclone into the receptable that it sits on. I'll try to post some pics when I get mine all together.

Kevin listed above where to buy the bearings. VXB.com. Talk to Vivian. Here is all you need. If you want the list I have of all the bearings and how many, I have it handy. The sleeves have to be purchased either through Dewalt or ereplacementparts.com VXB.com BALL BEARINGS 2165 S Dupont Dr Unit F Anaheim CA 92806, USA Tel (714) 442-2740 Dir. (714)385-0022 Fax (714) 442-9740 http://www.vxb.com/

Yes, thanks Travis. I know I'm the biggest offender. I'll try to watch myself a bit closer. Maybe we need another icon that is a slap to the side of the head just for me. Sorry everybody.

I think it has enough. I'm going to adapt from 1 1/8" outlet at vac down to 1" pvc through the hose I have to 3/4" pvc to the 3/4" LocLine flex. I'm hoping that it won't whistle. If it does I'll find a fix of some sort. Suction wise, I think it has plenty.

Well, everybody pretty well summed it up. I also did the grease job on my old type 1 and it hummed from that point on. If you haven't already, take yours apart and inspect all the bearing sleeves. Unless it has been run for a very long time with no grease, you might be surprised that most parts are not worn as you suspect. I was prepared for the worst and found that there was no need to replace any of the bearings or sleeves. I checked them all, cleaned them as much as possible, applied synthetic grease and reassembled. I did find a loose screw on the main drive link and also I took the ring and seal off of the main drive bearing and packed it with grease. It was a sealed bearing but if you are careful it can be opened. Also, NEVER wash bearings in any kind of cleaning solvent. Grease will not stick to them once you do. Just use clean lint free rags or blue paper towels. I went so far as to buy an arbor press thinking I would be replacing all the bearings. I never used it. Collecting dust now. If you like your Dewalt saw, you will be fine with any of the saws mentioned with that type of mechanism. The Hegner is a tank and will last forever. The Hawks are a very good saw but until Bushton fixes their problems with customer service, I don't recommend them. I have one now and pray that I don't need anything for it. I also have 2 Excaliburs of the early vintage prior to their move to mainland China. I'll never part with them.

Yes for sure Rolf. Big difference between what he cuts and precision clock gears. I am really looking forward to making a clock. I might cut some practice gears just to get the hang of it. Do you have any suggestions as to what clock would be a good choice for a novice clock builder? We have no wall space so I guess I'm limited in that respect. But, if I do an exceptional job, I might get a spot somewhere in the house.

I watched Matthias Wandel's video again today and he cuts his gears using an inverted jig saw. What we cut on our scroll saws come out much better and far smoother.

Ok Kevin, I got a chance to go out and do some testing with it and let me tell you, that thing sucks. It is very powerful. The downside is, it's a bit noisy. I closed up by shop so there were no noises and opened the app on my phone. The app showed that dead still in my shop, it still registered 27-30 db. Not sure why. Anyway, I fired the vac up and it jumped up to between 78 and 82 db. Fairly loud. But, I figure once I get it installed in some sort of enclosure under my saw, it will be a lot quieter. And it also makes a lot of noise at the hose end. I messed with it to see how well it did in sweeping my shop floor. There was a bit of sawdust on the floor for the other day when I was working. It did a bang up job. So, for me, I think it's well worth what I paid for it. Shipping was free so with the sales tax it came out to $63 and change. If I buy that cyclone unit that Les is getting, I'll have about $85 in the whole thing. I'm really excited to get it all installed.

Les, the attachments all measure at their extreme opening of 1 1/4" and taper down internally. The snout on the end of the vac measures 1 3/16" and the inside of it is 1 1/8". I scrounged a hose out of our dumpster that was part of an upholstery cleaner of something of that order. It will fit perfectly. I'm going to build a new stand for the little EX 16 that I just bought and put this vac underneath the table top with that tiny little cyclone that you ordered. I'm really anxious to see what you think of it. It's going to be a neat setup and totally portable. That little saw is going to be the one I roll out to my driveway during the summer months.

Oh believe me, I'm not praising the West at all.

Oh, I'm not too worried. It's just hard to make any monetary outlays when you have taken such a huge hit in the market over a 3 week period. And I blame it ALL on the news media blowing this whole coronavirus fiasco out whack. They are so hugely interested in taking our President down that they are just looking for any crisis that they can blow out of proportion.

Yeah, I'm still living in 2019 before the huge market crash. It's more for notes than anything else. I have my Ronald Reagan Ranch calendar up on the wall for keeping track of the days. I donated once and now they send me a calendar every year. Lucky me.

The vac I ordered for $58 just arrived. It's a really cute little thing.

No sooner said.....

I just rec'd. my little vacuum. It's a cute little bugger. I hope that cyclone thing works out. I can't wait to put it all together.

Maybe it's because they have so many months of crappy weather so they stay indoors a lot more that us "Westerners" do.

Paul, over the years, since I've been interested in woodworking, woodcarving, and scrolling, I've notice that all the schools and shows seem to be East of the Mississippi. Not sure why. Nothing ever on the Western side.

Matthias Wandel has some interesting videos on his website woodgears.ca. He has a great program for estimating gear sizes etc but I recall watching him cut gears. Very interesting guy. He has made a ton of neat shop tools out of wood.

I use the second DD bucket for my Dustopper/Ridgid vac system that I made for outside my shop when I set up my tablesaw.

Paul, I have pretty much the same setup that you have. Fein vac & DD. I am using the bucket that came with the DD. No collapsed bucket. Maybe you better check the filter in your Fein.

That's a lot of money for a FAN!

After taking a shellacing in the stock market this week, I won't be buying much in the near future.

If I recall this topic came up before. I had to give it a try. I downloaded the font file, extracted it to my desktop, right clicked it and clicked on install for all users. I opened Inkscape but it wasn't there. I closed Inkscape and then reopened it and it magically appeared. My story and I'm sticking to it.

I'm really hoping for positive feedback. If that thing works out, I can see a lot of us here that will be buying them.

NICE!