Masonry Magazine April 2008 Page. 24
SAWS
Making saws portable is increasingly important, especially for hardscaping contractors who need to move saws around the jobsite.
Masonry Tec Products is now offering two vacuum systems that attach directly to dry saws to minimize exposure to silica dust, says Paul Guth, VP for the Moreno Valley, Calif., company. The Jack Vac 1000 and the JackVac 2000 have a dust collection drawer that contains the dust. The vacs can be hooked up to almost any manufacturer's saw.
"There's a huge movement toward 'dust free' in masonry. Masonry contractors realize that they can't just let the dust fly anymore," Guth says, noting that his dust collectors contain about 98 percent of the dust on a dry saw, depending on cutting conditions.
"Dust collection is a definite benefit to the workers and to the employer," he explains. "It gives them the advantages of dry cutting, and they can keep the saw close to the work area."
Guth says dry cutting eliminates a giant headache. "Water is the easiest way to deal with the dust, but the water creates other problems," he says. "We developed our dust collection system so contractors could keep the advantages of dry cutting, while using an effective means to contain the dust."
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Contractors don't want complaints about dust from their workers, their customers or the general public, so they're looking at ways to control that dust, says Husqvarna's Michaels.
"Our challenge is to make it easier for the customer," Michaels says. "We want to make a saw the customer will appreciate and like to use, and not view it as an inconvenience to meet regulations."
Masonry contractors aren't asking for a big dust collector, but if the job requires it, the demand will be there.
"Less noise and less dust are the big issues," Michaels says. "The environment and regulations also play a role. We're seeing more concern about dust. It's our responsibility to control that dust for the customer."
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