Here’s a DIY overarm dust collector I built for my SawStop.
The design is not my own. It’s a modified version from here https://www.justindepewdesign.com/plans. (Which looks to be a modified version from the one printed in Shopnotes # 92.)
Either one would work but I looked at both and chose Justin’s design and downloaded his plans just to get the templates.
(The vacuum hose removed for clarity)
I modified it so it would mount to the rear support bar of the Sawstop. Mounting it there required me to add an extension at the end of the boom arm so the dust collection was brought forward and centered over the blade. Another mod to the original plans was the swing arm assembly. You can easily loosen the knob and swing the arm out of the way.
The wood for the boom is straight grain fir. I liked it because it is stiff but not too heavy. The extension at the end is made from a scrap of cedar I had laying around.
The cover is made from 1/8” Lexan I bought off Ebay for $10. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-3mm-Clear-P...2749.l2649
All in all I’m very happy with it. Does it capture 100% of the dust? No; but it does capture at least 90% of it most of the time. The shop is much cleaner at the end of the day and I’m happy to have less dust floating around and out of my lungs.
The design is not my own. It’s a modified version from here https://www.justindepewdesign.com/plans. (Which looks to be a modified version from the one printed in Shopnotes # 92.)
Either one would work but I looked at both and chose Justin’s design and downloaded his plans just to get the templates.
(The vacuum hose removed for clarity)
I modified it so it would mount to the rear support bar of the Sawstop. Mounting it there required me to add an extension at the end of the boom arm so the dust collection was brought forward and centered over the blade. Another mod to the original plans was the swing arm assembly. You can easily loosen the knob and swing the arm out of the way.
The wood for the boom is straight grain fir. I liked it because it is stiff but not too heavy. The extension at the end is made from a scrap of cedar I had laying around.
The cover is made from 1/8” Lexan I bought off Ebay for $10. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8-3mm-Clear-P...2749.l2649
All in all I’m very happy with it. Does it capture 100% of the dust? No; but it does capture at least 90% of it most of the time. The shop is much cleaner at the end of the day and I’m happy to have less dust floating around and out of my lungs.
Telling a man he has too many tools,
is like telling a woman she has too many shoes.
is like telling a woman she has too many shoes.
