My LS1219 has had a rough start. When I unpacked it, there was really none of the styrofoam packaging I'm used to seeing with a new product. It looked as though the saw had been set up on the dealer's floor and then repackaged. The carton also had clearly been dropped in transit.
I set up the saw last week and have spent the past few days trying to solve a few problems.
One of those would be why the dust collector simply does not collect any dust. When I make a cut, I expect there would be some movement of sawdust up through the boot and into the dust bag, but nothing like that occurs. After a dozen cuts, the dust guide just plugs up. Surely this isn't what Makita had in mind for people who lack a proper dust extraction system.
Can anyone help me to understand what might be going on?
LS1219 non-functioning dust collection
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My LS1219 has had a rough start. When I unpacked it, there was really none of the styrofoam packaging I'm used to seeing with a new product. It looked as though the saw had been set up on the dealer's floor and then repackaged. The carton also had clearly been dropped in transit.
I set up the saw last week and have spent the past few days trying to solve a few problems.
One of those would be why the dust collector simply does not collect any dust. When I make a cut, I expect there would be some movement of sawdust up through the boot and into the dust bag, but nothing like that occurs. After a dozen cuts, the dust guide just plugs up. Surely this isn't what Makita had in mind for people who lack a proper dust extraction system.
Can anyone help me to understand what might be going on?