[NewMontanaWorkshop]

Homemade planer dust port.

Julie,
I believe this setup was in ShopNotes (I got the info from a friend). A bit of Masonite, some scrap 1x2's and some screws and it worked like a champ.

After this was made I finally got a Dust Collector so it has been modified for a 3" hose which helps even more. What used to be a 10 minute cleanup and vacuum job after planing is now a 'pftttt -- I'll vacuum that up next week' deal.

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

Was there a website there in your message, Stan, or a photo? I got the old red X in a box thingy.
~Julie~

Hmmm, not sure why that happened... but here is the link to the picture.

http://bt3gallery.fhauto.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=temp&id=DSC00002_009

 

[NewMontanaWorkshop]

Thanks Stan. Looks great, but I took the easy route and bought one. With mine the hose comes off the side, not the middle.
~Julie~

No problem, the main thing is to collect up them chips...

I just threw mine out there as another option. Sometimes just seeing another one will create some new ideas.

I think coming off the side might be a better option than what I'm set up with now. For one thing -- the hose has to be tied off to the side or the lumber gets hung up in it after passing through the planer.