Just bought an Omga 600, I think your system will work great, I'll give it a try.

@brianweekley5700

27 күн бұрын

Thanks. It's the best I could come up with. Hope it works well for you!

I am glad to see more and more RAS work. It is my most used in my little shop

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. One of my favorite woodworking tools!

Thanks for sharing Brian. Impressive setup!

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Appreciate the comment!

Great job, Brian! Keep 'em coming.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, again. I’ll try!

I no longer have a radial arm, but am considering getting a new one. Thanks for this.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You should definitely get another!

The best dust control is on a table saw , but that's about it . Nice Radial 👍👍❗

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My Dad also made that dust shroud from DeWalt plans. I'm loath to to toss it, I'll use your ideas. Thank You

@brianweekley5700

Ай бұрын

Dust collection is always challenging on a RAS. Do what ever you can!

Thanks for the radiator hose tip. I don't have a vintage DeWalt RAS, but a discontinued Ridgid model. Never gave this solution a thought. Thanks again.

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful. Thanks!

Love these videos, very helpful material.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you like them.

I like in your videos, how you show ripping and that it can be done safely. I think too many people are afraid of this machine when they do not have to be. You have to have a healthy respect for power tools and knowledge to use them properly and that I think is the key to the safe operation of any power tool. Thanks for all your videos on the RAS and I hope you make more.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I do have more videos planned for the future!

Just got a RAS and was going to build a table for it, I would love to add something like this for dust collection, great job !

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Dust collection is challenging for a RAS, but every little bit helps.

Glad that I stumbled upon your channel. Have both a Dewalt Powershop and a Craftsman radial saws. I will be making this for both.

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely helps to have some dust collection. It's not perfect, but better than nothing!

That's a quality video. Thanks for making it.

@brianweekley5700

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

another very useful videeo, thanks again

Great job! Have to watch a few times to jot it down.

@brianweekley5700

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

This is just awesome.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great stuff. Just found your videos, incl. table top making. Really helpful. Thank you. Subscribed.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm in awe of how you find ways to make an incredible saw even better. You're one of the best on the internet!

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’m glad you liked it.

@littleshopofsawdust1157

4 жыл бұрын

That LED set up is really impressive. I'm gonna get my son to help me do mine

@jonathaneigen7485

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianweekley5700 hey there Brian. Finally finished all the fine tuning on my 1400set up and am now finally ready to plagiarize your dust collection ideas. Do you have the file for the 3D model for the plug and adaptor for the radiator hose elbows? I’m going to try and ask my nephew to make them for me and thought it’d be easier to ask you for the files then have him try to figure it out?

@rsavain

2 жыл бұрын

Really good show but you need to do plans so people can download PDF. For $5 a pop. For each version of your design. Talk us through the build with dado with more details

@littleshopofsawdust1157

2 жыл бұрын

@@rsavain Do an internet search for the "Mr Sawdust" book. It gives an incredible amount of detail. Brian built this according to those plans. I hope this helps.

Thank you for this video. My only stationary circular saw is , and has been for years, an ras. Dust collection is an issue, because my shop shares my living space.

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, dust collection on the RAS is always problematic. This is the best I’ve been able to do so far. It’s a great tool. Good luck with yours.

Love the video, thank you!

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you sir! I grew up learning woodworking my pépère and dad and we always had a radial arm saw in the shop. It just makes so many things that are kind of goofy to do on a table saw or router so easy. I have had my own shop in my house since I bought it but I have not been able to get a radial. Several good used ones have been coming on the market in my area for the last several years though and I'm going to be getting one. Dust collection was an issue though if not a deal breaker. Every other dust collection solution for a radial arm saw I've seen sacrifices much of the use of a radial arm saw and most limit the saw to 90 degree crosscuts at the risk of damaging the dust collection or various clamps and mechanical bits attached to the dust collection. Your solution i will be bookmarking and ripping off wholesale for my shop.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. By all means, get another one for your shop. Lots of good deals out there.

@WACKO1123

3 жыл бұрын

Oddly in my area Hudson Valley, NY they are giving them away for free. I recently picked up two 10" Craftsman radial arm saws along with a 220v 12" Craftsman table saw all for free.

My Craftsman 10" RAS came sans top & fence. I started with a water base poly on MDF for both. I turned off the lights and back lit my son cross cutting a 1x5 pine board. Wooddust (dust is named by the material being made into its smaller parts, not by the process) wooddust, stone dust, etc. All are collectively called swarf. I noticed wooddust bouncing off the fence and never going to the same place. My son lowered the blade thru the MDF making a zero clearance top. Most of the dust was sent under the table into the box frame of the saw. We suspended a PVC half pipe the length if the cut. We found a lot of wooddust in the half pipe. We added a shopvac 2- 1/2" hose and it captured 90%. From the blower port I used a short length of hose t the operator end of the kerf and used the push-pull of the motor-impeller. Wooddust from previous cuts was entrained down into the kerf. Less wooddust was being sent away from the operator towards the back. We used Shopvac #1 for below kerf collection, which always had 100% capture & evacuation. Shopvac #2 was used in the same manner as you had. We used the blower port from Shopvac #2 with a 1-1/4" hose and divided it into 2 streams of air on either side of the blade as it entered into our behind the fence capture chamber. I eliminated 2 inches of fence centered on the kerf to prevent swarf from ricocheting. We use 95% cross cutting with our RAS. I have since given the saw to him with the promise he will learn how to use it to its fullest. Your video will be the basis for his multi-use dust control system. Given the fixed position of the motor during most operations finding a way to create a push-pull ventilation of the dust generation zone (source) given the many ways of securing the blower powered air injection in the wooddust pathway should be interesting. I already use 3 Shopvacs to simultaneously power up to 4 negative pressure outlets and up to 7 positive pressure air injection ports to direct, entrain, capture, and evacuate the wooddust from other woodworking tools. I have had to build some safety hoods and air curtains to prevent swarf escape (Dremel rotary tool sending dust, slivers, fragments, stone dust, etc. up my nose or around my glasses and settling on the inside of the lens) while using the high static pressure to capture & evacuate multiple simultaneous swarf generation chambers (above & below tablesaw collection.) The sciences used in industry for airflow, separation, filtration are more advanced than that used in woodworking. It will take we makers to create effective solutions. Then maybe manufacturers will incorporate these existing science based solutions and build them into our tools. Just saying! Wooddust and other particulates have already been shown to cause health problems. It's about time these issues get resolved. Push-pull ventilation is one of the most effective dust and particulate capture and evacuation methods, let's start making prototypes and get making solutions.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an example of your dust collection setup. So you have a slot cut completely through the table and collecting the dust from below? Interesting. However, I guess you are not using a "Mr. Sawdust"-style table since the steel bars would be in the way?

You’re too good at woodcraft sheesh !

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. Thanks!

I only do cross cuts of wood and mostly abs plastic, with my RAS, so I don't need many of the functions you have, but got some great ideas for mine. I have a 4 inch pipe coming down, right beside it, waiting on a short flex hose.

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad it was useful. BTW, interesting bandsaw riser mod.

I’ve been intrigued by the ras recently. I have a shed shop, so either I got to play Tetris w the tools I need out of the weather or I build a crate for it. You make the ras look really good. I just think my hand-eye work mortising and tenoning would be better served for me personally. The table saw is something I’m trying to live without, but this seems to be bigger than what a good portable would cost me space-wise. Looks super nice your set up and the ras looks like something I can use right away. Thanks for sharing.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

The RAS is a versatile tool. Most likely, I plan to eliminate my table saw since my space is also limited. If you check out some of my other videos, you’ll see my RAS is on a mobile cart. I can easily roll it around or move it out to my driveway when extra space is needed. I strongly recommend joining the “DeWalt Radial Arm Saw Forum” where you can get great advise and information regarding RAS, what models to look for, and how to set them up properly.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

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Nice design, Brian. And well presented. I liked your use of 60 second build sequences. If your shop vac is managing to do this well with the behind the fence dust collection, I may re-build the one I've made for my son-in-law so he can get the greater flexibility you've built into your design.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rush. More power/suction is always better. The shop vac doesn't do as well with the larger chips (i.e., dados). When it's connected to the back shroud, the shop vac is less effective the further away the blade is or with the larger chips (i.e., shaping). You will always be better off hooking up a larger dust collection system if you have one. I didn't show it in the video, but there's plenty of room to install a 4" port on the behind-the-fence vacuum box.

@rushtonpaul1754

4 жыл бұрын

@@brianweekley5700 Good advice, Brian. I may stick with the half-PVC-pipe solution for my son-in-law's shop vac in this case - it's working well for cross cuts. For my other saw, I have a 6" collection system for which your design or similar will work well because of the vastly greater air flow.

this man owns more then one ras :) and he knows how to use them.

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

LOL...have four and use them all!

You are Truely a craftsman. Love your drawings and all the jigs you make. I'm surprised you havent made a wooden table for your drill press!

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment. Who knows, maybe I’ll make a table for the drill press someday.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment. Who knows, maybe I’ll make a table for the drill press someday.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment. Who knows, maybe I’ll make a table for the drill press someday.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment. Who knows, maybe I’ll make a table for the drill press someday.

0:18. That's the most terrifying thing I've ever seen. The man in that demonstration, ripping a short stubby block of wood, has giant balls.

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

LOL! When men were men.

I've watched several of your videos, and by far the most important thing is the footage of you ripping boards on your radial arm saw. On KZread, it's almost impossible to find a single person who is brave enough to do rip cuts on a radial arm saw. I've found several videos where people spend 10 minutes explaining why a radial arm saw cannot actually rip cut, or dado cut a board safely. I've watched dozens of videos where the people say, "I will only do a crosscut with my saw, it's too dangerous to rip cut." I'd love to see an entire video dedicated to all the different steps you use to ripping on a RAS. I've concluded that most severe injuries probably happen on a crosscut, because crosscuts put your hands much closer to the front of the blade.

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and great suggestion. If I get a chance, I’ll try to put one together. I enjoy ripping on the RAS and it’s relatively safe to do so as long as you follow the proper procedures.

Awesome build, you have maybe some plans? I want to build the same one. You are showing some awesome build 👌

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Sorry, no plans available. Each machine is going to be a little different depending on table size, but hopefully it gives you some ideas.

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

There is an old drawing of a dust box that I roughly based my design on. You can find it on the DeWalt Radial Arm Saw Forum here: forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/messages?msg=601.1 It’s free to join and a great resource!

Looks awesome. I just bought a radial arm saw, now I need the dust collection box. I loved what I saw here. Do you have the actual design for your great setup. I love see your layout for building these. Thanks

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Sorry, I don't have plans available. The dust collection is very specific to the saw you have (table dimensions, etc.). I hope the video can give you some ideas on how you might make one for yours. I recommend joining the group "DeWalt Radial Arm Saw Forum" (I'd send you a link, but that sometimes gets flagged as spam). If you go to their FAQs and search for "Dust Box", you'll find a drawing of the rear dust shroud that I based mine on. Also, at the end of my video (8 min 30 sec), I provide some acknowledgments. Check out Ben Hatcher's (hatcherb) video "Dust Shroud for Radial Arm Saw". This is what I based my vacuum box on.

I'm working my way through your videos after picking up a well used (but loved) MBF a couple of weeks ago - thank you for all the info! If I'm not planning to do any shaping, is the shroud necessary? Seems like for cross cuts, miters, dados, ripping, etc. the at fence + at guard collection would likely be sufficient, but I may be missing something.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I only use the vacuum box (at fence collection) for regular 90 crosscuts and 45 miters. Once you start adding bevels, other angles, compound miters, etc. the blade would just destroy the vacuum box with the multiple kerfs. Other times I can’t use it is when I change the fence position (for greater crosscut capacity) or rotate the blade horizontal (to cut grooves). The back shroud acts a general catch-all for dust when you can’t use the vacuum box. The RAS is a huge dust maker no matter what you do and throws most of the dust to the rear of the blade. On my other saw, the shroud is basically all I use-you can see it at 8:20 in this video. I think you would be glad to make something to help contain dust. If I had a more powerful dust collection hooked up, I’d lose the vacuum box before I got rid of the rear shroud. BTW, the MBF makes a great molder/shaper and can do some things you can’t easily do with a router table (custom profile and angles) or a dedicated shaper. Many of my videos feature the RAS and I have some more planned. Stay tuned!

That just rocked my world/created a massive mind fuck… Thank you sir

Brian, Very nice setup. I am looking to build a similar version to yours, but modified to work against a wall. Do you have the cad/printer files for the plug and adapter?

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

If you go to "About" on my channel page, you should be able to send me an email. Give me your address and I'll end you my Sketchup 3D file.

This is an awesome project which dealt with the dust control issues. Well done. Are plans available for this system? I have a Delta 33-990 that I have not used much but this invigorates me.

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I don't really have plans to share since they are very specific to my saw. However, I hope I showed enough to help you figure something out for your saw. In the video description, I include a link to Ben Hatcher's video where I got the idea for my vacuum box.

This is great! I just picked up a DeWalt 1400 RAS on Craigslist (circa 1964 based on the serial number) and I'm probably going to need to build a base cabinet for it anyway, so I would like to perhaps incorporate some of what you've done here. Any thoughts on improvements or "wish I did this other thing instead"? I am missing the dust elbow on the saw guard, and I was trying to figure out how to jerry-rig a replacement. Didn't think of radiator hose...

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I really can’t think of anything I would do different for dust collection (other than use a larger, more powerful dust collector to attach to it). I do have a separate video showing how I made a mobile, base cabinets for my saws that you may find helpful.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

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Hey Brian! I like your radial arm saw video's. I bought a bunch of Dewalt Radial Arm Saws cause their so awesome! I need dust collection for them. Did you use 1/2" Plywood or 3/4"? Do you sell drawings for your dust collection set up?

@brianweekley5700

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. All the parts were made with 1/2” Baltic birch plywood. For the dust collection box at the fence, you want to keep the profile low for motor clearance. Sorry, I don’t have plans available. They will be very saw specific.

Great video like always thanks brain I have a question How many degrees is the angle you put on the back of the shroud?

@brianweekley5700

6 күн бұрын

Thanks. Mine is about 15 degrees. However, the dust box was mostly based on a drawing I found. I’m including a link to it on the DeWalt Radial Arm Saw Forum: forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/messages?msg=601.1

Hey Brian! How far above the fence is the opening for the dust "chute"? It seems like maybe only half an inch or so and I'm shocked that's high enough to collect most of the dust. Maybe it's just the angle of the camera?

@brianweekley5700

3 ай бұрын

I make my fences 1-1/4" high. The vacuum box has an opening 1/2" above the fence. The saw dust comes off the teeth of the blade (at the bottom of the kerf) and shoots straight back through the slot in the fence. It does a pretty nice job for cross-cutting.

@swiftyforlifey1

3 ай бұрын

@@brianweekley5700 thanks! I plan to put something similar together this weekend

👍🏼👍🏼🇲🇽

Awesome. As a new RAS owner, this was extremely helpful and informative. Since I don't have access to a 3D printer, any suggestions on how I can score a vacuum hose adapter? Thanks again!

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Unfortunately, I don’t have a 3D printer either-it was printed by a friend. There are several creative alternatives using rubber couplers and plumbing parts. Sorry, you’ll just have to find something that fits your vacuum hose.

@mrtechnophile3483

4 жыл бұрын

Find a friend who does 3D printing. Or, there are online services. Or, an Ender 3 is roughly $200...

@bertaboy

3 жыл бұрын

Many public libraries have "maker spaces" with 3d printers

Very nice work. Where did you buy those mountable hose endings (at 1:15)?

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I ordered from Home Depot. Search for "Powertec 70150 Rectangular Dust Hood for 4 in. Hose"

@stefanhommes2207

4 жыл бұрын

@@brianweekley5700 Thanks!

Okay, you're the second person I have seen ripping from the backside of the blade. What is the point of the kickback pawl being on the back of the blade guard? Wouldn't it be better to use the blade with the teeth rotating in the same direction as it is when you pull it forward to make a cross cut? (Shouldn't the rip be pushed in the same direction like you would as if you were cross cutting?)

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the question. The way that I’m ripping in this video is absolutely correct for a radial arm saw. When crosscutting, the blade pushes the wood down and back against the fence. When ripping on a RAS, the blade is spinning in the opposite direction to the feed direction. If not, the wood could self feed into the blade and jam/stall the motor or even worse-pull your hands into the blade. The concern is that the blade might have a tendency to lift the wood off the table or shoot it back towards the operator. That’s why the blade guard must be lowered to the wood (to prevent lifting) and the anti-kickback pawl must be used (to keep the wood from kicking back). The location of the pawl depends on the make of the saw (some have the pawl located on the front and some at the rear of the blade guard). I believe the rear is the best location for the pawl (as on this DeWalt) since it’s still in contact with the end of the wood as it’s passed through the blade. Using the correct blade is also essential when ripping on a RAS. It is people’s misunderstanding about ripping on a RAS that makes many claim that it’s “unsafe” to do so. It does take proper understanding and technique to do it safely.

@armanflint

4 жыл бұрын

@@brianweekley5700 Awesome info. Thank you. I have and MBF sitting in the garage I haven't used yet, so I'm paying attention to every detail before i set mine up and start operating it.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Derek Miller The MBF is a great little saw. I highly recommend joining the DeWalt Radial Arm Saw Forum and buying the book “How to Master the Radial Arm Saw” by Wally Kunkel. It’s a great resource to help you setup and operate your saw safely.

How deep can you crosscut on your saw. I’m wanting to get one that cuts 30” Any suggestions?

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

I assume you mean how wide can you cut (crosscut capacity)-not depth of cut? It depends on a few factors such as how thick the material, size of the blade, and how far back you set the fence. On my saw, I can crosscut about 16” (3/4” material) and rip to 24”. DeWalt manufactured standard, medium, and long-arm models. I think some of the long arm models crosscut to about 29”, but you’d have to check the specs. You can find manuals on the Vintage Machinery website.

@russellmotter5022

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianweekley5700 yes cross cut.

@russellmotter5022

3 жыл бұрын

3/4” plywood

@brianweekley5700

Ай бұрын

Thanks?

people laugh at these tools, but when you ca see what they can do you start to take note. would i haul one to a jobseight today? probably not but they used to. this was the go to tool at a job in home construction. before miter saws and track saws or even a portable table saw. but even those are losing the cords now

@brianweekley5700

3 жыл бұрын

They use to make custom trailers and haul big RAS's around to worksites. If I were a finish carpenter, I'd still have a RAS inside a trailer!

Why did you add a plug to your saw?

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

If you're talking about the plug between the motor and the arm, it just makes it easier to remove the entire motor/yoke for maintenance or to make it lighter for moving. If you check out my previous video (Restoration of my DeWalt MBF), I also have two motors I can swap.

@MichaelKitko

4 жыл бұрын

@@brianweekley5700, I was wondering about that and that's what I thought. I run a router in mine with a carriage that swaps out.

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelKitko Ah, yes. I've seen your video with the pin router--nice!

@silverbackag9790

Жыл бұрын

@@brianweekley5700 look into Anderson plugs the next time. They are made for stuff like this.

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

@@silverbackag9790 Thanks for the suggestion. I don’t typically see Anderson connectors used with SJOOW power cord. However, if you have a specific recommendation, I’d be interested to take a look.

This one makes most of the others out there look pretty bad...

@brianweekley5700

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Everyone has their own take on dust collection for the RAS and I’m sure many work fine. However, I tried to accommodate as many different modes as possible since I do use my RAS for much more than just crosscuts!

Breaking border canaries wanted

@brianweekley5700

Жыл бұрын

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