Watched this yesterday and went to the shop and made a similar box for my Dewalt miter saw. It took a little while to figure out how to make it all work, but when finished, it worked beautifully. It captures nearly all of the saw dust. I had to remove the worthless dust collection tube to make room for the box. Thanks for the idea and inspiration.
I have a dewalt saw as well, and I'm hoping to put something like this on it. But I'm new to woodworking. So if you have any pics or ideas you can share that would be great.
Great "invention"! Your video appears to do the best at capturing dust that I have seen. Also takes up a minimal amount of space - much better than the "large box contraptions".
Great build and glad to see it's yielding good results. One thing to mention -- large DC's like yours move a high volume of air but don't have a lot of suction force (static pressure). You reduce the 4" down to 2.5" and then also split the reduced flow into 2 separate hoses. This will really reduce your overall suction. I would suggest eliminating the reducer and splitting the 4" into two 2.5" hoses. That will improve both suction and flow volume. I went a step further with mine and put a dedicated shop vac underneath the cabinet and hosed up to the back of my Kapex. Shop vacs move less volume but have WAY WAY more suction power than a DC. Just food for thought. All the best!
This is the best solution I have seen. Quite a few UA-cam channels are making plastic printed units that seem to work well but most of us do not have 3D printers. Once my shop is finished, I am going to do the same as this one. I was so impressed that you have a new subscriber. Very well done.
This project has now moved to the head of the line. From the day I unboxed my saw several years ago all I ever think about when I look at it is how to contain the mess. I can live with 98% efficiency. Or even 90%! And I'll never think about a hood design ever again. Thanks for your innovation.
Great video, I'm disabled and just doing small diy projects ie birdhouses and bird feeders as a hobby. I did inherit some of my dad wood working tools, I like the box you made and I'm going to try to build one to work with my craftsman miter saw. I don't have a large dust collection system just a dust deputy and my dad 6hp shop vac. but I was impressed with your results.
Maybe the best one I’ve seen for straight cuts. I have a Bosch and do a lot of angle and bevel cuts. I found that the best overall collection method is to use the factory hose connector and attach a flexible cowl at the dust intake to channel the dust. It drags a little over the cut piece as the cut is made, but always stays behind the blade. No changes have to be made when switching from straight cuts. It’s about 95% effective.
BigTrainBuff: could you send a photo of your setup - I too do a lot of angled miter cuts and need something more flexible. Patriot DIY, great video and idea!
Great video and solution. I purchased one of these dust shrouds that surrounds the saw but it really doesn’t help direct or collect the dust like I need it to. I cut a lot of MDF so I really need it to work well. I’m going to give this a go. It’s one of the better designs I’ve seen 🏆 Thanks!!
Thank you! I just built a variation of this for my 23-year-old Ryobi miter saw and the results are indeed incredible; virtually no dust to be seen, breathed in, or vacuumed later. I found a contour gauge to be very helpful in laying out the cutouts for where the dust suction box meets the rear of the fence. Thank you for sharing your fix to an ages-old problem.
I bought this mitre saw in June 2014, and I remodeled my basement with it. It it sturdy and it works great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxKL3MYO42eA2JbKxs7_Q0tmRGZI4Ow4Ar . There's not a lot of extra play in the adjustments and it is definitely well built. It is lighter than higher-end sliding double bevel models, so I can move it myself, which is nice. When I had to cut 2x10 lumber, I had to flip the boards over and cut twice; but since most of my cutting was on smaller dimension lumber, the weight reduction and significantly lower price seemed to be a better trade off for the boards I did have to flip. Late in the project, I was able to borrow a DW718, and the sliding feature does make fast work of 2x10s, but it is a tank, and I stand by my choice of the DW715. I also added a laser guide (one of the arbor replacement style sold on Amazon), which is nice to have, but definitely not needed.
I agree. he shows an impressive system. One big improvement to his system would be a disposable bag or flexible material that could either hang underneath or in some other location around that tight area of the miter saw contact section, because (1) for the average DIYer this is pretty damn complicated, and (2) There’s gotta be another way to clean out this system once it gets clogged up rather than dismantling every little part.
Years ago I tried it and mostly errored, but now with this video I am confident that I can make a much better collector than before and also a collector that will work on my router table, the other sawdust spewer.
My thought as well. Or, for a really next level design, make a top layer with the blade slit that rotates to expose the blade slit at any arbitrary angle. The rotation mechanism should be similar to a basic school-kid protractor. Someone very clever can probably even make the angle sync with the saw angle so there's no fiddling to match the two.
Man, you are on to something. I have seen hundreds of dust collection solutions over the years; this one seems to be the best. I'm going to try this. Thank you.
Fantastic idea! Millions of us are now going to adopt and apply this idea to our own miter saws. Thank you! One critique: the background music was completely unnecessary and was distracting. Keep up the good work!
Love it! I tried something similar with a piece of old bike tube (butyl). It helped a bit but was not as good as this. I wish the saw manufacturers were working as hard on this...
Solved indeed! This is perfect! Thank you so very much for sharing. You put into action what I was thinking. There had to be a better way for dust collection. Stock bags do collect, but no where near enough to be beneficial, (like 20%). You'd think these companies would actually use their tools they create to make sure dust is minimal. What you created I see is probably 98 or 99% effective. Sooooo awesome! Thanks again. Made some notes and will make something like this very very soon.
Nice collection box. Like the results! Easy solution. To collect with angle cuts, two more boxes just the same, but with cuts for 45 degrees left and 45 degrees right.
I just bought my 1st miter saw &I don't want to use it until there is some kind of dust collection for behind the blade. I don't have a sophisticated dust collection system at all & I don't have a fancy work bench. I am a crafter not a builder & have converted an old sewing cabinet that rolls to be a saw stand. So I'm going to try this with s smaller shop vac that I'm going to mount inside the cabinet & can roll out of the way. The idea is a really good one. As a newbie, I just hope I can do it :)
I think your going to find that the smaller vacuum and hose just won't produce enough CFM to be very effective as FIX this Build that guy found out when he set up his miter saw station.
Preciate the video. Very helpful, and just what i needed! The dreadful miter cleanup is killer and time consuming! 98% straight cuts so this is perfect.
Very good job. Well thought out and planned. You earned this new sub. I've been a carpenter for almost 40 years and ,man I'm impressed. This is the next project.
Holy crap! I have that same saw! Different dust collection system but im building a new miter station this weekend. Ill be building a collection box while im at it!! Thank you!!!
Excellent little fix! If you make additional openings on the face / top, to match the suction port, the flow will be better. Another idea is a slot along the top with a collapsible rubber backstop that will assist in getting the small bits that fly over the top (the ones produced at the beginning of the cut, closest to you). Thanks for sharing your process.
@@davnunn1 No, the port on the side is great. What I failed to convey the first time around is: The goal is to allow an increase in flow. That flow will assist in bringing EVERYTHING in. if that makes sense
He’s saying you need an opening in the wooden portion equal to the opening of the hose on the face of the shroud. This will ensure maximum volume of air through the shroud, ergo maximizing dust removal. I’d also recommend compensating somewhere for the restrictions from 4 down to 2.5 to prevent overheating. Ideally that other 1.5 inches is open in the line somewhere.
Try a couple pieces of flexible rubber to extend each side of the stock dust chute down closer to the blade. You might find that improves overall dust collection while allowing at least some degree of miter/compound miter movement of the saw. Anything is something on these saws, especially in a shop setting. Nice project.
Great video and solution. May i suggest you create a clip (or similar) for the loose hose end when making an angled cut so it sits behind the fence. Any dust collection is better than none or less in this instance.
Great idea , well thought out .The only problem is it's only good for 90 degree cuts .I suppose others could be made to accommodate various angles Nice !
Perfect! I will be adding this method to my miter saw asap. As for angled cuts and blocking off that extra hose, what about a fitting on the wall or behind the saw that the hose "plugs into". The wall or counter will block off the suction.
Awesome indeed...Bro you deserve an Academy Award for it...sell your jig and make some good scratch....best of luck....👍👍👍...you've done an awesome job....
I love this video because I have the exact same saw and jigsaw that you have so I am going to attempt to make this. One drawback is that I tried to cut some metal one time helping my son and I broke a little piece off of that initial dust chute so will have to improvise there a bit
This was a good start for the dust collection. The reason that you do not collect 100 percent of the dust is due to the venting on the bottom of the saw. I believe a better solution would be to make a dust collection base. With a collection base, you would be able to collect the overspray from behind the blade as well as from the bottom saw vents. This would also allow you to remove the box from behind the blade and collect from all of your cuts including the miters.
Neat little gadget. I guess this is great if you are only making straight cuts. Misses the point of the angles and bevels of the mitre saw though. Thanks for sharing!
Those of you that don’t have band saw, I would make the base contours with glass fiber, some thick aluminum foil is easy to get all the shapes and protect the saw.
HI, I like what you did. You said you still have a little dust back of the saw. My old miter box did the same as they all do . I was going to put a dust port under the blade ( box it in ) were a lot of the dust just sets and blows to the back . I almost done laying out my workshop after the move to N.C.
I have watched several videos trying to solve the miter saw dust problem, and this is the best I've seen. One person commented that drilling some holes and or slots in the top plate and sides would improve flow and capture the remaining 0.5% (lol). I think he might be right, but if not, it's a great design. The next step is cutting angles.
I'm working on this, and I hope mine works as well as yours. I have a quick question. Since your box sits really close to the factory dust chute, what's the benefit of attaching the hose to the saw?
Shop nation has put a lot of time and effort into capturing dust collection with 3D printer designs he sells for various models. It appears this DIY is a much better approach.
This is amazing solution. To make it an "ultimate" dust collection you can even incorporate a down draft part on the miter saw base. Like a pegboard top with suction below. New subscriber! Love your videos. Very clean designs and affordable equipment so its more relatable.
Great job !! I'm going to make one with my own twist on it so I can make all the angle cuts as well !! Right now there's a mountain of saw dust because I was doing repetitive cuts on a project. I've been thinking about how to address the problem and here you are !! Thanks !!
Thanks so much for sharing this idea. You're right; most of the time we tend to make straight cuts and I like the idea of making a box for the common angles.
I like this clever solution! I suspect it doesn’t work as well if you make sliding/gliding cuts. Also, as mentioned in video, doesn’t work for angled cuts. But for straight up chop cuts, this is ingenious.
Nice video! Looks like you have a newer version of the miter saw that I have (clean and no rust). I might have to build one of those for my miter saw.. I do have an idea for angle and bevel cuts.. Since the box you built is flush with the metal fence on the saw, why not try a sacrificial fence? If it's a specific cut you do frequently, save it for future use.
Neat and really effective design. I've just made and fitted a collection box to my mitre saw and it's made a huge difference, even without the additional side vent port (will add when Y splitter for the suction line arrives!)
It's been a while since you made this video, but I've just now found because I am looking at doing something similar. Does the dust collection also work when you have a wider stock to cut, instead of just "chopping" but also pulling the saw out towards you? This is great work, love your videos. 👍
Great job. I love how you have the everyman tools, like me. No Festool, or other highend stuff and you do quality work. In your design, what happens when you use the slide and pull the blade out?
Great lil idea. I'm currently in the process of having my dust collection system 'auto on' when I pull the trigger on my saw and 'auto off' once I release the trigger. 👍
Use an off the shelf tv / stereo master controlled power board... The one that turns on your surround sound etc when you power up the tv. Swap saw for tv and u r good to go
You could add a couple of pins to the bottom of the box the add silicone to the back where the bod goes. Join the two together and remove it before it dries and let it dry than put it back Thanks for the idea Rick
Okay, think I am going to one up you :) So I ask myself, self "why would I build a square box to fit into a round hole?" i.e rectangular box on a curved swing area (hope that makes sense). I am going to get a 13" bucket and cut it in half top to bottom. The two halves will fit over each other top and bottom. So a half of a bottom on the top and the other half on the bottom. Cut out bottom that will sit on the back of the miter saw. Then use the wood front like you did. Then when the saw moves for miter cuts it just goes around the curve of the bucket pieces and you won't have to remove the dust collection for angle cuts. Mind blown. Okay, now you can tell me what I am not thinking of and why this wouldn't work....but I think it's brilliant. Going to order a bucket to test. Would love your thoughts! I'll take pictures when I get it done.
pretty good and basic enough that you can have different ones for different cuts. I'd offer two alterations. Add some thin material to bring it dead flush to the saw's fence and figure a way to fasten it to the saw properly maybe tapped holes for a couple lengths of 10-32 all thread to hold it down
Great video! I’ll be making one of these for my chop saw! I have a couple of questions about your dust collection system. I was so thoroughly impressed with your Harbor Freight collector modification, that I made one for my shop. I followed your design as close as my woodworking skills would allow me 😅, and it turned out great, but here’s my questions. 1. I’m noticing that when saws are running, a good bit of dust “bypasses” the bin directly below the cyclone, and goes straight to the 5 gallon bucket under the pleated filter. And when the sawing stops, the dust in the large bin is even carried up to the bucket. 😮 2. When the unit is turned on, a low volume of rushing air can be felt around the outside of the impeller housing. I can’t locate the source, and it’s driving me nuts! Is this normal? Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Keep the great videos coming!!
This seems like a good idea but Im wondering how well it works if you are cutting wider stock where you have to move the blade all the way to the front and back again, if that makes sense? Good job on this btw!!
I'm going to give this a try on my DeWalt. Only thought I gave is that by cutting out the front of the box you missed the opportunity to have a zero clearance fence for the cut. I'm wondering if opening the top by the 1 inch sustains the air flow while still capturing the dust
I have the exact same saw. Imagine if you had a 3D printer and designed the same type of box, but with smoother curves and walls. I’d buy one in a heart. If you were able to make them for different saws, I predict you would get rich. Great video…I feel inspired!
Nice. Radial arm saw users have been doing something similar for many years. Some slots on the face will help. When drilling with a hole saw drill a hole in the inside edge of your circle. This gives the saw dust some place to go instead of clogging the hole saw and burning the work as well as overheating the saw.
Watched this yesterday and went to the shop and made a similar box for my Dewalt miter saw. It took a little while to figure out how to make it all work, but when finished, it worked beautifully. It captures nearly all of the saw dust. I had to remove the worthless dust collection tube to make room for the box. Thanks for the idea and inspiration.
I have a dewalt saw as well, and I'm hoping to put something like this on it. But I'm new to woodworking. So if you have any pics or ideas you can share that would be great.
Here's a hint. Use a pc of pvc pipe! Works wonders a d is easily changed out!
Great "invention"! Your video appears to do the best at capturing dust that I have seen. Also takes up a minimal amount of space - much better than the "large box contraptions".
@@samson2968 This.
Great build and glad to see it's yielding good results. One thing to mention -- large DC's like yours move a high volume of air but don't have a lot of suction force (static pressure). You reduce the 4" down to 2.5" and then also split the reduced flow into 2 separate hoses. This will really reduce your overall suction. I would suggest eliminating the reducer and splitting the 4" into two 2.5" hoses. That will improve both suction and flow volume. I went a step further with mine and put a dedicated shop vac underneath the cabinet and hosed up to the back of my Kapex. Shop vacs move less volume but have WAY WAY more suction power than a DC. Just food for thought. All the best!
This is the best solution I have seen. Quite a few UA-cam channels are making plastic printed units that seem to work well but most of us do not have 3D printers. Once my shop is finished, I am going to do the same as this one. I was so impressed that you have a new subscriber. Very well done.
Just finished my this for my miter saw. Works great and gets about 90% of the dust. Great plan.
This project has now moved to the head of the line. From the day I unboxed my saw several years ago all I ever think about when I look at it is how to contain the mess. I can live with 98% efficiency. Or even 90%! And I'll never think about a hood design ever again. Thanks for your innovation.
Honestly, as long as it picks up the fine dust that floats in the air I'm good with vacuuming up the larger bits.
Really a strong start. As an engineer I was thinking same concept as you tested out vs the big hoods. Small air box keeps up velocity. Nice work.
Great video, I'm disabled and just doing small diy projects ie birdhouses and bird feeders as a hobby. I did inherit some of my dad wood working tools, I like the box you made and I'm going to try to build one to work with my craftsman miter saw. I don't have a large dust collection system just a dust deputy and my dad 6hp shop vac. but I was impressed with your results.
Thanks for the tip made a box for my evolution and it works a treat, no dust all over the bench.
Maybe the best one I’ve seen for straight cuts. I have a Bosch and do a lot of angle and bevel cuts. I found that the best overall collection method is to use the factory hose connector and attach a flexible cowl at the dust intake to channel the dust. It drags a little over the cut piece as the cut is made, but always stays behind the blade. No changes have to be made when switching from straight cuts. It’s about 95% effective.
BigTrainBuff: could you send a photo of your setup - I too do a lot of angled miter cuts and need something more flexible. Patriot DIY, great video and idea!
Check out the one Izzy Swan uses on his Bosch slider
Great video and solution. I purchased one of these dust shrouds that surrounds the saw but it really doesn’t help direct or collect the dust like I need it to. I cut a lot of MDF so I really need it to work well. I’m going to give this a go. It’s one of the better designs I’ve seen 🏆 Thanks!!
I recently built a similar set up for my DeWalt. Totally inspired by this video. Thanks for the inspiration and example! My lungs thank you too!!
Bravo, bravo! Finally something that actually works!
Thank you! I just built a variation of this for my 23-year-old Ryobi miter saw and the results are indeed incredible; virtually no dust to be seen, breathed in, or vacuumed later. I found a contour gauge to be very helpful in laying out the cutouts for where the dust suction box meets the rear of the fence. Thank you for sharing your fix to an ages-old problem.
I bought this mitre saw in June 2014, and I remodeled my basement with it. It it sturdy and it works great ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxKL3MYO42eA2JbKxs7_Q0tmRGZI4Ow4Ar . There's not a lot of extra play in the adjustments and it is definitely well built. It is lighter than higher-end sliding double bevel models, so I can move it myself, which is nice. When I had to cut 2x10 lumber, I had to flip the boards over and cut twice; but since most of my cutting was on smaller dimension lumber, the weight reduction and significantly lower price seemed to be a better trade off for the boards I did have to flip. Late in the project, I was able to borrow a DW718, and the sliding feature does make fast work of 2x10s, but it is a tank, and I stand by my choice of the DW715. I also added a laser guide (one of the arbor replacement style sold on Amazon), which is nice to have, but definitely not needed.
I agree. he shows an impressive system. One big improvement to his system would be a disposable bag or flexible material that could either hang underneath or in some other location around that tight area of the miter saw contact section, because (1) for the average DIYer this is pretty damn complicated, and (2) There’s gotta be another way to clean out this system once it gets clogged up rather than dismantling every little part.
Apart from having to change out for angle cuts it looks awesome 😄
Years ago I tried it and mostly errored, but now with this video I am confident that I can make a much better collector than before and also a collector that will work on my router table, the other sawdust spewer.
Maybe make different collection boxes for the major cutting angles??
There's an idea I hadn't thought of! I may do that!
Great idea. Same general design but probably at least 4 other angles
I was thinking the same thing, but use a main box with a sacrificial piece that mounts to the top for easy change out.
Is a solution for one type of cut: small piece of wood cut to 90 degrees. Lots of similar solutions that wouldn’t work for me…or any cabinet shop.
My thought as well. Or, for a really next level design, make a top layer with the blade slit that rotates to expose the blade slit at any arbitrary angle. The rotation mechanism should be similar to a basic school-kid protractor. Someone very clever can probably even make the angle sync with the saw angle so there's no fiddling to match the two.
Man, you are on to something. I have seen hundreds of dust collection solutions over the years; this one seems to be the best. I'm going to try this. Thank you.
Fantastic idea! Millions of us are now going to adopt and apply this idea to our own miter saws. Thank you! One critique: the background music was completely unnecessary and was distracting. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations!! Now here's a young man who is a carpentry problem solver. Every job is different and foresight problem solving is key.
I made one like it last year but my hose was at a 45. Worked very well. Thanks
Love it! I tried something similar with a piece of old bike tube (butyl). It helped a bit but was not as good as this. I wish the saw manufacturers were working as hard on this...
Solved indeed! This is perfect! Thank you so very much for sharing. You put into action what I was thinking. There had to be a better way for dust collection. Stock bags do collect, but no where near enough to be beneficial, (like 20%). You'd think these companies would actually use their tools they create to make sure dust is minimal. What you created I see is probably 98 or 99% effective. Sooooo awesome! Thanks again. Made some notes and will make something like this very very soon.
Nice collection box. Like the results! Easy solution. To collect with angle cuts, two more boxes just the same, but with cuts for 45 degrees left and 45 degrees right.
Dude, This i genius! I'm definitely gonna make one of these for my miter saw
I just bought my 1st miter saw &I don't want to use it until there is some kind of dust collection for behind the blade. I don't have a sophisticated dust collection system at all & I don't have a fancy work bench. I am a crafter not a builder & have converted an old sewing cabinet that rolls to be a saw stand. So I'm going to try this with s smaller shop vac that I'm going to mount inside the cabinet & can roll out of the way. The idea is a really good one. As a newbie, I just hope I can do it :)
I think your going to find that the smaller vacuum and hose just won't produce enough CFM to be very effective as FIX this Build that guy found out when he set up his miter saw station.
Stellar solution for the shops dust demon. I'm making mine today. Thanks for the step by step video.
Preciate the video. Very helpful, and just what i needed! The dreadful miter cleanup is killer and time consuming! 98% straight cuts so this is perfect.
Watched your video and made a similar one for my evolution saw, works great, no dust thanks for idea.
Can't wait to see Shop Nation add side vacuum to his collectors. Good job on your prototype, made without a 3d printer no less.
Very good job. Well thought out and planned. You earned this new sub. I've been a carpenter for almost 40 years and ,man I'm impressed. This is the next project.
Exceptionally well done! Elegant, yet simple!
That’s the VERY BEST SOLUTION that I’ve seen yet.
I’m going to
make one for my 12”
Great job on a mostly perpetual and perplexing problem! Good work!
Holy crap! I have that same saw! Different dust collection system but im building a new miter station this weekend. Ill be building a collection box while im at it!! Thank you!!!
Thanks for this dust collector project. Works great, collected about 98% of the dust from my saw.
Excellent little fix! If you make additional openings on the face / top, to match the suction port, the flow will be better. Another idea is a slot along the top with a collapsible rubber backstop that will assist in getting the small bits that fly over the top (the ones produced at the beginning of the cut, closest to you). Thanks for sharing your process.
I don't quite understand your idea. Do you mean that dust collection should be from above instead of the sides to improve suction?
@@davnunn1 No, the port on the side is great. What I failed to convey the first time around is: The goal is to allow an increase in flow. That flow will assist in bringing EVERYTHING in. if that makes sense
He’s saying you need an opening in the wooden portion equal to the opening of the hose on the face of the shroud. This will ensure maximum volume of air through the shroud, ergo maximizing dust removal. I’d also recommend compensating somewhere for the restrictions from 4 down to 2.5 to prevent overheating. Ideally that other 1.5 inches is open in the line somewhere.
Awesome design that by itself would be worth it.
Try a couple pieces of flexible rubber to extend each side of the stock dust chute down closer to the blade. You might find that improves overall dust collection while allowing at least some degree of miter/compound miter movement of the saw. Anything is something on these saws, especially in a shop setting. Nice project.
Great video and solution. May i suggest you create a clip (or similar) for the loose hose end when making an angled cut so it sits behind the fence. Any dust collection is better than none or less in this instance.
Looks to be the best solution I've seen yet. Definitely tomorrows build.
Great idea , well thought out .The only problem is it's only good for 90 degree cuts .I suppose others could be made to accommodate various angles Nice !
Perfect! I will be adding this method to my miter saw asap. As for angled cuts and blocking off that extra hose, what about a fitting on the wall or behind the saw that the hose "plugs into". The wall or counter will block off the suction.
That would definatly work! I ended up just adding a blast gate to it!
Awesome indeed...Bro you deserve an Academy Award for it...sell your jig and make some good scratch....best of luck....👍👍👍...you've done an awesome job....
I love this video because I have the exact same saw and jigsaw that you have so I am going to attempt to make this. One drawback is that I tried to cut some metal one time helping my son and I broke a little piece off of that initial dust chute so will have to improvise there a bit
Very good solution for straight cut, not for angle cut though.
Love it. I'm considering adding a seperate piece that would pivit with the saw that alows the me to keep the zero clearance with infinte angles.
Great! I am going to make one for my 12" Dewalt compound saw.
This was a good start for the dust collection. The reason that you do not collect 100 percent of the dust is due to the venting on the bottom of the saw. I believe a better solution would be to make a dust collection base. With a collection base, you would be able to collect the overspray from behind the blade as well as from the bottom saw vents. This would also allow you to remove the box from behind the blade and collect from all of your cuts including the miters.
Great tutorial! I can't wait to build my own later today. Thanks!
I can’t wait to start working in mine. Very good job!
Great idea. Need to figure out how to make one for a sliding mitre saw.
Good work. not many of these on youtube actually do anything, this one seems to work. Thanks for sharing
Neat little gadget. I guess this is great if you are only making straight cuts. Misses the point of the angles and bevels of the mitre saw though. Thanks for sharing!
I was about to do the big box on the back thing but will definitely give this a go instead
Those of you that don’t have band saw, I would make the base contours with glass fiber, some thick aluminum foil is easy to get all the shapes and protect the saw.
Brilliant idea! This is going to be my next project.
That is a huge difference great work dude
HI, I like what you did. You said you still have a little dust back of the saw. My old miter box did the same as they all do . I was going to put a dust port under the blade ( box it in ) were a lot of the dust just sets and blows to the back . I almost done laying out my workshop after the move to N.C.
I have watched several videos trying to solve the miter saw dust problem, and this is the best I've seen. One person commented that drilling some holes and or slots in the top plate and sides would improve flow and capture the remaining 0.5% (lol). I think he might be right, but if not, it's a great design. The next step is cutting angles.
Yea, I'm working on a solution that would allow the saw to rotate!
I'm working on this, and I hope mine works as well as yours. I have a quick question. Since your box sits really close to the factory dust chute, what's the benefit of attaching the hose to the saw?
After watching the video several more times, I now see why you connected the vac hose to factory dust port. Thxs.
Looks like i found the solution to my problem! Excellent work!
Shop nation has put a lot of time and effort into capturing dust collection with 3D printer designs he sells for various models. It appears this DIY is a much better approach.
Best solution I've ever seen, gotta go build one for myself now :D
Man, you have a minimal but effective design, others have to cover the whole miter saw, thanks for the idea.
This is amazing solution. To make it an "ultimate" dust collection you can even incorporate a down draft part on the miter saw base. Like a pegboard top with suction below. New subscriber! Love your videos. Very clean designs and affordable equipment so its more relatable.
Every little bit helps. Thanks for the video!
Great job !! I'm going to make one with my own twist on it so I can make all the angle cuts as well !! Right now there's a mountain of saw dust because I was doing repetitive cuts on a project. I've been thinking about how to address the problem and here you are !! Thanks !!
Awesome. Let me know how you change it for angles!!
ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS ON THE NET BRO! SERIOUSLY.... IF YOU JUST STROLLED UP TO ANY CEO OF ANY SAW MANUFACTURER, YOU COULD GET PAYED BROTHER!
Great idea, I liked your presentation, going to try it myself
Thanks so much for sharing this idea. You're right; most of the time we tend to make straight cuts and I like the idea of making a box for the common angles.
I like this clever solution! I suspect it doesn’t work as well if you make sliding/gliding cuts. Also, as mentioned in video, doesn’t work for angled cuts. But for straight up chop cuts, this is ingenious.
True but do any of the other dust collection solutions work as well in those situations?
Best solution yet!
Great job! Thanks!
Thanks. Saw the rest of it, so you answered my question.
Nice video! Looks like you have a newer version of the miter saw that I have (clean and no rust). I might have to build one of those for my miter saw.. I do have an idea for angle and bevel cuts.. Since the box you built is flush with the metal fence on the saw, why not try a sacrificial fence? If it's a specific cut you do frequently, save it for future use.
Great job! I was thinking of doing something similar but it gets tricky when you want to start cutting anything that isn't a square 90 degree cut.
Neat and really effective design. I've just made and fitted a collection box to my mitre saw and it's made a huge difference, even without the additional side vent port (will add when Y splitter for the suction line arrives!)
Since I have the same miter saw this would be handy to have. Heck I'd even buy one from you.
Looks good. I can't help but wonder how well it does when the slide is used
Not as good but still better than stock
It's been a while since you made this video, but I've just now found because I am looking at doing something similar. Does the dust collection also work when you have a wider stock to cut, instead of just "chopping" but also pulling the saw out towards you? This is great work, love your videos. 👍
Great job. I love how you have the everyman tools, like me. No Festool, or other highend stuff and you do quality work.
In your design, what happens when you use the slide and pull the blade out?
Thanks for posting this. This design gives me hope for my miter saw!
Good job man, at least it gets most of it.
My suggestion is to try to get a hold of the manufacturer and see if they would be willing to work with you on a redesign for vacuuming saw dust.
Thank you ,it's a real problem.
Great lil idea. I'm currently in the process of having my dust collection system 'auto on' when I pull the trigger on my saw and 'auto off' once I release the trigger. 👍
Use an off the shelf tv / stereo master controlled power board... The one that turns on your surround sound etc when you power up the tv. Swap saw for tv and u r good to go
Awesome....good job young man!!!
Thanks
Great job man and I hope to build one for myself
You could add a couple of pins to the bottom of the box the add silicone to the back where the bod goes. Join the two together and remove it before it dries and let it dry than put it back
Thanks for the idea
Rick
Congrats. This works pretty well with a chopping motion. But with a 10” slider like my Makita, dust is a different story.
Brilliant idea and video... Thank you very much
Okay, think I am going to one up you :) So I ask myself, self "why would I build a square box to fit into a round hole?" i.e rectangular box on a curved swing area (hope that makes sense). I am going to get a 13" bucket and cut it in half top to bottom. The two halves will fit over each other top and bottom. So a half of a bottom on the top and the other half on the bottom. Cut out bottom that will sit on the back of the miter saw. Then use the wood front like you did. Then when the saw moves for miter cuts it just goes around the curve of the bucket pieces and you won't have to remove the dust collection for angle cuts. Mind blown. Okay, now you can tell me what I am not thinking of and why this wouldn't work....but I think it's brilliant. Going to order a bucket to test. Would love your thoughts! I'll take pictures when I get it done.
pretty good and basic enough that you can have different ones for different cuts. I'd offer two alterations. Add some thin material to bring it dead flush to the saw's fence and figure a way to fasten it to the saw properly maybe tapped holes for a couple lengths of 10-32 all thread to hold it down
Great video! I’ll be making one of these for my chop saw! I have a couple of questions about your dust collection system. I was so thoroughly impressed with your Harbor Freight collector modification, that I made one for my shop. I followed your design as close as my woodworking skills would allow me 😅, and it turned out great, but here’s my questions.
1. I’m noticing that when saws are running, a good bit of dust “bypasses” the bin directly below the cyclone, and goes straight to the 5 gallon bucket under the pleated filter. And when the sawing stops, the dust in the large bin is even carried up to the bucket. 😮
2. When the unit is turned on, a low volume of rushing air can be felt around the outside of the impeller housing. I can’t locate the source, and it’s driving me nuts! Is this normal?
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Keep the great videos coming!!
That's amazing! Well done. Thank you!
This seems like a good idea but Im wondering how well it works if you are cutting wider stock where you have to move the blade all the way to the front and back again, if that makes sense? Good job on this btw!!
I'm going to give this a try on my DeWalt. Only thought I gave is that by cutting out the front of the box you missed the opportunity to have a zero clearance fence for the cut. I'm wondering if opening the top by the 1 inch sustains the air flow while still capturing the dust
Very nice.. best and easiest I’ve seen.
I have the exact same saw. Imagine if you had a 3D printer and designed the same type of box, but with smoother curves and walls. I’d buy one in a heart. If you were able to make them for different saws, I predict you would get rich. Great video…I feel inspired!
Nice. Radial arm saw users have been doing something similar for many years. Some slots on the face will help.
When drilling with a hole saw drill a hole in the inside edge of your circle. This gives the saw dust some place to go instead of clogging the hole saw and burning the work as well as overheating the saw.
Great job man. Truly innovative.