I have gotten to a point where the dust from my table saw, planer, jointer, and router table isn't a major problem. That only leaves the band saw and drill press. I think the drill press is a lost cause, but I'm wondering: is there any hope for the band saw?
My saw is a 19" Shop Fox. It has two dust ports on the lower cabinet. One is right under the bearings, and the other is at the bottom. But there's a gap between the cabinet and the table, and it's over 3" high. Seems to me that sucking air from the cabinet ports isn't going to accomplish a whole lot, since a lot of the dust will never get to the lower cabinet.
Am I wrong? I feel like I might as well continue using the shop-vac. Every so often, I open the cabinet and suck out the accumulation.
I feel like I could do a better job suspending some sort of bag around the table so the dust can't get to the floor.