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There's a lot more to it than that. Lot's more. Ray

Yes!!! Daytona in less than two weeks. Go Martin Truex. Ray

Just go to the seller that was listed above and on that site there will be a place to ask the seller a question. You should be able to give them all the info you have on what you need and they can give you an answer. No phone necessary. Ray

Thanks Kevin. I'll check that out. When I bought the sample pack, it came with 5 different configurations and if I recall a dozen of each. That's how I ended up with the UR blades that I have. I like these because they have the reverse teeth the entire length of the blade. They don't seem to try to "lift" the wood off the table like the other reverse blades do. Ray

All the different pots that are available usually apply to other things like shaft length, degrees of rotation, thread diameter for the housing hole. As long as you know the ohm rating on the pot and can measure the shaft length and hole size the only thing left would be the amount of rotation. It should be fairly easy to match it up. Also, the folks who sell on eBay will answer questions when you take the time to ask. I've had good response times in most cases. Ray

Kevin, if you look at the picture with the hose connected to the saw, that is a rubber couple that I bought at H/D. The end of the vac hose just plugs into that. I can have it out and using it for shop clean up in less than 10 seconds. It is very portable in that aspect. I don't have to move the vac as it reaches wherever I need to go including outside the shop. The door to my shop is to the left of the vac in the picture so I can use it outside with my portable table saw or ???. It really works well for my situation. I had some extra shop vac fittings from one of my other vacs that died. I took a heat gun and softened them up a bit so the Fein hose end would fit them too. The Fein accessories are waaaaaay too expensive. Ray

Thanks. It works great. I'm going to put something similar together for the Hegner. It should be easy. The hard part was in having the patience to wait for a deal to come along on the Fein. I was not going to plunk down $500 for a vacuum cleaner. No way Jose. Ray

Yes, you are so right. I had a tough time with the tight and circular turns. Many screwups. So, what you are saying is, I should be using a smaller blade like a FD-UR 3? I don't have that size. It didn't come in the sample pack. Everything is that pack is a #5. I asked this question because I want to order some more blades but before doing that, I wanted to find out if that same type blade was made by any of the other mfgrs. I will get hold of Mike's and order some smaller blades in the UR configuration. Thanks. Ray

I've seen them in industry. Especially around the electronics fields. I would think they would be ideal for this application. Do a Google search and I'll bet you can find them.

That's a pretty cute little system that Seyco has. Kinda pricey though. I just recently built a system for my Dewalt. I have the saw at one end of my little shop and a Fein vacuum at the other end. It sits atop a stand and is plumbed into a Dust Deputy that sits below it. I use the Fein for my shop vac to clean up everything from floor to ceiling because it has a 16 foot hose. I built the pvc system for the saw and managed to plumb it in such a way that the Fein hose just plugs into it when I want to use it. As Scrappile said, the suction noise of the pvc pipe is more than the vac noise. It comes on with the saw and turns off when the saw shuts down. It works great. I found the Fein on C/L for a great price and I think that I have about $20 invested in the pvc piping and hook up. Of course, I over spent on the DD and should have just bought the barebones unit for about $50. I now have an extra bucket, wheels and hardware. I did use the hose and 90 degree adaptor that came with it but they could have been purchased separately. Anyway, all told, I have $295 invested but that could have been $50 less. I realize that the $175 for the Fein was my lucky day. It is quiet though so well worth the investment even if you have to go with a new unit. I have shown these pics before but since this is a new thread, I'll attach them again. Ray

We use a couple of those at Christmas time to turn our outside lights off and on. Ray

I know it might be too much work to try this but why not make the clamp body out of aluminum and then install a steel threaded insert into the aluminum? That would satisfy both problems. Ray

Thanks Randy. Mainly what I was trying to find out is what is the main difference between all these saws since they pretty much all use the same type of mechanism. I realize that there might be quality differences so that is part of my question. I also realize that my Dewalt does have some vibration at high speed but so does my Hegner. Although I can get rid of most of the vibration on the Hegner by really holding it down firmly to the floor. I was just wondering why there is such a price difference between the Dewalt and the other saws. Just me being me. If I'm going to ask my wife to let me spend a ton of money on the top line saw, I have to be able to justify the cost. Thanks. Ray

Thanks. That's where I got them before Mike retired. But, I was just wondering if any of the other mfgrs. made anything similar. I have looked at all the blade charts for Olson, and Pegas but so far, I don't see anything like the FD-UR blades. Ray

I just tried using some of the FD UR blades and I think I like them. So far at least. I was just wondering if they are available by any other mfgr? Or something similar. Just want to explore all avenues. I think I will be buying more sizes. I got #5's in the sample pack. I was cutting some 5/16" BB and they seemed to do very well on my Dewalt saw. Ray

Good question but that's exactly what I paid a couple of weeks ago down in your neck of the woods. Same saw, light, foot switch. Death in the family. Ray

Ok, let's take this question one step further. I have a Dewalt that I have rebuilt and lubed and tweaked to the point where it is very nice to use. It uses pretty much the same design mechanism as the Ex, the Excelsior, and the Seyco. What would be the main reason for spending all that money on any of the higher priced saws over a Dewalt? I'm not trying to start a "my saw is better than your saw" squabble" here. I just honestly am trying to figure out the answer. Since I haven't used any of the high dollar saws, please all you owners of such saws, enlighten me. I am honestly trying to understand. I know there has to be a good reason to part with all that money. Ray

Well, it looks like this was a good topic and just in time for some. I've gotten so many great ideas here, I just don't know which way to go. I like the pill bottles but so far I haven't been able to find any at a price that suits me. Of course, free would be great. Ray

Lucky you. All I ever find is junk particle board or some other manmade crap.

Yeah, I guess that's a question better left unanswered. R

I've got a dead man switch on both of my saws. It just makes sense to me, at my age, to have something that will stop everything if I keel over. Ray

Next thing you know, it'll be under lock and key like spray paint.

How many wives do you have Paul? Just askin............ Ray

I didn't pay attention to that Scrappy.

This one just popped up on Craigslist. https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/tls/d/dewalt-craftsman-hand-tools/6448908364.html Saw, with stand and light for $150. Great price. Ray