Please help: New part, still stuck on the 8" inlet Dust Gorilla Pro

[John Sayen]

Hi all,

If you haven't been following our issue, it's that we can't get our 8" machine adapter into our oneida dust gorilla pro. We originally thought we had the wrong part and ordered a replacement, but that's not working either, and it turns out it's the same size as the original part.

We've tried crimping the machine adapter and hammering it in the inlet, and that did not work either.

We took the best measurements we could and are attaching pictures here. We are seeking advice as we are trying to follow Oneida's recommendation and slide the adapter inside the machine.

Any other tips or recommendations?

Here is a link to the replacement part we ordered: http://www.grizzly.com/products/8-In...ce=grizzly.com

And here is a link to the original thread: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...lla-Pro-Oddity

We now have one crimped (failed) and one not-crimped 8" machine adapter.

Pictures attached.

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Update: We talked to someone that knows their stuff at Oneida (thank you very much Oneida Advanced Customer Support) and they said that even though it's not advertised, they normally order the 8" machine adapter with a smaller than 8" OD. She's convinced this is our problem and is going to drop-ship a new adapter. This sounds reasonable to us.

We will keep posting progress as it happens.

Thank you to all of the posters, and Brian Smith, we are not offended. Like we said previously, we're embarrassed to be frustrated to the point of even having to ask about something as simple as this.