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Table Features Dust Collection
A little explanation might be in order:
Top side collected dust is routed (no pun intended) through a tapered duct in the fence to a hole in the top, where it drops down to the top chamber that encloses the router. There it joins the dust expelled from the bottom of the bit. The bottom chamber collects the combined dust and routes it out the back. Holes in the top chamber door are for "makeup air" to ensure adequate air flow. The holes in the back serve the same function. I sized the hole in the top so that its cross sectional area is 1/2 the area of the 4" hose. Similarly, the total area of the "makeup air" holes also equals 1/2 the area of the 4" hose. This was intended to be a starting point, but it worked out well , so I didn't change anything.
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The top is two layers of 3/4" MDF covered with Formica. The cabinet is 3/4" solid oak and oak plywood.
A little explanation might be in order:
Top side collected dust is routed (no pun intended) through a tapered duct in the fence to a hole in the top, where it drops down to the top chamber that encloses the router. There it joins the dust expelled from the bottom of the bit. The bottom chamber collects the combined dust and routes it out the back. Holes in the top chamber door are for "makeup air" to ensure adequate air flow. The holes in the back serve the same function. I sized the hole in the top so that its cross sectional area is 1/2 the area of the 4" hose. Similarly, the total area of the "makeup air" holes also equals 1/2 the area of the 4" hose. This was intended to be a starting point, but it worked out well , so I didn't change anything.
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The top is two layers of 3/4" MDF covered with Formica. The cabinet is 3/4" solid oak and oak plywood.
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Howdy Jon.. welcome to the community!!
Great job on your table!!!
Is the cabinet all dado construction?
Great job on your table!!!
Is the cabinet all dado construction?
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Hi Jon:
Welcome to the forums! Great looking table you have there!
Question: how good is the suction pressure at the fence dust collection port? By limiting the make-up hole area to half the 4" hose area, you create a partial vacuum. Do you find it adequate for the fence's dust collection?
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Welcome to the forums! Great looking table you have there!
Question: how good is the suction pressure at the fence dust collection port? By limiting the make-up hole area to half the 4" hose area, you create a partial vacuum. Do you find it adequate for the fence's dust collection?
Cassandra
Thanks for the kind words! The face frame uses biscuit joinery. The rest of the cabinet is dado construction. The oak trim on the table itself is fastened to the MDF with biscuits. The walnut splines on the oak trim are functional, but not really necessary. They're mostly for looks.
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Make-Up Air Restriction
So far, it looks like I have a resonable compromise. This is a work in progress, so I might end up increasing the number of make-up air holes. Thanks for the reply.
Good question! There is a trade off between pressure (vacuum) and air velocity. I wanted the velocity of air flow through the make-up holes to be fairly high so that the dust would be swept toward the collection port in the center of the chamber, rather than being collected in the corners. Also, much of my routing is done with large diameter bits. As a result, there is fairly large cross-sectional opening in the fence with these bits. I wanted to have a reasonably high vacuum with the resultant high air velocity at the fence opening. Of course the distribution of pressure between the fence opening and the make-up air holes varies as the fence opening is changed. Does this sound like an explanation, or an excuse
So far, it looks like I have a resonable compromise. This is a work in progress, so I might end up increasing the number of make-up air holes. Thanks for the reply.Another table.....
Well, this thread has gone on long enough I get to post pics of my table.....
Delta Contractors saw with Rockler router table. Soft close drawers, drawer pulls hogged out of a piece of clear piece of Doug fir.
Maple plywood, Oak trim. I've already decided to make doors for the Router end open storage. Dust collection works OK, although my guess is about 25% of the saw dust falls into the bin below the saw rather than getting sucked out of the dust port.
Center large door is an access port to clean out below the saw. Held in place by door magnets.
Well, this thread has gone on long enough I get to post pics of my table.....
Delta Contractors saw with Rockler router table. Soft close drawers, drawer pulls hogged out of a piece of clear piece of Doug fir.
Maple plywood, Oak trim. I've already decided to make doors for the Router end open storage. Dust collection works OK, although my guess is about 25% of the saw dust falls into the bin below the saw rather than getting sucked out of the dust port.
Center large door is an access port to clean out below the saw. Held in place by door magnets.
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Now thats the way to go with a contractors saw!! Excellent job Dawg! Looks to function, thats the ticket!
If I may...thats a pretty good span between casters...keep an eye out for that rig to want to start to go belly down..
again.. excellent effort..
bill
If I may...thats a pretty good span between casters...keep an eye out for that rig to want to start to go belly down..
again.. excellent effort..
bill
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hello Beeg Dawg,
thats a great looking table. job well done my friend!
p.s. i wouldn't worry about the distance between the casters and support. after looking at your design and the panels between the drawers, its easy to see what you have is a torsion box product and seems to be able to withstand any downward force.
great job and keep up the good work!
thats a great looking table. job well done my friend!
p.s. i wouldn't worry about the distance between the casters and support. after looking at your design and the panels between the drawers, its easy to see what you have is a torsion box product and seems to be able to withstand any downward force.
great job and keep up the good work!
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okey doke.....
Thanks guys.
Twoskies - I will watch for sagging, but I'm confident it will not be a problem. The vertical panels are set in dadoes top back and bottom, glued and pinned with step dowels. The left side has a hidden vertical support and the horizontal piece between the middle drawer and the dust bin is set in dadoes cut in the two vertical separators in the middle and the back.
If this sags, I will be surprised. Doesn't mean I won't keep an eye on it.
Twoskies - I will watch for sagging, but I'm confident it will not be a problem. The vertical panels are set in dadoes top back and bottom, glued and pinned with step dowels. The left side has a hidden vertical support and the horizontal piece between the middle drawer and the dust bin is set in dadoes cut in the two vertical separators in the middle and the back.
If this sags, I will be surprised. Doesn't mean I won't keep an eye on it.
Harry, your table is fine. i like it very much!
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Yes it can be fliped up and sided from side to side, and fast removed if it is not wonted..
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like the set up
BEE DAWG, own the same saw and would like to see the back of your cabinet/table. Do you have some type of duct collection for the table saw set up on this. My saw (used) came with an attached cabinet, which I have since modified, but and not really liking the set up too much, so I was very impressed by yours. Might start over and just scrap out the exisitng. Can post a couple more pics from different angles?
Nice job!
BEE DAWG, own the same saw and would like to see the back of your cabinet/table. Do you have some type of duct collection for the table saw set up on this. My saw (used) came with an attached cabinet, which I have since modified, but and not really liking the set up too much, so I was very impressed by yours. Might start over and just scrap out the exisitng. Can post a couple more pics from different angles?
Nice job!
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