Seems like a good design requiring no electricity.
Only about $30 so it is worth testing it out. Would be better than none.
Miter saw dust collection
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I also thought it won't work with a SCMS (sliding compound mitre saw) but then saw this picture with a SCMS.
The chute of the SCMS is NOT connected to a DUSTY or Shopvac
So probably the dust shooting from the chute will create a flow and DRAG-IN the other dust - with the help of GRAVITY.
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I remember seeing a photo of your setup during an earlier discussion on this subject, and was intrigued but it seemed to take up more room than I have available, plus I also need something that is storable after I tuck my miter saw back under the bench where it lives. To go with your design though, there was an earlier thread that showed a gentleman making cabinets (for RV's?) on a production basis, and his miter saw pulled through one of those clear "ribbon-curtains" like one sees on a loading dock, albeit on a much smaller scale - that seemed to be a good idea to trap the sawdust that bounced back towards the operator. On your idea of the aluminum chute, I read an article where a piece of heavy (say 1/8" thick or better) was used to make a flexible chute to feed the discharge port on the guard - I saved a picture of the set-up (see below) but forgot to bookmark the article.
My miter saw is exactly that, an old Ryobi - what used to be called a chop saw I believe - now being used to replace my RAS for cutting narrower parts to length. I've played with dust collection on it; the Rockler plastic hood helps but needs side walls and a roof - maybe the roof could incorporate the ribbons hanging down? The drawback to this is the size - it has to be removed from the stand that the saw sits on and stored between uses. I haven't done much more on dust collection for that saw as I've been working on refurbishing one of the old (long out of production) Sears 7-1/2" miter saws that looks like a mini RAS and will probably concentrate on some type of dust collection system for it.
I remember seeing a photo of your setup during an earlier discussion on this subject, and was intrigued but it seemed to take up more room than I have available, plus I also need something that is storable after I tuck my miter saw back under the bench where it lives. To go with your design though, there was an earlier thread that showed a gentleman making cabinets (for RV's?) on a production basis, and his miter saw pulled through one of those clear "ribbon-curtains" like one sees on a loading dock, albeit on a much smaller scale - that seemed to be a good idea to trap the sawdust that bounced back towards the operator. On your idea of the aluminum chute, I read an article where a piece of heavy (say 1/8" thick or better) was used to make a flexible chute to feed the discharge port on the guard - I saved a picture of the set-up (see below) but forgot to bookmark the article.
My miter saw is exactly that, an old Ryobi - what used to be called a chop saw I believe - now being used to replace my RAS for cutting narrower parts to length. I've played with dust collection on it; the Rockler plastic hood helps but needs side walls and a roof - maybe the roof could incorporate the ribbons hanging down? The drawback to this is the size - it has to be removed from the stand that the saw sits on and stored between uses. I haven't done much more on dust collection for that saw as I've been working on refurbishing one of the old (long out of production) Sears 7-1/2" miter saws that looks like a mini RAS and will probably concentrate on some type of dust collection system for it.
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This is what I have to collect dust for my MS. It works pretty well. I wish my TS would do as well.
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