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This is a new model of the Shark Guard. It supercedes all other versions. In other words, the version 10 is now obsolete. As of the end of May 2011. I will contnue to add info and pictures here and elsewhere on the site. For now, I have some CAD images. They should give you enough info to get a good idea of what this is.

This new version will be called a K1, SGK1 or Shark Guard Kit 1. I have been wanting to turn these into a kit for for a long time as well as have a design that can be both splitter or riving knife mounted and can be mounted from either the ceiling or an over arm system. This design takes this into account as well as a few other things. These guards have all replaceable parts. If a part gets damaged or scratched or gets resin all over it and prevents good visbility, then simply unbolt the halves and replace that part. Some parts can be made by you or bought from me. All parts are set into dados to lock them in place when bolted together The dust ports are still welded to the very top part to create a good strong seal. I intend to have parts lists on the site so that any part can be added to the cart.

This opens the door to allow easy swapping of dust port sizes. You can order a new size dust port and just bolt it in. These are all the same width now. They are the narrow width which is about 1.625 inches wide outside. This allows you to cut closer to the fence than other versions. Previously the rear hook on these have been plastic. Now there is a steel part back there. This increases strength greatly.

The K1 also comes with a nylon roller under the front rather than a solid rod. That will make these work even smoother than before. The K1 is through bolted now using steel barrel bolts. There wasn't an issue before, but these are just that much stronger now. Below are a few images. You can click them for a larger image.

The ceiling and over arm mounts can be added to this Shark for use when you cut dados or if you prefer using that as opposed to the splitter or riving knife. I have tried hard to be able to cover some saws with a Shark to no avail. Generally on an old or poorly designed saw safety wise. The Shark Guard K1 will give those guys a good shot at safety by being able to be used without a splitter mount. I should say that I think the splitter or riving knife is the most important part of any guard. That said, there are stand alone splitters avaiable that mount in a throat plate. Those should be used in such cases.

The mounts I have arrived at are designed around a product called Unistrut. They make a very large line of products that are great for such applications. They are heavy duty as well and relatively inexpensive for the most part. I buy my Unistrut parts from Mcmaster Carr. They offer different colors and materials. I think Zinc plated steel will work best for this. It is the cheapest, but they do have prepainted colors available. I will not be providing the Unistrut itself. Those can be bought locally some places or ordered from Mcmaster. They are setup to stock and ship those parts quick and cheap. I will have a list of those parts available soon as well.

It will be a few weeks until I have the Tail Fin Mount kit available for this model of Shark, but they can be ordered at anytime after that. They just bolt in place at the rear of the guard. These are the large fin looking brackets at the upper rear in some images. They will be powder coated steel. Below that is the tail hook. The tail hook or rear locking part comes with the basic package. It is used to secure the guard to the clamp when using a splitter or riving knife. Below are a few more images.

These will start shipping this week after Memorial Day. I still have some version 10 models available, but when these are gone, that will be it. Another new feature I have developed is I am now using slots on top of the splitters and riving knives as opposed to the holes previously. This lets you only need to loosen the clamps up and slide it back to swap out splitter sizes or go without the clamp and pawls. This should reduce the fiddle factor quite a bit. Now there is no need to ever take the clamp apart. I have been shipping these for a couple weeks now. I have had lots of requests to start stocking hose clamps. I am now doing so at a cost of $2 each for all three size dust ports. These are standard screw type zinc plated steel hose clamps.

I am running quite a bit behind on orders as well. My apologies on that and I hope you understand why some of that is now. It should be worth the wait once you receive the new model. To do this update, I have to redraw and reprogram every stitch of Gcode for all the different models I make. Very time consuming. I have had to retool my machines as well.

I always strive to provide the best guard that I know how to make. This is just the next step in the line of guards I've made. I will be assembeling these myself from the start. Eventually I will let the buyer put these together. It will be quite simple. I need to make some detailed drawings for that first and that will take some more time. I am working on catching up now first. I haven't yet worked out any upgrade pricing yet. I intend to though. You can contact me if interested in something like that. If you already have an order in with me that hasn't shipped yet, you will receive a K1.

If interested in this and have questions, feel free to shoot me an email.