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RE: DC or shop vac for router table - rwe2156 - 10-28-2019
My experience in my shop is the shop vac works better.
Plus, my router table is mobile so I can use it anywhere in the shop.
And, I don't have a section of ducting to worry about.
RE: DC or shop vac for router table - Stwood_ - 10-28-2019
(10-27-2019, 09:10 PM)mikefm101 Wrote: For those with a port under the table can you share your setup for that? I’ve been struggling to find a viable solution.
Thanks
Mike
Enclose the bottom of the table (if not already), add a shutoff gate, and hook your hose to it.
RE: DC or shop vac for router table - teetomterrific - 11-03-2019
(10-27-2019, 09:10 PM)mikefm101 Wrote: For those with a port under the table can you share your setup for that? I’ve been struggling to find a viable solution.
Thanks
Mike
I would highly recommend the Rockler Dust Bucket. I actually have the Rockler Steel Router Table Cabinet which has an integrated version of the Dust Bucket and hooked to my DC is captures 99% or more of the dust. I love it.
![[Image: 42355-01-1000.jpg]](https://www.rockler.com/media/catalog/product/cache/e4d64343b1bc593f1c5348fe05efa4a6/4/2/42355-01-1000.jpg)
RE: DC or shop vac for router table - Hank Knight - 11-03-2019
This over-and-under the table setup looks like a cheesy piece of junk, but it works amazingly well. (https://www.woodcraft.com/products/keen-products-router-table-dust-collection-accessory?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9fntBRCGARIsAGjFq5GHb7oZyb1W1T4wghpSn37IIh5fsjiqE6J7SJa1_mCjWPVnBGkPkuwaAopzEALw_wcB) The best part is that you don't need a big bulky box under your router table that gets in the way of adjusting your router, changing bits, etc. The little flexible plastic (silicone?) donut attaches to the router plate; the router shaft passes through it, and it captures virtually 100% of the dust and chips below my table. I use a separate hook-up for my above-the-table collection that uses the dust hose to my Excalibur blades guard. The one form Woodcraft (above link) is expensive. Amazon sells one that I believe to be identical for less than $40.00. It's made by Miles Craft. (https://www.amazon.com/Milescraft-DR11601-Dust-Router/dp/B0045I4CWU/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9fntBRCGARIsAGjFq5EIc67K2vvvxWfQ6xgcHgXksrl642BkdbSSyv3bdNWlIfW9DIJNahIaAj8eEALw_wcB&hvadid=177792916490&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9010435&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7885652594800961809&hvtargid=kwd-23161602960&hydadcr=1670_9901585&keywords=dust+collection+for+router+table&qid=1572811643&sr=8-1)
RE: DC or shop vac for router table - paul2004 - 11-06-2019
I just use a shop vac attached to the dust port on the router table fence.
I like that solution mainly because it works pretty well, and is easy to detach, no ducting, etc.
Maybe a dust collector would work better, maybe not.. I had another router table where the router was enclosed in a box (like Norm's router table) hooked up to a DC and to be honest, my shop vac worked better, even when I ran a hose to the router table fence.. However, my set up with the dust collector was not as well planned out as the posters here have posted... Obviously, need to wear a dust mask regardless.