Thread: W/C in mobile trolley

Perhaps you should check out the mobile W/C's they use on building sites.

I welded up a frame from 30mm angle iron and bolted it to the legs of the WC 2000 to hold a shelf.
I don't think I have any pictures, but it works well. For mobility I added the Triton wheels

Thanks for the reply's, I may not have been clear on what I was going to do. It is currently on the triton wheels and I was hoping to turn it into a cabinet similar to some of the router tables I have seen with useable storage underneath, I thought I had seen a post where someone had done this already, perhaps I was wrong????
My real concern is with the air flow if I try to box in around the chassis, I was simply trying to reduce the amount of saw dust that escapes at the moment. I do have a dust bag attached which does a reasonable job, just trying to improve it.

Cheers
Bob

try this link may help
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f187/c...kcentre-86654/
regards michael

Or maybe thisis what you're looking for

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/wi...trolley-51010/


Ian

that was the one i was looking for before finding the other one
regards Michael

Thanks for the replys guys, a lot of good ideas between the two and certainly a big help for designing what I have in mind.

Tx

Bob

There was another from a few years ago, just can't remember who from. It was 2 or 3 Mk3 on a stand.

For the covered in idea you need to have the vented side of the saw outside so it doens;t suck dust through itself. There are a few different posts, just can't think of which.

Originally Posted by bpj1968

For the covered in idea you need to have the vented side of the saw outside so it doens;t suck dust through itself. There are a few different posts, just can't think of which.

Hmmm hadn't considered that, how does it go at the moment in the dust collector bag??? Now that you've mentioned it, I notice it is covered in dust, wouldn't this be creating the same situation/problem??? I had looked at Gertz's website and intended to make myself a cowling surrounding the saw based on his designs with a connection for the dust collector at the bottom. Sounds like the saw motor needs to be seperate???

Would the air flow created by a 2 hp DE keep the motor clean??

Tx
Bob

The dust collector bag is basically a fabric funnel. On the saw vent side (Other end from the blade) there is a sleeve that fits over the motor body leaving the vent open and outside the funnel as you can see in this picture

The motor needs clean air to keep cool.

Here are a few closed in designs. Oddly enough they all make semi rigid connections. I still think the sleeve would be easiest as the saw has to be able to go up and down.

I did a search of the triton forum for "saw closed" and came up with these. There are several other variations in the same search result
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/he...a-300-a-70839/
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/un...42/index2.html

This is a different version of the trolley
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/tr...trolley-45331/

Originally Posted by bpj1968

I did a search of the triton forum for "saw closed" and came up with these. There are several other variations in the same search result
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/he...a-300-a-70839/
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/un...42/index2.html

This is a different version of the trolley
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/tr...trolley-45331/

Ah, your a legend, that's the stuff I was looking for. That's helped me out heaps. You've rerally got to get the right key words in those searches

I set myself up a couple of years ago when I retired and something came up meaning I didn't go in the back shed for the past two years and basically never used my gear which is lucky because, like Macklin, I never watched the videos and didn't realise I had fitted the bag incorrectly with the saw motor fully enclosed. Fortunately it's done almost no work and hopefully I haven't stuffed the motor,

I'm keen to start again and want to do it right this time so I'll take some time setting my shed up first. Dust collection is part of my plan and that's helped me out.

Tx again

Bob

The search is always a bit hit and miss. I usually have no luck, but this time picked the right 2

Originally Posted by bpj1968

The dust collector bag is basically a fabric funnel. On the saw vent side (Other end from the blade) there is a sleeve that fits over the motor body leaving the vent open and outside the funnel as you can see in this picture

The motor needs clean air to keep cool.

Here are a few closed in designs. Oddly enough they all make semi rigid connections. I still think the sleeve would be easiest as the saw has to be able to go up and down.

I did a search of the triton forum for "saw closed" and came up with these. There are several other variations in the same search result
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/he...a-300-a-70839/
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/un...42/index2.html

This is a different version of the trolley
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/tr...trolley-45331/

I watched the Triton video of using the dust bag and it's different to the bag I have. Mine is a two part which has a long closed bag velcroed to the bottom. On the video it's like he has the top part which doesn't have the bottom section but has a connection for a dust collector hose. Mine doesn't have this. Can someone tell me is this a later version??? This looks like it would collect a lot more dust than mine does now???? Are they still available??

Tx
Bob

The one in the picture is the Current (before Triton went belly up at least) It uses gravity to work.

I have the original older version which is more a black plastic material and has a funnel at the bottom that connects into the vacuum hose. It was never that successful to collect dust when having a hose under and over the table (1/2 suction at each). I now just have a bucket under the funnel and a single hose on top. I just need to give the bag a light shake every now and then