Miter saw dust collection hood. In a previous post i rounded up the best miter saw dust collection ideas i could find. I made a dust hood with sliding adjustable doors which makes it easy to open up for mitered cuts. Today im upgrading the miter saw station with dust collection. So that it can take the dust inside more accurately having a wide opening wont be able to take the fine particles.
I decided to create my own miter saw dust hood instead using a baby tent. 42 out of 5 stars 205. It is necessary to keep the opening very narrow. But they were all either too expensive too labor intensive to make or didnt work with my 12 sliding miter saw.
See more ideas about miter saw woodworking and woodworking shop. Unfortunately this one wouldnt work for my sliding compound miter saw unless i made it a foot deeper. To make things even more challenging ive got a beastly 12 ridgid sliding compound miter saw. The way miter saw dust collection works.
A miter saw is one of the handiest tools you can own and one of the messiest. Miter saw dust collection. Aug 7 2019 explore jerry6991s board miter saw dust box on pinterest. The chips and sawdust it creates get everywhere.
I use a 1 12 horsepower dust collector which provides plenty of power. This miter saw hood plan on the build something site is a good way to use up all those oddly shaped plywood scraps. I use this saw indoors in an apartment workshop. The workshop is also used as an office so keeping the dust down.
A miter saw dust collection is all about airflow. I build this dust collection hood for my miter saw to keep the dust under control. You can build a hood for your saw from plywood and a few fittings. The dust collection hood is a simple box thats attached to the base for the miter saw.
A few months back i built a no fence miter saw station for my garage shop. A 1 2 horsepower miter saw can take in all the dust that is around your working space. Build your own miter saw dust collection. Get it as soon as fri.
One lacking component was dust collection for my miter saw and if youve ever used a miter saw you know that they can kick up a cloud of dust. 47 out of 5 stars 26. Regular readers know that i just finished setting up a dust management system in my workshop and im really pleased with the results. Rousseau 5000 dust solution for miter saws silver.