DustCollector

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\Á4ren using a router table, chips always
get thrown above an d below the table.
To pull chips into the dust collection
system at both places, I built a simple
collection box for below the table and
another one that's attached to the
router table fence (see photo).
Note: Although it's designed to be
screwed under an open-base router
table (see photo), this box can also be
easily adapted to other router tables.
The chips that get kicked out below
the table are drawn into a narrow
opening in the top of the box (Fig. 3).
To collect chips above the table,
I screwed a fence attachment to the
back of the fence. It's made by gluing
a hardboard plate with a hole for a 2rl
diameter hose cut in it to two triangular
pieces of hardwood (Fíg.1).
To hook up the collection box, run a
2tr-dia. hose between the fence attachment
and the box (Fig.3).Then fit a 4rrdiameter
hose over the pipe stub nailed
into the box (Fíg. 2).
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BOTTOM OF ROUTER TABLE
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6" x 14/e"
SHEET METAL
CHIPS UNDER
TABLE ENTER
OPENING AT
TOP OF BOX
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Even though all the machines in my
shop are hooked up to my Dust I
Collector, I've noticed there still seems
to be a lot of fine dust left floating in the
air after making a cut. To solve this, I
made an air filter box. It hooks up to the
Dust Collector system just like one of
my machines (Fi{t. 1).
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This air filter is basically a large
FURf{ACE
FILïÊR
pl1'woocl box with a lip on the front. The
lip is designed to hold an inexpensive
pleated furnace fiiter. (See the Shop
Info on page 92 for more about filters.)
Note: It's a good idea to purchase
the furnace filter before you begin construction
on the air fiiter box. Since
filter sizes vary from one manufacturer
to the next, you want to be sure of
getting a snug fit.
the back of the box, which lets you hook
A groove that rratches the thickness up the flexible hose or ducting from
of the furnace filter is cut near the front the Dust Collector.
of the top and bottom pieces íftgs. To keep construction of the box
1 atrcl 1cL).This groove will then create a easy, I went ahead and used buttjoints
slot for the furnace filter to slide in and and simply assembled the boxwith glue
out. And a 4rr-diameter hole can be cut in and several woodscrews.
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FILTER BOX FROM
CEILING WITH CHAINS
AND SCREW HOOKS
CUT GROOVE TO
MATCH THICKNESS
OF FILTER
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I've found that you'll experience the
best results with the air filter box if you
hang it from the ceiling in a central
location. And I periodically check it to
make sure that the filter isn't clogged
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especially after I've completed a round
ofheavy sawing or sanding.
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