I'm considering upgrading my miter saw to a Kapex. The primary driver behind the change is the need for extreme accuracy and repeatability for compound miters used in segmented turning. This will be a fixed in-shop miter station with no mobile applications. I have an existing central dust collector (Oneida V3000 Resin-body cyclone) with 7" mains and 6" drops, with an existing drop reduced to 4" for a Dewalt DW-715 using a "big gulp" hood mounted to the back of the saw.
I have in mind building a stand with an integrated dust hood and the Kapex dust port connected to a plenum in that hood with the shortest-possible length of 36mm hose. The hose catches what it can, and the hood catches the rest.
Kapex owners, do you see any problem with this idea?
I know the Festool answer is a CT-26 extractor that sells for just under half the price of the saw. I have no compulsion to go that way when I have a DC drop next to the saw--and my idea should catch nearly 100% of the dust.
Thoughts, anyone?
D.