Cheap, effective 14" bandsaw dust collection

mac davis wrote:
> On Mon, 15 May 2006 14:14:44 -0400, "MikeMac" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Smart idea...
>>
>> My Ridgid already has a port there.. i just hook up my ShopVac (no room for
>> a tru DC) and it works like a charm.
>>
> You must have a 20 hp shop vac or something...
> I hooked up my 2 hp DC to that useless little port and it still wasn't
> effective..

Shop Vacs actually work better than DC's on small ports.

It's velocity vs. volume, and I can't explain the theories, but my own
experiences have agreed.

"xcz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I've put up a quick article on rigging up a generic 14" import bandsaw for
> very effective dust collection that costs virtually nothing!
> You can view it now online at www.onlinetoolreviews.com
>
> Hope it helps!

Looks like my dust pickup on the lathe. To control the heavy hose, I loop
some #12 AWG around it and a screw into the wall. That's the place to
gather it on a bandsaw, though. Bottom of the case is already late.

xcz wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've put up a quick article on rigging up a generic 14" import bandsaw for
> very effective dust collection that costs virtually nothing!
> You can view it now online at www.onlinetoolreviews.com

There is a stamped steel guard on the bottom wheel housing where the
blade enters that I intend to swap out for something that'll accept a
hose. I just need some sheet metal, a short tube, and a way to bend the
metal. :)

Yours looks perfect for the interim, though: thanks.

er
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On Mon, 15 May 2006 18:21:59 +1000, "xcz" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I've put up a quick article on rigging up a generic 14" import bandsaw for
>very effective dust collection that costs virtually nothing!
>You can view it now online at www.onlinetoolreviews.com
>
>Hope it helps!

Dean... very simple, I might have to try that...
I've got a 4" DC port on the bottom/side of my lower door, and as George said,
It's too late to collect it there..

In the pictures, it appears that the hose is up against the lower blade guide
adjuster, id that correct?

Do you think that there would be any advantage in notching the hose and having
it go further in, under the zero clearance insert?


Mac

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Smart idea...

My Ridgid already has a port there.. i just hook up my ShopVac (no room for
a tru DC) and it works like a charm.

Mike
"xcz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I've put up a quick article on rigging up a generic 14" import bandsaw for
> very effective dust collection that costs virtually nothing!
> You can view it now online at www.onlinetoolreviews.com
>
> Hope it helps!
>
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>
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On Mon, 15 May 2006 14:14:44 -0400, "MikeMac" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Smart idea...
>
>My Ridgid already has a port there.. i just hook up my ShopVac (no room for
>a tru DC) and it works like a charm.
>
You must have a 20 hp shop vac or something...
I hooked up my 2 hp DC to that useless little port and it still wasn't
effective..

Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm