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dust control - fptahoe - 10-27-2019
I use my sliding compound miter saw quite a bit in my basement shop. Particularly with the wide arc, the thing makes a mess and I am in need of better dust control. Any suggestions would be appreciated as always...FPT
RE: dust control - fptahoe - 10-29-2019
(10-27-2019, 08:54 PM)fptahoe Wrote: I use my sliding compound miter saw quite a bit in my basement shop. Particularly with the wide arc, the thing makes a mess and I am in need of better dust control. Any suggestions would be appreciated as always...FPT
Thank you all for looking. I think I will try to build or jimmy-rig some kind of hood, with dust collector hooked up.
RE: dust control - Stwood_ - 10-29-2019
That's what I built. A big box behind my slider, with a 6" DC connection.
RE: dust control - fall - 10-31-2019
There are a lot of dust hoods for sale out there that get good reviews... Just do a web search for dust hoods for a miter saw...
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcTP9-ejqHBPIH7xtzHSy9VCZ0kLV4KTXnCJ7gs2PG0OWV8DNVN2mW3pp7Vdf1i3ZBc1x9gnNwWNa1sidYfYLOMrgLaQ7aVYthf81nenCfRy&usqp=CAc
RE: dust control - DaveR1 - 10-31-2019
Does your saw have a dust collection port on the back of the shroud? If so, something like what http://this guy did at about 2:15 in the video might work. I did it on my DeWalt 12" Sliding CMS and it works very well.
RE: dust control - Turner52 - 10-31-2019
I built a wooden shroud around it, but then ran a 4" flex to the discharge port on the saw and fastened it there. Works really well. Discharge goes straight into the 4", but the saw port is only 1 1/2 so plenty of air movement around that to suck in most of the dust that is not discharged directly. Hope that is clear.
RE: dust control - fall - 11-04-2019
https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7351041
RE: dust control - ajkoontz - 11-04-2019
(10-27-2019, 08:54 PM)fptahoe Wrote: I use my sliding compound miter saw quite a bit in my basement shop. Particularly with the wide arc, the thing makes a mess and I am in need of better dust control. Any suggestions would be appreciated as always...FPT
Here's what I did.... It's attached with a 4" port to a cheap wall mounted DC. It doesn't do a great job getting the dust into the bag, but it keeps the dust in the hood. Every once in a while I have to clean out the box with the shop vac. Use gravity as much as you can. I made the 'doors' adjustable so I can use the full range of angles but keep them as shut as possible for 90 deg cuts. It's not perfect, but it works well enough that making improvements/ upgrades hasn't been a high priority.
RE: dust control - Mike in kc - 11-08-2019
I built a seven foot long hood over both my RAS and SCMS which also extends extends 6" beyond the rear edge of the table, and slopes from both ends down to a central collection point. A 6" diameter hose carries the saw dust to the main pipe and on to the cyclone/collector. A few short blasts of air to push the remaining dust into the hood and on to the DC, with virtually no dust in the air.
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