Customer Reviews

Delta 50-243 Dust Collector Connector for Right Tilt Unisaws

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I must say that I was somewhat disappointed in this item. It is made out of cheap galvanized sheet metal, and looks to be worth about a quarter of what Delta is charging for it. Worse still, it does not fit my Special Edition Unisaw all that well -- there are significant gaps at the sides of the piece, and the bottom of the connector doesn't fit snugly against the dust ramp on the Unisaw. As a final indignity, they include the wrong type of screws to attach it to the saw. (I had to go buy two hex head bolts, washers, and nuts at the local hardware store in order to attach it.)

I kept mine, because I do so much work with my Unisaw that I really need to attach my dust collector to it, but Delta definitely needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.

Unless you have industrial-type 5" dust collector lines, get the Model 50-355, also sold here, instead. In spite of what it says on the 50-355 page, it works fine for both left-tilt and right-tilt Unisaws. The 4" port on the 50-355 is also the standard size for home shop dust collection systems.

Overpriced in light of what you get (or don't get). They need to include the 5" to 4" adaptor (to get it down to the size most people use) and the correct screws to atach it. Otherwise it works fine. It keeps the dust to a minimum. I purchased a standard 5" to 4" heating vent adaptor at Home Depot and pop riveted it on so it would stay put. Extra cost and work that should not have happened if Delta had designed it correctly in the first place.

I don't agree with the other person who rated it poor. Although it is very expensive for this little piece of sheet metal, prices are similar for air ducts you buy at the hardware store. The other person that rated it was right about not including the bolts that are needed though, which is poor on Delta's part. Otherwise it would have gotten 5 stars. I don't have any gaps with it on my Platinum Edition Unisaw, and it does a great job at getting rid of the dust on the ramp. I check every once in a while, and only get a little bit of piling up in the lower corners, next to the hole. This is far better than my old way of jamming the dust collector hose into the opening and just getting some of the dust, plus this connector gives the DC better suction. Since there is nothing else that fits the opening to this saw besides a cheap plastic option that works very poorly, this is your best bet to properly remove dust. I would recommend it.

In the photo it appears the dust chute comes straight out of the connector. However, the chute is at a right angle to the saw where the chute connects and did not work with my collection application so I could not use it.