Just introduced myself in the new user's forum, but figured many people don't check the newbie thread often. Part of this post is duplicated in that introduction.
I have dedicated the past few months to education and implementation of a real dust collection system in my new shop. (I finally moved out of the garage and built a dedicated shop about 18 months ago.) I have read most of Bill Pentz's writings, and am in the process of optimizing a new 5hp system with a 15" impeller from ClearVue cyclones that utilizes his design.
Fine wood dust makes me sick, literally, and I have been looking for away to "clear the air." The ClearVue cyclone is a great start, but getting individual machines hooked up to remove ALL OF the dust is a challenge. I have run 6" hard pipe to all of my stationary tools. I am very pleased with the way they are being scavenged. Nary a crumb escapes my bandsaw or spindle sander. I have good evacuation of my cabinet saw and have a Shark Guard on order to get the fine stuff still coming off of the blade there. Ed at ClearVue says he can use his power tools all day with no fine dust even on his computer screen. THAT Is the kind of dust collection I am in search of.
My biggest obstacle - the DeWalt miter saw. Large hoods just don't capture the fine dust that bothers me, and getting piping in close enough to the blade to make a difference is tough. Maybe I need some combination of both approaches?
Festool has a saw (the Kapex) with built-in piping that seems to work well, but at $1300, I am not sure I want to go there, yet. I want to try to fabricate something to work on my existing DW708 that emulates Festool - if possible.
Does anyone have the DeWalt DW708 with photos of what they have done to get rid of the dust? I found a couple of threads where the DeWalt is mentioned, but none that I felt met my (possibly unattainable) standard of dust removal.
Having a hobby that makes you sick is no fun. The ClearVue gives me what my smaller portable system never did, and if I can get over the hurdle of the miter saw, it may once again be fun to work in the shop.
Cheers,
Kevin
I have dedicated the past few months to education and implementation of a real dust collection system in my new shop. (I finally moved out of the garage and built a dedicated shop about 18 months ago.) I have read most of Bill Pentz's writings, and am in the process of optimizing a new 5hp system with a 15" impeller from ClearVue cyclones that utilizes his design.
Fine wood dust makes me sick, literally, and I have been looking for away to "clear the air." The ClearVue cyclone is a great start, but getting individual machines hooked up to remove ALL OF the dust is a challenge. I have run 6" hard pipe to all of my stationary tools. I am very pleased with the way they are being scavenged. Nary a crumb escapes my bandsaw or spindle sander. I have good evacuation of my cabinet saw and have a Shark Guard on order to get the fine stuff still coming off of the blade there. Ed at ClearVue says he can use his power tools all day with no fine dust even on his computer screen. THAT Is the kind of dust collection I am in search of.
My biggest obstacle - the DeWalt miter saw. Large hoods just don't capture the fine dust that bothers me, and getting piping in close enough to the blade to make a difference is tough. Maybe I need some combination of both approaches?
Festool has a saw (the Kapex) with built-in piping that seems to work well, but at $1300, I am not sure I want to go there, yet. I want to try to fabricate something to work on my existing DW708 that emulates Festool - if possible.
Does anyone have the DeWalt DW708 with photos of what they have done to get rid of the dust? I found a couple of threads where the DeWalt is mentioned, but none that I felt met my (possibly unattainable) standard of dust removal.
Having a hobby that makes you sick is no fun. The ClearVue gives me what my smaller portable system never did, and if I can get over the hurdle of the miter saw, it may once again be fun to work in the shop.
Cheers,
Kevin