Effective Scroll Saw Dust Collection Jig
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- Опубліковано 23 лют 2018
- I love using my scroll saw but I hate the dust it creates. I have had this idea for a dust collection system for a while but never took the time to order the pieces. I regret waiting so long because it was so easy and quick to assemble. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Great job on the dust collector. I've been battling the fine dust for years, and have tried a number of solutions with little success. This appears to be the answer to my problems. Thanks much for showing us scroller's an easy and affordable solution to the dust.
Michael Wix Thank you for commenting, Michael. I’m glad I was able to help. Be sure you subscribe!
Thanks for sharing your cool easy to make system.
Many of us are indebted to you for sharing this design of yours. This is exactly what I need. I ordered parts today.
Richard Groomer
I’m always happy to help. I love my system. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Am moving the scrollsaw from garage to room above garage and will def need a dust collection system.
Your collection system looks perfect for my needs. Thanks for sharing the build.
NICHOLAS PELLECCHIA It works great! You will love it.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
This is great! Going to buy a scroll saw later this year - best dust collection I've seen! I have asthma - so hearing protection it is. . . .
Second Childhood It works great! I cut a lot of MDF which has the worst fine dust. This allows me to cut it with no mask.
I'm impressed
Thanks so much. Great build!
Did mine and works awesome
That’s great! What saw do you have?
Great idea - I just made mine today. I modified it a bit and didn't use as many adapters to downsize things, and had a shop vac adapter already that I used to join everything. I also learned a trick from another UA-cam video on how to combine the loc-line pieces without the special tool (using the freezer and hot water for the different pieces so they snapped right in super easily and without the need to waste money on yet another tool for one simple project). Thanks for the idea :)
That’s a great idea using hot and cold to put the fittings together. I’d love to see your design. DM me a pic on IG @bentonart
@@TightWadDIY I sent you pics this morning on instagram
Great video TightWadRepairs and great idea! I need to come up with a system for my Dewalt compound miter saw to reduce sawdust in my shop/party house.
They make larger diameter Loc-Line you could try to arrange closer to the blade. I hook up my shopvac up via the port on the back of my miter saw but it doesn't do a great job with dust/chip collection. I've seen other people make a miter station(table) their saw sits on. They enclose the area behind the saw port making a large cavity. Then they use strips of flexible rubber or plastic to drape over the back of the saw like the door to a meat locker. This prevents the dust from coming back out of the cavity and gives the collector time to suck it all in.
Check out the solution this guy is using. Jay Bates is a very practical wood worker. He might be a good one to follow. ua-cam.com/video/d6z_Yf4BMoY/v-deo.html
Thanks for sharing this information.
Stephen Mayne You are welcome. I hope you get yours up and running.
Very good video. I built something very similar for my Dewalt a couple of months ago. I found a flexible rubber coupling in the plumbing section that allowed me to hook my vac up directly without the molding of the pvc. I'm now building one for my Hegner saw. I have mine hooked up to a Fein vacuum. Thanks.
Ray Scrafield That’s great! Is your Fein fairly quiet? The actually sell a flexible adapter at HD that goes from the standard shop vac hose down to multiple smaller sizes. I have one for my KregJig jig. I may redesign to use one of those instead on my next project.
The Fein is considerably quieter than a normal shop vac. Still makes noise but less. If I had my druthers, it would be outside in an enclosure but I'm also using it as my primary shop vac also. I have a Dust Deputy incorporated too. It all works great.
Ray Scrafield I love my dust deputy! It’s a part of this set up for sure. I’m thinking about getting a longer hose and making a cart for my shop vac and dust deputy I can roll into the next room while I scroll.
Luckily, the Fein came with 16 feet of hose so I can go pretty much wherever I need to go with it. I did have to do some altering of some old vacuum accessories that I had in order to be able to use it for floor cleaning and other things around the shop. I did the heat gun trick on them so they would fit the Fein hose end. Of course the Germans had to make the hose non-compatible with the stuff we have here in the states.
Thanks! Great idea...
Terry Jones You are welcome! It works great.
Just finished building this for my Delta ( same as the DeWalt) and I'm pretty darm happy with it. Thank you for being kind enough to share this great idea. I looked at some of the other options something called a scrollnado??? Way over priced and look very flimsy and inadequate. Have a Great DAy!
G R You are very welcome. I’m glad you were able to make something that works for you.
Your system looks good and it seems to do the trick. My problem is that if I scroll for three to four hours at a sitting the shop vac would drive me crazy. I like to have sixties on six blaring away. A vacuum in another room sounds like an answer.
Pat Shea I definitely need to move my vac. I currently wear the Bluetooth 3M WorkTunes which are pretty comfortable and have good sound quality. I don’t like wearing them for hours though.
i just added this to my dewalt scroll saw thanks for the good video this dust collection is amazing i posted pics of mine on instagram thanks again
kevin boes You are very welcome. I’m glad yours works well too. What is your IG?
kevinboes1
very nice video, close to what I plan to do with mine
Thanks. I’d love to see your design too. Send me some pics on Instagram!
Fantastic idea. I am going to build one too. So, thank you for the idea.
There are couple of things that I would like to suggest:
Can you also addi a small brush next to the blade from underneath. It could actually clean your blade from the dust that might get stuck to it.
My Excalibur saw had a small clear plastic cover under the cutting surface too. The piece was making a small chamber that would collect all of the saw from the bottom and would forward to the vac.
Finally, since you already have the top-flexible hose right next the wood from the top, wouldn't make it much easier if you can install a bright, low-voltage, LED that would lid your work space as well?
Just suggestions. Rhank you for sharing your idea with us.
Thanks for the great suggestions. What type of brush are you referring to for the lower blade holder area? I do like the LED light idea so it’s automatically aimed at the cutting area. I bought a flex light I can clip to the upper arm that if currently use.
@@TightWadDIY great LED idea!
Great video, I too like to blare out music (40's a 4) while scrolling. I have chosen to put up with dust )and dust mask) so I can hear music. I may try this!
Chris Ruch I know there are some noise canceling earbuds out there but I love my Bluetooth Work Tunes from 3M. If you don’t mind wearing earphones, you should check them out. I always jam out while I’m working.
Just completed this for my scroll saw. Omg it totally works and I cannot thank you enough. Wish I could send you a picture of it because I’m so PROUD it worked. Your tutorial was bomb. Thank you for sharing your invention, guy.
Great! I’m glad it worked for you too! What saw do you have? Are you on Instagram? You can send a pic there. I’m @bentonart
This is awesome! I literally have all the stuff to make mine, using the loc-line & PVC & now I find your video. LOL You did give me a couple ideas to help simplify mine though.. I was over thinking it & I'll be taking some fittings back. I'm actually going to use a few different fittings and use the heat gun to make a few mild curves in the PVC rather than use some of the extra fittings. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for sharing. I am wondering how much it will cost to run the shop vac for hours at a time though. Have you used it enough to notice a difference in your electric bill?
Joel101R I’m glad you found the video. I ended up keeping the zip ties instead of using permanent brackets. I think the benefit of the dust collection greatly outweighs the small increase in power consumption. Our power bill is all over the place due to Georgia’s unpredictable weather so it’s hard to tell. I also don’t typically scroll for hours on end.
Nice video, nice project. It would be helpful if a parts list could be provided, and perhaps links, to the loc-line elements for example. Thanks.
Joe Dance Thank you for the suggestion. I’ve added links to the items needed to the description of the video. Some of the PVC parts may be cheaper to purchase at a local hardware store.
TightWadDIY Thanks, that helps.
I think this is a great solution. I wondered if you tried it with an actual dust collector instead of the shop vac. Also, would a wider nozzle on the bottom be of any value? Thanks!
It wouldn’t work as well with a dust collector because of the way it moves air. A shopvac can be reduced down to this size and still perform effectively but a dust collector can not. I considered a wider nozzle initially but this one works very well.
Thanks for making this video~it was just what I needed. How do you like your Hawk? I was thinking of buying one, but not sure they're supported anymore.
I’m glad you found it helpful. The system really works well!
I love the Hawks. There are a lot of different versions. The newer ones are better. I have a V226 now so it has speed adjustments and a 26” cut capacity.definitely make sure yours is a V or Ultra model. Bushton Manufacturing still supports and provides parts does the RBI Hawk saws. Their support is great! @blacklabfab on IG is a great resource for info about Hawks too. He has owned a lot of them.
Just finished assembly and first run. It works very, very well and I will use it all the time. One issue....in addition to the shop vac noise I have a high pitched whistle. Does anyone else have this issue and what can be done about it? Standard Ridgid shop vac 5 hp. Help!!!!!
Try adding a tiny piece of tape over a section of the opening on the nozzle. It should disrupt it just enough to stop the whistle. I had the same issue. Other people have suggested covering the tips with tulle so the dust gets through but small pieces don’t get sucked up on accident.
I was wondering now that you have used it for a bit if you would change anything... like hose size?
I wouldn’t change the size. I did add mesh over the tips using rubber bands when cutting small pieces so they don’t get sucked up.
Love this idea. Just bought the PORTER-CABLE 18-in 1.6-Amp Variable Speed Scroll Saw for my dad. Will this work with that model. The porter looks smaller than your saw.
Cynthia Nelson You should be able to make it work for any scrollsaw. You may just have to adapt it a little bit.
TightWadRepairs ok thank you. Going to give it a try after the holiday
Cynthia Nelson Awesome! Let us know how it goes.
Hey do you have a shop tour video? I would kove to see the whole place.
I do not. It’s a mess! Maybe someday I’ll have it more presentable!
Ordered parts for the dust collector. Can I use a rigid vac with a 1 7/8 hose or must I use a vac with a 2 1/2 hose?
Any hose size will work. Just have to find a PVC fitting that you can make the right size.
Looks awesome,,,, but I have a couple questions. I sometimes saw four to five hours on a project and I'm thinking I'm gonna have to replace the shop vac every few weeks and when scrolling I'll have to wear hearing protection where I don't now. Do you find the vacs going bad often?
Not at all. I haven’t had any issues with the shop vac from running it too long or overheating. I did burn one out because I went too long without changing the filter though. That was my fault. I wear hearing protection so I can listen to music or podcasts while scrolling anyway so that part didn’t change for me.
So it has been a few months. How is it holding up? Have you changed anything on it?
Jim Browning I bought a bigger version of this saw. I ended up leaving the zip ties which made it super easy to cut them and remove the system. All I had to do was cut a longer top and bottom PVC extension and it went right on the new saw! I love it.
Awesome, I'm looking at making this for my Hawk 226VS and my Hegner 18VS this weekend.
Will this work on a Dewalt and how much?
I’ve seen others make them for a Dewalt and it works great.