Miter saw dust collection

[Joe Shinall]

20171006_180808 (Small).jpg20171006_180818 (Small).jpg20171006_180750 (Small).jpg20171006_180756 (Small).jpgDoes anyone have any ideas on a good dust collection setup for a 12 inch sliding compound miter saw. It is mainly used for 90 degree cuts, however, I do use it for 45 degree cuts sometimes. I currently have it on a bench and when I ran my DC, I ran a 6 inch port right above it. I see a lot of dust hoods when I google it, but was wondering thoughts on the best route to go making one and if anyone has some good tips or advice.

If I have to build something larger, I can always move the upper cabinet on the left side.

[Jim Becker]

Miter saws (of any kind) are perhaps the hardest tools to collect dust/chips from. The only reasonable way to get most of the debris is with a hood behind the tool that captures the 'splash' in addition to collecting from the saw's pickup port.

[Carl Kona]

Joe,

The best I have seen is in this video about 4 minutes in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKSqjPuR1k4 Jay Bates did something similar but with wood instead of the clear vinyl curtain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5tOIBfA8V8 . These seem to work better than the 'big cone' approach since it forces the air by the blade. Good luck.

Hope this helps, let us know what you do.

Carl

[william walton]

20170610_202504.jpg20170610_202402 (1).jpgI made this miter saw stand earlier this year; my space is very tight in a two car garage. The vac and dust deputy are on their own base; sometimes move it to the router table etc. The saw is a Bosch and so far is working out very well. Love the dust deputy. It captures more than I thought it would.