Yesterday I edge profiled some MDF which is notorious for dust and there was a stack of dust below the table so after searching the web I found this "V" shaped design (see pic below) surrounding the router. I just slid in two pieces of plywood at an angle and sealed them and other gaps with blue tape. There is a dust port and small hose leading to the bottom of that "V" shape as well as a dust hose to the fence and a smaller hose coming straight off Tritons dust port to my shop vac. The improvement was staggering. Virtually no dust below and above.
What that told me was that maybe enclosing the router is the way to go. Four of five years ago when Incra released the cleansweep there was a lot of sceptisim and concern about routers overheating etc but that has subsided and they seem common place now. Is that what others feel?
I have seen 2 main designs. Rockler and an Aussie brand (Timbecon) have boxes with dust ports on the side and adjustable air vents on the other side, whereas the Cleansweep has no air vents and a dust port right at the bottom. I've watched all the Incra videos including the one where dado mess was practically gone.
So my questions .....
Are they now considered a good safe idea without routers overheating etc?
Are they really effective for edge work?
Are the Incra Cleansweep rings necessary for a dust box?
Will other rings (woodpecker) with large openings work just as well?
Is a side dust port and opposing air vent better than bottom dust ports?
Basically what is the general consensus on dust collection boxes?
I forgot to say and before someone asks, that 4" dust hose coming from the cap of the router acts like a snorkel getting fresh air from the compartment below. Keeps dust out of the vents. Got the idea from the Woodworkers forum in Aussie land.
What that told me was that maybe enclosing the router is the way to go. Four of five years ago when Incra released the cleansweep there was a lot of sceptisim and concern about routers overheating etc but that has subsided and they seem common place now. Is that what others feel?
I have seen 2 main designs. Rockler and an Aussie brand (Timbecon) have boxes with dust ports on the side and adjustable air vents on the other side, whereas the Cleansweep has no air vents and a dust port right at the bottom. I've watched all the Incra videos including the one where dado mess was practically gone.
So my questions .....
Are they now considered a good safe idea without routers overheating etc?
Are they really effective for edge work?
Are the Incra Cleansweep rings necessary for a dust box?
Will other rings (woodpecker) with large openings work just as well?
Is a side dust port and opposing air vent better than bottom dust ports?
Basically what is the general consensus on dust collection boxes?
I forgot to say and before someone asks, that 4" dust hose coming from the cap of the router acts like a snorkel getting fresh air from the compartment below. Keeps dust out of the vents. Got the idea from the Woodworkers forum in Aussie land.
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