Overarm blade guard - Woodworking Talk

Mike Morgan · 09-07-2008, 12:07 AM

I’m approaching the middle of my 60’s and I don’t feel as quite as bulletproof as I did earlier in life. Could someone recommend an aftermarket overarm blade guard for my Unisaw with 48" right extension and Biesmeyer fence?

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Norman Pyles · 09-08-2008, 12:51 AM

Not an overarm, but the Shark guard gets rave reveiws. I just bought the PSI blade guard, and made the rest of the overarm part.

BloomingtonMike · 09-08-2008, 01:37 AM

I also own the PSI (full system) but find it kinda gets in the way. I have both the PSI hood and a shark guard. Most of the time I have the PSI tilted out of the way. Sleds, cross cuts with a miter gauge, bevel cuts, all of them cause me to raise the hood.

How good is the rest of you dust collectuion in your shop? Are you capturing fine dust at all your other machines? What size cyclone and hoods on your machine are you using? What micron level are you trapping in your DC filters/bags? By my mid 60s I am thinking my damage may already be done.