Hammer5573 Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Can anybody give me advice on reducing the airborne dust produced by my table saw (Grizzly)? As you know this is a particular problem when cutting MDF. I've tried sealing up the lower part of the saw cabinet and attaching vacuum systems to the blade guard and the inside of the cabinet. I'm convinced that a sealed blade guard would help. Any suggestions....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Sawstache? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 32 minutes ago, Hammer5573 said: Can anybody give me advice on reducing the airborne dust produced by my table saw (Grizzly)? As you know this is a particular problem when cutting MDF. I've tried sealing up the lower part of the saw cabinet and attaching vacuum systems to the blade guard and the inside of the cabinet. I'm convinced that a sealed blade guard would help. Any suggestions....? Which Grizzly? I used this : http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-4-in-x-6-ft-Polyethylene-Pipe-Insulation-210-lin-ft-Case-PI12346PE/204759152 to seal around the table to cabinet area. Then duct taped over the louvers in the access door, and then drilled 3 1" holes in the cabinet directly under the door. This helped a lot. But without something like this: http://www.grizzly.com/products/Universal-Overarm-Blade-Guard-For-Table-Saws/T10113 you will not capture the above blade dust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Tell us what you have for a dust collector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byegge Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Can expand on the holes you drilled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 MDF is the worst for fine dust because everything in the kerf turns to fine dust. The good thing about it being all fines is that if you move enough air, and close any extraneous holes up, you can get it all, since the finer stuff is the easiest to get airborne-same reason it gets all over everything if you aren't moving enough air. With the rig below, including all the blue masking tape, and a 3hp DC, I can run it in a finished house, and there will be no MDF dust on anything (yes, I've done that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazarusDB Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 For MDF especially, I think a ceiling mounted air filter is a must. I hate using that stuff because of the massive mess it makes but sometimes it's the right material to use for the project. ALWAYS use a dust mask too. You don't want to be breathing that it. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Ive been thinking of buying or building an overarm unit like that as well, but i dont knpw how well my 2hp HF DC is going to pull through 2 lines at once. :-/ Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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