Dust hood for old Powermatic 100
I recently acquired an old Powermatic model 100 12 inch planer and would like to add a dust collection hood to it. Has anybody here fabricated one or found a usable off the shelf one for this planer? Open to any suggestions or links to info about this. Thanks,
Michael
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DC Hood for Powermatic 100 Planer
I took a different approach recently. Starting with a Rockler general purpose hood, I mated it to the planer with aluminum tracks. The tracks were attached with flat head screws after drilling and tapping the cast iron. The hood slides up and down in the tracks to adjust for height (thickness of boards). The tracks also allow for a thin filler to close the top gap.
I wish I could say it works well, but I haven't even given it its first trial yet. The attached photos explain the construction. I will replace the cardboard test filler with something more serviceable after testing.