Re: Kappa 400 Below Table Dust Extraction + Kappa 400 Review
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Mac,Forgive me guys, but the below table ducting is 120mm on my machine. Let¡¯s blame it on one too many cocktails during the holiday period. Sorry.? The Kappa design, at least from years ago, has an unfortunate s-bend in the ducting, which goes to a static duct/port on the machine base. This means the ducting external to the machine base does not move. Inside, as the saw unit moves through 45 degrees, the internal flex ducting contorts between the fixed duct end inside the machine base, and the moving end on the saw unit.? Dust extraction at 45 degrees is even worse than at 90 degrees, in my experience.? There is so little space in there that it is extremely difficult to tighten a hose clamp. The 120mm is actually sufficient if it were to come straight out the back like your SCMI. Of course 150/160mm would be better. On the Kappa, the area around the blade itself has been choked down (small cross sectional area). There are also plenty of obstructions and no smooth pathway for airflow to carry away chips and dust.? Let me reiterate that while the dust extraction is not as good as it should be, it¡¯s not all doom and gloom. I¡¯d buy this saw again! All machines have shortcomings. I¡¯m comfortable with that! Warm regards, Lucky On 4 Jan 2021, at 11:03 am, Airtight: Clamps by Air Compression <airtightclamps@...> wrote:
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David Luckensmeyer