So, after a long time coming, I am at the point in my miter saw (I always call it a chop saw...don't know if there is a difference or a proper term...) table construction where I need to figure out dust collection.
I have dedicated 12 feet to the left of the saw, 3 feet to the right, with a sunken down level for the chop saw to sit in. I have a portable Penn State Ind. dust collector (1 1/2HP 850 CFM) with a 4" hose (bag to the side, not vertically) under the table.
I was going to build some sort of chute behind/under the saw so the dust would get shot into the chut, with the 4" hose somehow attached (with a screen so no small pieces got sucked into the DC). But then thought maybe I should make a hoodlike area behind/encompassing the saw to catch as much airborn stuff (not just the big stuff that shoots out the back). Then I thought, why not just attack the 4" hose to the little port on the back of the saw. Easy enough, but seems "wastefull".
Question: What do you do? Pix if available?