please show me what you are using for collecting the dust from your miter saw.
thanks ahead of time
please show me what you are using for collecting the dust from your miter saw.
thanks ahead of time
He has pics in there. Works like a charm. I duplicated his idea - but I used cardboard for a prototype. Whipped it up in a couple of hours and will probably be that way for a while.
I'm just finishing mine up. So far, in testing, it's been extremely effective. I was planning to put doors on the front, but it doesn't seem to need them.
Last edited by Cliff Holmes; 09-29-2009 at 10:14 AM.
Sam posted some pics in this thread:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=1208509
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger....then it hit me.
Here's my CMS dust collection........Rod.
I'm confused. Is the cord retractable?
thats pretty funny guys
Cliff - does your hood draw completely from that gap at the bottom? How do you catch the dust that comes out heading up into the air?
Here's mine....Must be OK because Festool copied it!
There's also a hose from the saw guard that will attach to the side of the funnel.
Dust that gets thrown upward gets caught in the downward airflow. The larger chips get slowed way down and hit the hood and then fall to the bottom. A few big bits may bounce hard enough to make it out, but all the fine dust is definitely being pulled in. One of my tests was to bang on a dirty shopvac filter from five feet away, the fine dust poofed out and made an immediate beeline for the hood.
I'm quite pleased with myself.
I built a box around the saw and left the area behind it open.
Dust collection is connected to the bottom of the lower chamber.
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Cliff,
Very nice design. I've been working on a similar idea.
What are the measurements of narrow opening at the bottom of your dust port?
TIA
Last edited by Jerry McFalls; 09-30-2009 at 12:06 AM.