Dust blower tube

[DAdams]

Hi I have a Delta SS250 16in. saw and the dust blower is awful . So i hooked up fish tank air pump. i was wonder where i can get some flexiable hose that i can bent in the direction i would like and it would stay where I put it. plain air hose just will not stay where I tape it.

[CanadianScroller]

Flex hose

There are a couple of things you could use.
The tube from an oil can.
Craft shops have flixable tubing for doll limbs. A friend of mine used one of those for his saw.

One note for this type of airhose, I sometimes find it a bit of a pain when I am cutting a piece with lots of internal holes.
You have to move the hose each time you rethread the blade.
Sometimes I just end up blowing the dust away on the small holes.

[Jim-Iowa]

pretty sure I saw replacement tubes on the Flying Dutchman site.
On My old Dremmel saw, I just unhooked it all together and used lung power.

[Mick Walker]

DAdams, www.wildwooddesigns.com has a blower kit with the flexible tubing you need for $14.95. Part # T119. I believe Mike at www.mikesworkshop.com has a kit also. Mick.

[3_M]

I know that some have attached my hose to a Delta 16" See picture.

One welded a little piece on the arm.
Mike

[bmwbob]

Vacum Not blower

First of all, I get most of my tubing at the local Home Center.

Here is a setup using a small vacuum using a combination of 1/2 inch Schedule 20 PVC pipe for the upper arm and 'old' vacuum hose to a Crevice Took glued to the underside of the table with silicone cement.+

[DAdams]

Dust blower tube

Thanks to everyone that replyed to my Question on this site you all have helped me local a dust blower tube for my scroll saw thanks alot for the help.

[PiALaModem]

Just from out of the blue, I wonder if having dissatisfaction with the dust blower correlates with running the saw at a very low speed habitually? I've used the Old Delta, Newer Delta, and the DeWalt (my current saw) and I find the dust blower quite adequate when running the saw at at least 1/3 of its maximum speed. Under that, the blower don't blow.

[CanadianScroller]

nice setup

First of all, I get most of my tubing at the local Home Center.

Here is a setup using a small vacuum using a combination of 1/2 inch Schedule 20 PVC pipe for the upper arm and 'old' vacuum hose to a Crevice Took glued to the underside of the table with silicone cement.+

Nice job there! I have a vacuum on my saw too. I also made a dust collector for an ould saw from a bathroom extraction fan in a plastic pail with drier hose to the bottom end of my scrolling table.
The problem with blowers is they don't get rid of the dust they just move it.

[Max Bodine]

Inexpensive Blower Tube mounting

An inexpensive way to make your blower tubing stay in place is to strap it to a piece of coat hanger wire with electrical ties. The wire is flexible enough to move yet rigid enough to keep your blower tube in the right area.

[mdvt]

Max,
I like that idea!! Please elaborate more ie: where do you attach the coat hanger etc. I would love to try this. I think I have tried every method mentioned here.
Thanks,
Mike

[Ramjet]

Will duct tape work ? Heavy copper wire works good too . I like the mini vac idea . I have about five tools that I could use them on . Thanks for the idea .
Roger