Mr. Redwood Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I have started a topic once, and in that time I have got some great feedback. Whenever I look online about mitersaw dust collection systems all I see is dust hoods. I don't I don't really want a dust hood, so is there a way for better dust collection? I have heard that if you lose your miter saw bag you can use a sock, it that true? All I have to use for this system is a shop vac will that be a problem? Thank You and Happy Wood Working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beechwood Chip Posted December 9, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Miter saw dust collection is very difficult. There are only a few ways to do it, as far as I know: buy a really expensive miter saw like a Kapex surround the whole thing, or most of it, to contain the dust move it outside and let the dust blow away 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Moving more air is usually a start. rather than passively collecting in a sock, hook a shop vac to the port. I use the CT on high and it does decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 The bag that came with the saw, or a sock, will do next to nothing. You need a strong shop vac attached to the port instead. Depending on your saw, you may be able to attach some pvc and/or leather flap to help direct dust toward the port. Check YouTube for some ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Redwood Posted December 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 The thing is even my shop vac connected to the port dosen't do much it only gets he dust going directly into the port and maybe some dust around that, is the dust hood the best idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Honestly no. for dust collection on mitre cuts, I think the mft is about as good as you get. Collecting dust from a chop saw or mitre saw effectively is one of the things I don't think woodworking companies have figured out yet. Mike@estesbubba made a video a few weeks back with good results of collection but he is running dust collection pipe right up to a contained area behind the saw. Only having a shop vac will limit your effectiveness and I think it best to adjust your expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_r_ Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 For a miter saw?! Nope. Dust hood hooked to a good strong dust collector is about the only way. Or get a Kapex and live with its 90% collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Here is my video. Not perfect dust collection but good enough for now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 @estesbubba Mike, through a 90 degree register piece at the end and it might be even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I use a ridgid shop vac and added a sort of extension around the boot on the saw that funnels in the dust. All it is is a duct tape flap that lengthens and widens that boot. Id say it grabs about 75% of the dust, as opposed to like 30% without that simple add-on. I think 100% is impossible with most saws. . The trick is to start with the saw forward and push through the cut, instead of chopping down. While pushing like that, the dust sprays right into the boot. . Of course this only works on saws where the boot moves with the sliding head, some dewalt and other saws have a fixed dust boot. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 In addition to using the shop vac connected to the port, you can put a box fan with a very fine furnace filter (and, optionally, a coarser fiberglass filter on top of that) on the ceiling above the saw and it will help draw away the fine dust that otherwise is missed by the vacuum and gravity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Tom Cancelleri said: @estesbubba Mike, through a 90 degree register piece at the end and it might be even better. I thought about that but the spiral 90's are long radius and would get in the way when rotating for miters...although I might never use that saw for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Redwood Posted December 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I think I have a solid idea to go off of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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