Improved dust collection for contractor style table saw
I use a shop vac as my dust collection system with a dust separator I built. I came up with this design to block off the opening in the back to keep the dust from flying out. While the shop vac doesn’t catch all the chips, it does keep the fine dust from flying around in the air. The first picture shows it all together. The second shows it in pieces. The third shows the hardest piece to get right. I cut notches out to go around the splitter and motor mount and added some home made brackets to keep it in place. This piece is also the hardest to install. I have to turn it sideways, put it inside under the table top, then stand it upright and slide it in place. The major...
