 DC for a Hitachi router
I just wanted to share my DC shield for my Hitachi router.
I used 1/8" lexan and 1-1/2" pvc pipe to make the shields. I made cardboard patterns to get the exact shape and then cut the lexan on the BS. I heated the lexan in the oven till it was soft then laid the hot lexan on a peice of 3" PVC pipe which just hapens to be the same diamaeter as the Hitachi router!
The lexan then took the exact shape of the router. I used heat also to flatten one end of the 1-1/2" PVC pipe so it would fit in the space. I then cut the hole for the pipe using a dremel tool. The pipe was then epoxied to the lexan shield.
I attach my shop vac hose to the end of the pipe which fits snuggly by using a layer of aluminim foil tape.
The result is very impressive. I get almost no dust, even on MDF!!
(pics posted rather smaller than the original, but you get the idea) |