Protection of open enclosure Baldor motor

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Arrange a baffle, preferably angled on top to help direct chips away from where you don't want them to go. Could be nearly simple as a cardboard box to work out proportions, hanging over one edge allowing entry of air, from underneath. A covered vent, ducting flow from a muffin fan (pushing out), insures fan has sufficient flow, if desired.

Here's the finished saw, with a protective box over the motor:

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