I have a Dewalt DW718 compound sliding miter saw. There is a dust collection vent with an adapter piece at the end to tie into a vaccum system. When I hook my shop-vac up, its gets some of the saw dust, but quite a bit hits the throat of the saw, causing it to spring forward and sideways all over the place.
I noticed that there is a bolt holding the dust collection tube in place. Does shifting the tube into the right position make a difference?
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4 Comments to 'How do I get a good dust collection system going for a compound sliding miter saw?'
April 7, 2010
I have to agree with answer 1. Certainly a more powerful shop vac/exhaust system would work also, and usually found in commercial shops.
If you’ve assembled to instructions and have the space; the "Funnel" idea is extremely effective. I made mine out of Luan initially and not ROUND. It was a box in effect, with larger opening closer to the discharge. The only way I can analogize the look of it is a Pyramid with the top cut off.
At the back end the collection hose fits to the box.
I suspect I’d be more concerned however in what you describe as spring forward and sideways all over the place.
Steven Wolf
April 7, 2010
if the saw is stationary, and not mobile, you could build a wooden funnel behind the saw, narrowing down to the shopvac hose. i do this, and virtually no cleaning up afterwards
April 7, 2010
Larger shop vac.
April 7, 2010
If you could design one that worked efficiently, industry would beat a path to your door. The way the machine works prohibits the collection of all the dust it produces, all you can hope for is to collect the majority and clean up the rest.
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