Delta 50-354 Dust Connector for Series 2000 Contractors Saws

List Price: $40.25 Discount Price: $35.55

Features:

• Provides dust collection for Series 2000 Contractor's Saws
• Attaches beneath table saw
• 4" diameter outlet
• Constructed of high-impact plastic

Accessories:
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Customer Reviews:

Disappointing [Posted on 2002-01-13]
Bought this attachment for my Delta contractors saw and was disappointed. It is farely easy to install but once it is in place it leaves a crack about one half inch wide along each side running from the front to back. There are two heavy steel spacers that go on each side to fill in the void but they are not wide enough for some reason and the crack is just wide enough for saw dust to fall through to the floor. This crack serves no purpose that I can think of and I plan to cover it with duct tape or something to see if it will solve the problem.

Almost there! [Posted on 2002-07-07]
Delta specifies this one for the 36-431 saw and it installs quickly but it still leaves a gap about 3/8 inch wide on both sides which causes sawdust to escape. I really feel that the design of this unit could be improved to create a better air flow (such as a swirling effect, maybe) in the saw chamber to get more of the sawdust. Although it gets nearly all the sawdust with a 50-850 1200 cfm dust collection system, it leaves just enough to require more cleanup after the cutting is finished.

Good, but you need more [Posted on 2002-10-12]
The dust collector plate is simple enough to install. On a saw already set up, it takes about 30 to 40 minutes. If the saw was new and this was installed as part of the assembly process, it would add about 10 minutes.

Others mentioned the gaps on the sides. I closed them up with duct tape. This still leaves the back of the saw open. Contractor saws are not easy to set up for dust collection for this reason. I used a pice of 1/4" plywoods and closed off most of the back. I cut a slot for the drive belt and the motor support, then mounted it with two sheet metal screws. It goes up about 2/3 of the opening so air can be drawn it for proper dust collecting. When tilting the saw, the enclosure must be removed though, until I come up with a new and better method.

Overall, it works well enough and it better than some "universal" systems.

Be careful/50/354 [Posted on 2005-01-12]
I recently purchased a Delta 36-680 table saw with the recommended 50-354 dust collection system for the bottom of the saw. Well come to find out it did not come close to fiiting ,because it was not designed for this saw----it was designed for an older model. I learned this info. from a service center and a tech. at Delta. Apparently they had several hundred of the 50-354 left over,and chose to continue saying that it was an appropriate accessory in the catalog. Please be advised it's not wide enough (plastic part and the metal brackets holes do not match up.I bought Delta because of reputataion. Now I'm wondering,and am hoping the saw is better than the accessories. By the way,neither the tech. guy or the guy at the service ctr. we're surprised.They heard it was an economic decision from higher up.

You've Got to be kidding me! [Posted on 2006-12-18]
Even with today's inflated prices this thing is no where near worth close to $40.
Please! it's a $10 piece of garbage item at most. I'd equate it to that plastic dust collection trash can cover that doesn't work.

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