I finally got the dust collection done for my miter saw. Well, almost. But the hard part is done.
When I ran the duct work in my shop originally, I created a separate branch for the future miter saw station. That was about 8 years ago. I know, pretty quick, right! So this is what I started with.
I added a blast gate and ran a new piece of pipe through the back of the workbench. All in all this was an extremely tight fit. It looks great in the end, but it's not recommended. Nothing is more frustrating than working in a tight spot where you can't even fit a regular screwdriver.
Behind the miter saw is a large opening with a dust chute.
I have a crimping tool for metal duct work, which made that connection fairly easy. Getting the hose around the PVC pipe was more difficult. I ended up kerfing the pipe, putting two band clamps around it, and then heating the pipe and tightening the clamps as the material softened.
Between the vacuum cleaner and the dust collector, it sucks up most of the dust. I built a simple box to further contain the mess. The only piece left is to enclose the front some more, leaving of course room for the saw to move/ turn sideways for miter cuts
When I ran the duct work in my shop originally, I created a separate branch for the future miter saw station. That was about 8 years ago. I know, pretty quick, right! So this is what I started with.
I added a blast gate and ran a new piece of pipe through the back of the workbench. All in all this was an extremely tight fit. It looks great in the end, but it's not recommended. Nothing is more frustrating than working in a tight spot where you can't even fit a regular screwdriver.
Behind the miter saw is a large opening with a dust chute.
I have a crimping tool for metal duct work, which made that connection fairly easy. Getting the hose around the PVC pipe was more difficult. I ended up kerfing the pipe, putting two band clamps around it, and then heating the pipe and tightening the clamps as the material softened.
Between the vacuum cleaner and the dust collector, it sucks up most of the dust. I built a simple box to further contain the mess. The only piece left is to enclose the front some more, leaving of course room for the saw to move/ turn sideways for miter cuts