Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Mitre saw dust control
lee beeden
>How do you handle this one?. It seems like this tool makes the most mess, atleast in my shop. I tried a little set-up i found in wood magazine but it seems quite inadequate. Perhaps you would be willing to share any ideas even pictures of your own creative solutions!!
Many thanks
Lee
Re: Mitre saw dust control
Barry Irby
>I have a chop saw, not a compound sliding miter whatever, but I think it�s a matter of scale. I made a shelf for it that has a three sided box behind it. In the bottom of the shelf there is a 2� X 10� slot connected to my DC. A four inch hose draws air down and out. I also added a hose to the outlet on the hood of the saw. The hose (Dumbo snout) just hangs into the slot. Simple, but it works fairly well. It would be better if there were an actual connection between the system and Dumbo�s nose, but I was too lazy. It might be better if the hose were five or six inch. You are trying to work two concepts at the same time here, capture and air flow. The box helps with capture (confining the debris) and directing the air flow. Another thing you are trying to do is capture the fines that are almost too small to see. That�s the important part and where the huge air flow helps.
Venturi box
Ellis Walentine
>Sandor Nagyszalanczy shows a venturi box hood in his dust collection book. The box is essentially a sheet metal hood behind the saw that has a pinched waist to increase the air velocity and hence the pickup strength. For optimal pickup, include a flexible hose to the dust port on top of the saw, too.
Ellis Walentine, Host
search for "Show me you miter saw stations"
Mike in Paradise
>The "Show me you miter saw stations" has info on mine complete with pictures.
Search for the thread in the last 30 days and MAKE SURE YOU USE THE INCORRECT SPELLING as above in order to find it.
Re: search for "Show me you miter saw stations"
lee beeden
>Hello Mike!
Thanks for the response! I'm having problems finding the thread, can you possibly send a link? The system you use looks like it would solve my problems!!
many thanks
Lee
Re: search for "Show me you miter saw stations" *LINK*
Ed Mulligan, Cape Cod
>Here's the thread.
Miter Saws