Dust Collection Hook-up

Dennis,

A couple of questions, what is the dust port on the saw made of? Also, what is the outside diameter of the port?

OK, A 2” PVC coupler should slip over the dust collection port of your saw. Maybe you could slip the coupling over the port and then slide your shop vac hose into the coupling. If the shop vac hose is too small to make a tight fit, a couple of turns of masking tape may do the trick. This is obviously not the best solution but mite work until you get a new vac and make a more permanent type of hookup.

Lew

Duct tape…always duct tape…or using PVC pipe…small sections…scrap from somewhere…create a wooden blast door or wood coupling…there are designs here and there to do just that. Think about a solution that doesn’t cost much money…and you’ll come up with an idea…maybe something you can create…I’m learning more and more that many of the products for sale were once solved with a wooden creation made by lumberjocks.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ http://thecreekviewwoodworker.blogspot.com

Either duct tape or foam tape. This will take up the extra room and allow for a snug fit.

go to home depot or lowes. I think that I got mine at lowes. They sell a stepped adapter that fits random orbital sanders and miter saws. one end fits the shop vac and the other is is cut at the diameter of whatever tool you are trying to connect it too. I’ll try and get pics of mine for you. You will need some hose clamps just to connect it to the machine. They are about 5 bucks, but worth it. I’ve got them on my orbital sander and miter saw.
here is the link at lowes
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=37045-20097-9068711&lpage=none

and the item #37045 it’s called the universal tool adapter.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

with mine I just jam the hose in the back of the chute. Mind you though…it wont help all that much. the rate the chips fly out is much higher than the air flow will be able to cause them to change direction and get sucked in. However…it will get allot of the fine stuff. Best bet, use the saw in the garage or driveway and take a leaf blower to it afterwards….
Other option, put a dust collection shroud or build a box behind it and run your hose to that. It will collect more chips and the vac will get the fine stuff. Then you can vac up the chips.

-- Gary, Matthews NC

I hooked up my shop vac to my Delta 10” and I agree with Garyswood, the rate the chips,dust etc come out of that wee port far exceeded my vacs ability to keep up. I actually went back to the little cloth filter bag that came with the saw as it was more effective then the jury rigged abomination I had on the end of my saw :-) It also looked less ridiculous :-) I think the problem was that the hose was too narrow and the airflow too low. Now I only had a mid size vac so maybe the larger ones are better at it? I used to take my saw outside, or dedicate an area that was somewhat isolated from stuff that I didn’t want to get covered in dust (the tool/bedroom combo in my last house as an example). I wound up using dust masks and vacuming up afterwards .

Good luck finding a solution, from what I’ve seen here you are pretty clever, you’ll figure it out.

-- cough...cough....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

A 2 1/2” flex hose is what you need to use. The port is designed to have the hose fit over the opening. You can secure it with a standard ring clamp from the plumbing department at home depot. Just make sure your new shop vac comes with 2 1/2” hoses. You would be better off to install a real dust collection system if you plan to do a lot of woodworking. They make clean up faster and the shop stays much cleaner.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca