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Frank's solution is probably better in terms of having the best possible airflow through the fence with that latticework of rectangular spaces. However, my method was faster, and doable with just a...

I guess that depends on the objective. If all I wanted to do was get rid of the debris that gathers at that gathers at the base of the fence, then...maybe a row of 1/4" holes would work?

But my...

Jack, ou can't see it from the picture, but there is a gap between the sacrificial top and the fence. Dust drops in there and gets sucked out through the holes in the fence. My old DC setup on the...

I recently got done with dust collection for my DeWalt MBF. Posted some pics on SMC at the following link:

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?305573-RAS-dust-collection-complete!

It's...

Abdul, see my response to your other post. You'll be fine with some creative engineering on the machines' dust ports.

Abdul, you'll be fine. It's just going to take some creative engineering to rig up dust collection systems that will take advantage of the collector and 4" ducting that you've installed. Do some web...

Tom, the much bigger fan and motor obviously makes a heck of a lot of difference, but I think having collection on the fence and on the blade guard also is crucial

I finally got dust collection set up for my DeWalt MBF radial arm saw. Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions in an earlier thread. Hopefully the pics will help others who are taking on a similar...

As usual, Jim has the truth of it...

"The "ideal" for a pickup like that is for the area of the small holes in total to be close to the area of the large port used to connect to the system."
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Thanks to all who responded the other month with suggestions for setting up dust collection for my DeWalt MBF RAS. Here's some pics of what I've come up with. I still haven't hooked it up to the...

I had a Central Machinery (Harbor Freight), but they're both pretty much clones of the old Delta, so I think anything I did to that applies. I was reasonably happy with it, and used it mostly for...

Rick, the OD of the port on my blade guard is 1.5", so the same size as yours. Based on what you say about it making a difference, I think I'll go ahead and use it. Saves me the effort and expense of...

Jim, by directing the air flow, are you referring to the lattice of slats that make up the combined fence/dust collector inlet? I was thinking about doing a simpler version of that by boring a series...

Jim and Mike - Howarth's setup looks both nice and effective, but fairly labor intensive. Rick's pic looks like a simpler version of the same concept, and I'm guessing it would be pretty effective.
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I'm running a Clearvue with 6" ducting in my shop. I'm finally getting around to hooking up my RAS, a DeWalt MBF. On Pentz's website, he shows a large collector off the back of the saw, and a smaller...

Thanks for all the responses.

I'll be using the MDF or plywood that I have because it's already paid for, and it gets some stuff out of my shop.

What I like about MDF is it's really flat and...

My old workbench top (2x material laid on the flat over 2x4 crossmembers) has developed some really bad cracks and warps. I've never been thrilled with it - it's a little too wide, the crossmembers...

Finally finished the build on my Clearvue and ducting to the bandsaw, jointer, and planer. Still have a pile of PVC to extend it to the RAS and drill press. The build was a 4-year process in part...

I didn't like the thought of throwing away my old 8' fixtures in my garage shop. I did what several others did: bypassed the ballast and installed a kit with new tombstones that swaps each 8'...

I fought COVID! And appear to be winning, as I have progressed from feeling rotten to merely crummy!

Also watched some Paul Sellers videos.

459892459893Jim, I went round and round with this same question...mount lights to the underside of the door, make some kind of cantilever, fab a beam to span between the garage door rails with a...

My dad has one of these. He recently had the blades re-sharpened, and he's having a hard time with the re-install. He tried re-installing, and when he started the planer, a blade flew loose and...

I'm finally plumbing in my dust collection system, and I have questions about what you all have founds works well in hooking up the planer, since the point of collection moves as the planer head is...

I built a screen door for our old house because the front door was so darn big I couldn't just buy a door at the box store - I'd have to go to the original door manufacturer and my memory is that...

I did some reading on this a few weeks ago when I went to buy some 2x4s and had some serious sticker shock. These were the conclusions that I pulled out from various online business and trade...