You have to use a router with built in dust collection. I have this router but their are a whole lot of routers to choose from that have dust collection. You just hook your shop vac to them. It does a great job of collecting dust.

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Dewalt DW618PK 2-1-4 HP EVS Fixed Base & Plunge Router Combo Kit with Hard Case

 

This is the router that I have....my kit also included a D handle base. Only the plunge base has built in dust collection. Are you suggesting mounting the plunge base in the table and hooking the shop vac to it?

 

It will take considerable air flow and velocity on your DC to overcome the high speed particle ejection from the bit. Is your DC up to it? There is a 1.5hp DC unit on sale at HF for $199.

Having a DC adapter on your router is likely to do a better jop, but some sawdust will just get away no matter what you do.

I wonder if you could use a plexiglass (transparent) sheet mounted so it stands close to the height of the workpiece and with a DC port on top so you can see the workpiece, but not leave much of an ejection path. You could mount a line of brush bristles to form a soft chamber to contain the ejected dust. Just a thought.

 

I have a Delta 1.5 hp...have a Thien pre-separator so it looses a little suction. I was thinking a box with a plexi top for visibility....just leave the front open for the part being cut. Anything to contain the dust. I've being making some MDF templates and the dust spews upwards and gets thrown in the direction of the bit spin direction. I inserted the shop vac hose through a hole in the bottom of a margarine tub and layed it on an angle above and beside the bit....I could see the dust being drawn in but still had some dust on the table top.

 

I built a router table sled for cutting box joints. It requires that the fence be removed, so I fabricated a plexiglas shield that holds the DC hose that is normally connected to the back of the fence, and attached it to the left side of the sled. The shield provides protection from the bit when the sled is retracted to move the work piece, and clears the table top of dust at the same time.

I'll post pix if I can find them.

 

Something like this? - except for the Plexiglas, and mounted facing the box joint jig.

 

That is nice Tom. Great job.

 

I have the dust collector adapter for the Bosch 1617 routers and the little DeWalt 611. The built in dust port on the Triton works well.

Not perfect but better than nothing.

 

Topm913offered a good solution.

 

I have the same problem when I remove the fence. I usually roll it outside and have a large box fan blowing the dust away from me and the shop.

 

Here you are:
https://www.incrementaltools.com/Individual_INCRA_CleanSweep_MagnaLOCK_Rings_p/inc-csring-single.htm

I know they are specific for Incra, but you got the idea and maybe cut the perforations yourself by hand or with a CNC machine. :nerd:

PS watch the video.