Can I Improve the Dust Collection of my Miter Saw with Excessive Mahogany?

Yes, but it's more about the Mahogany.
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[@marcelahurtado4100]

I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great kzbin.infoUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe but I wanted something bigger. My only complaint about the 10" was the location of the motor, and this version fixes that issue. The XPS system works well. My only request for future versions is a dust collection port (or adapter) that fits large shop vac hoses (or standard PVC pipe fittings) a little better. But that's not a complaint, just a request.

[@Kejogre]

The single most wonderfully over-engineered shop accessory ever!

[@HappyLockyHH]

And very pretty to boot!

[@dottyjyoung]

Hey, all of us working in the shop w/post-COVID lung damage are like, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!"

[@mickbetts2176]

Good job! I gave up un dust collection for my mitre saw - I now keep the saw on a wheeled trolly near the door and just push it outside. The wind does the rest

[@amunarjoh]

What a beautiful dust collector. Ingenuity and execution; perfect!! My favorite YT channel!

[@maikerugo]

So this is many years removed from most of the other comments, but I'm pretty sure that this is far more useful than just a "salad bowl". Also, I think that making smallish, wooden toy versions of some of your cars to be used as amusing decor for your home would be a fun way to kind of further tie both channels together.

[@kentbrowne6974]

It is so much better than before you had it! I have a Bosch Axial Glide, so it is a very different build. I tried making one similar to it, just for proof of concept, and the "snorkel" mod (making the bottom part longer and wider) was way better, which sucks, as yours is really beautiful. I got new tape for my joints (4 inch pipe, 2 hp, 2 stage) as i can hear it hissing and leaking, which could be part of the problem, for sure. Ill keep trying to figure something out.

[@carlmcgaughey7745]

I've never had the luxury of making an edging piece out of mahogany. :) Nice.

[@BoofHeadProductions]

Love ya work mate. That Mitre Saw Fence / Dust Port would give a Jelly Fish a Hardon!

[@sts1393]

Entertaining, and fun. I appreciate the mistakes being left in, as it makes me feel better about when I mess up.

[@robertfontaine3650]

I haven't found your white oak saw horses yet. I look forward to the dovetails.

[@719gt4]

Respect for your work! Even if it won’t works as you hoped you are happy! Great job!

[@joeysawdust]

Nice Video Robert! I was particularly impressed at how you tackled all of the little challenges that you faced during the build. I was thinking that you'd hate to make that first cut on your new piece and you were in fact very entertaining! Thanks!

[@kanedNunable]

someone's been busy! so many more toys in the workshop. nice.

[@Ficker11]

I just found your channel and I cant even express how much I enjoy your videos.

[@ovnox]

looks good! I hope you have another one for.... MITERS!

[@martijnfransen9933]

great result👍 ohh and it looks also great 😄

[@bluezy261175]

It looks nice... That is plenty of reason to do that all.

[@TrabberShir]

8:25 You perfectly demonstrated why the end grain gluing heuristic has become a horrible myth. End grain glues better than side grain, weak joints come from small glue areas. The lesson of weak end grain gluing is supposed to train you to avoid gluing the narrow ends of structures, but it's poor communication resulted in you re-jiggering your part to make the joint even weaker. With that said, your surface is big enough for the job and probably will hold up fine, unless you are using a glue that goes brittle, in which case the side grain glue line may break from vibration.

[@CarlosGlatzos976]

Yepp. It really does look really good. Good job, wonderful video including your mistakes and building some inspiring fence. I love it. Never thought of it before but now I want it, too! Zero clearance, man. Cheers!

[@AdinBriggs]

Everything you make is awesome and fantastic!

[@antontaylor4530]

You might not have noticed, but it looks nice.

[@compunurse]

Boy, does that fence look good.

[@piotrbagnicki7162]

Awesome Bro ! Looks great.

[@jackknows6509]

How about leaving the zero clearance and removing the horizontal slats in the sides of the backstop?

[@jeffj2495]

Yes, actually it does look real nice. And a good improvement on dust collection to boot!

[@regibson23]

Just extending the existing boot probably would have worked better. That's how Festool does it. Did that to my Ridgid (Delta Kruzer) using duct tape and it catches about 80% of the dust now--as opposed to 0%. Took me about 10 minutes to build.

[@Yackhammer75]

I see guys make stuff for the shop and they're like, "It doesn't have to look good, it's for a shop." We see it every time we use it so why shouldn't it look nice? Looks great and don't forget to make all of your shop look good if you want too.

[@jameskuhlman9835]

With the way you ran that pattern bit and the bandsaw with your fingers in the path of yhe blade, waiting for your shop accident aftermath.

[@willieboggs7799]

No, you didn't use excessive mahogany. We are pleased to see that you seem to have a good time building your projects.

[@erritwilson9927]

I need this on my 10 inch saw

[@mtbikerdan]

Great video, very humorous, and great build. Off topic question for you, what is the depth of your miter saw station? I am trying to determine if that saw I will fit in my current station.

[@Bloodray19]

At the end you forgot to mention that besides it being functional, it also looks nice.

[@lewisalexander]

a daft observation here, however, as you're using this for both RAS and mitre saw setups, would it not be more productive if rather than tracks in to the work surface, instead to fit a full length fence which aligns with the mitre saw fence and RAS so that long boards are supported, also that a stop block could be on the fence rather than the work surface? daft idea that it is, but just my way of thinking, after all, you're going to be cutting and slotting boards, so you'll need a reference surface to square to, not just a small mitre saw fence.

[@marppp28]

It does look nice 👍

[@johnschwartz7527]

It does look nice

[@dedalliance1]

Your voice reminds me of Doug Demoro or however you spell his last name the car review guy.

[@danrao3707]

Who needs a 3D printer when you have skills and mahogany. Bubinga for the router fence?

[@thorlo1278]

Dude your as crazy as a box of cats! Which means your as crazy as me! I know your probably closer to my sons age than me, but, what the hey! When I got married in 1984, one of my groomsmen was my best friend and he was 18 and I was 32. I lost my best friend back in the late 80's to 2 different types of cancer.

[@James-lo5ne]

ahh i was going to upload my first youtube video soon and it was a miter saw fence with dust collection. Somewhat similar too.

[@poetryplace]

It's a work of art, truly Art Deco. BUT what is going to happen when you make the first angle cut? I think you will have to let your inner artist out again to create another masterpiece of Mitre Saw furniture an adjustable angle cut fence.

[@adamwishneusky]

it looks nice!

[@mattbowers5342]

I missed it, who’s collector did you go with? I really enjoy your videos, thanks for making them!

[@JohnsTinyWoodshop]

It's ridiculous. I love it.

[@byronfaux]

what would happen if you made those slots Vertical instead of Horizontal. that might make a little better?

[@CountryBoyMoto]

Just because I really don’t know the answer to this…. What’s the reason for zero clearance on that type of saw?

[@kenlawrence5862]

Hi mate, what's the wireless fob thing you're using to turn your dust collector on? I'm looking for something similar

[@insanecomicdude]

The Art-Deco Miter Saw

[@splanzza]

What kind of a work mat is that, is it silicone and what brand? Unless its a secret. Thanks

[@tcalcut]

Does look Nice ... !!!

[@NorthernChev]

Improve the efficiency of the lower vent by removing the inner fins. That way you retain the zero-clearance and greatly improve the air flow. It seems like the louvers are restricting its efficiency.

[@dlayman101]

Taper all of the grid holes until they have pointed tapered edges

[@davidbrewer7937]

What are you going to do when you cut an angle other than 90' ?

[@ItsBBP]

Will there be a video for the dust collection once it's complete?

[@josephkrug8579]

And in your next video you learn to weld aluminum to put that piece of the saw back on? Nah you wont need it, this came out amazing :)

[@mikeweber9766]

Enable captions please.

[@davidheale6435]

Just so you know, end-grain gluing is stronger. It's a myth that people just kept passing down that it was a weaker joint.

[@easy236]

I fuckin love these videos. Keep em coming mate! :)

[@sirBrouwer]

so are we (with we I mean you. I am just sitting here and watch) working to a wood shop with out the availability of wood dust unless you deliberately place it at a location?

[@BobHannent]

You have zero clearance Clarence... Perhaps you could take the fence back to the router and somehow make the grate at a sharper angle so effectively the gap between the grates is a knife edge and avoids collection of material on the face? I think you used a roundover, perhaps a bevel would be better? Yes, I know this is an old video, but this is the internet, how's that going to stop me commenting!

[@thejunkman]

It is like watching a funny version of Norm Abram.

[@renski8976]

oof, that hurt watching you cut into the dust collector.

[@ValentineC137]

Damn that looks nice :)

[@jan-olofharnvall8760]

If I learned anything from this vid, besides the tip I was looking for, it is that I need a bandsaw🪚, really really need a band saw. Gonna ask mamma for one as a birthday present 🤓 I love my mamma🥰

[@farrier2708]

You didn't demonstrate an angled cut. What happens then?

[@robbaron1206]

Would it be more effective without the open holes? If everything was being pulled in through the kerf cut? Honest question.

[@UnderDunnOfficial]

Dust collectors do better at airflow than suction, so I don't think so. There's also the matter of dust flying at the front of the fence from a far out slide cut. I should've made several different prototypes out of plywood to experiment

[@TheRealAlpha2]

@@UnderDunnOfficial I sense a V2 at some point in the future... maybe?

[@robbaron1206]

I like the side shot that you showed. I think that my saw actually misses a lot over the top of the dust collector. Thanks for you videos, I really appreciate them.

[@IggyWon]

This miter station dust box is so racecar it needed its own restrictor plate.

[@Aeidotronics]

Did you stumble across a stack of mahogany on the side of the road or something?

[@austinjk24]

Dam, now I want pizza. Also, great video!

[@mrniusi11]

should have used screws for the parts so you can rebuild the fence if needed.

[@hankroest6836]

It does miter cuts, eh? Oh yeah? Let's see. No bevel cuts, eh? Bummer.

[@V100-e5q]

I wonder whether you can improve the dust collection by using a curtain made from brush seal. The one that is used to seal doors. www.northshorecommercialdoor.com/gadobrse.html They have self-sticking strips and can be mounted to any flat surface. I would construct a frame that conforms to the workpiece to be cut any close the gap with those brushseals. On top I put a transparent hood. Whaddaya think?

[@megaglowz8540]

You know you're crossing over into true shop territory when people ask where did you get this? And you can just smile and say I made it 😊

[@deefdragon]

If you are going to have a shtick, apparently its going to be overly ostentatious shop tooling accents. What other woodworker has a Mahogany dust collection box for their saw, and a dust vac cart with Walnut accents? EDIT: Apparently Check the replies for some GREAT other woodworkers. Lot of people doing really cool work. (I now realize that this comment was totally asking for it, and I am not disappointed in the SLIGHTEST that I got answers.)

[@gaz740]

If you want to see excessive use of walnut accents, see Fishers Shop.

[@jercubsfan]

Fisher's Shop literally has "unnecessary walnut" as his main phrase already

[@rickt151]

@@gaz740 Gunflint Designs also really likes to use walnut

[@thomashverring9484]

Take a look at Fleets Wood Shop. That's insane! Andrew Klein's only comment on the Fleets Wood Shop tour was "I quit!" :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3OxnHajZ5Kdirs

[@vikassm]

@@thomashverring9484 I watched that a few weeks ago. For a moment I forgot I was watching a KZbin video! Damn that's a nice shop!!

[@ironhead65]

100% of the next project will need bevel cuts... Looks great! Glad your plans are working out. This is exciting!

[@darrylkennedy2125]

Trying to get efficient dust Collection on a miter saw is like trying to heard cats....effin impossible. Good job though even if a bit OTT. 👍👍

[@ELCADAROSA]

No, its worse than herding cats! I know ... I have a couple cats. Just bring out some food, and the cats will follow you anywhere! Start up the dust collector, and, well ... only so much dust will follow ...

[@cwadub]

I have a very similar dust collection system (like almost exactly with a Bosch) on my miter saw. I ran through many, many, plywood prototypes before I found the secret sauce and now it's nearly perfect. Here is what I found. Mine is the same with two important tweaks/changes. #1 My zero clearance back fence is taller it extends up right to the bottom of the saw body see here 15:16 where you are cutting and chips are flying into the boot? Remove the boot, extend the fence higher and you have nearly total collection and two dust ports collecting. #2 Prior to your first cut you could see the system was air starved at the bottom. Making the first cut would help obviously, but on the zero clearance insert, in the back inside the box extending forward drill a bunch of holes like a honeycomb --> these made a huge difference in airflow. The holes also give the added bonus of acting like a suction on the work piece holding it in place. Hope this helps and nicely constructed.

[@neilhoh9443]

I finished a procrastination/anxiety induced binge watch of every video of aging wheels and under dunn last night, with the same lost feeling you get when you watch the final episode of a tv show you've been enjoying and you no longer know what to do with your life. I got on youtube this morning to procrastinate more and saw there's another video! Happy days! but now that I've watched it I guess I'll get back to work.....

[@MegaMech]

That was me after watching his bus series.

[@CarlosGlatzos976]

Great. Now I am depressed, too. All: Robert...Robert...Robert...! 😇

[@vikassm]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ain't that the truth!!

[@lv_woodturner3899]

The mitre saw fence/box does look good. Works well as a zero clearance, but the design and a total of three small flexible hoses is creating a LOT of pressure drop so reducing potential airflow. We all need some flexible hose, but reducing the length to a minimum reduces pressure drop. Mattias Wandel just posted a good video showing the effect of hose size on shop vac and dust collector performance. You have a LOT of fittings on the system. Every fitting adds pressure drop. Try using only one of the PVC pipes and compare the amount of suction/dust collected. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmSWdISZnb97jpY Dave.

[@jonathanmcclure8346]

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[@jonathanmcclure8346]

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[@davidpeters8813]

Agreed, you could attach the hose to one side and block the other, and if you need a miter on the hose side, just switch the hose and block. That's what I thought he was going to do at the beginning.

[@erik.reinert]

Over Dunn... I'll see myself out

[@alwatts9713]

Very cool. I was actually hoping to see you do a 45 degree cut to see how that works. Either your fence pulls apart somehow or you have to make additional cuts into the fence and/or dust collection housing. Maybe I'm missing something.

[@IAintScaredOfNoGhost]

Two years later and I am wondering the same thing. I assume he has never made a 45 degree cut because as soon as he went to make one, he realized he was going to destroy the whole thing and make it wide open 😂😂

[@robzyb]

​@@IAintScaredOfNoGhost If you watch his video "Making a BirdsEye Maple River Table" video you'll see him make the 45 degree cut at 10m23s. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4qrfnycn7Sbpdk

[@DemonSquizzle]

Looks good but I'm not sure how well it'll hold up once you start cutting different angles. The first angled cut you make will eliminate the zero clearance aspect of the fence whilst making an additional cut in the hood at the back I.e. reducing its effectiveness.

[@MartinThmpsn]

You would take it out for an angled cut.

[@Helveteshit]

@@MartinThmpsn Feels like he rarely does angled cuts on it, but that might just be me.

[@johnanthony2545]

Having to remove it to miter is a con to all the work that went into it. But if one rarely makes miter cuts all good.

[@Blubb3rbub]

I think the dust collection efficiency will automatically improve over time or after you made a few angled cuts. I fear it might loose a bit of its nice appearance when the star pattern starts to appear on the box, though. :(

[@twocvbloke]

So, a posh workshop, but poverty-spec cars, seems legit... :P

[@TerryPullen]

I love the phrase "poverty-spec".

[@fairlaien1]

when you turn the saw, youl cut of the corner and no more zero clerance.

[@LeglessWonder]

I highly doubt he’d have wanted a zero clearance fence if he planned to make angled cuts with it. But hey

[@andrewross5978]

That's what I was thinking, he's turned his miter saw into a basic 90deg chop saw, with mediocre dust performance . As soon as he starts cutting 45's and such, his box is going to become a shrapnel hazard . I suppose he could just remove the wooden fence when he wants to take a angled cut. This is why saw hoods are the way to go with miter saws.

[@alec4672]

@@LeglessWonder he does intend to make angled cuts he says so in the video at 9:36

[@sirsteele]

I really appreciate your "no fear" approach to woodworking! While I enjoy working on all types of machinery, and have no fear of disassembling and reassembling complex machines, I have an innate fear of working with wood. It does not like me, and exhibits a contrariness you never experience with metal creations. This from a man whose father and grandfather could (and did) build all types of things with wood-- including houses, barns, piers, bulkheads, porches, stairs, etc. My wood building efforts have resulted in very sturdily made things-- mostly decks-- which would make my father cringe to see the details if he were still alive. Kudos to you, and please keep posting!

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

That looks nice. 👏👏👍👏 Did I mention that looks nice ?🤔 Well just in case, I will tell you...........,......... That looks nice .😎

[@psedach]

This is a great work of art. Having recently purchased a 3D printer I'm imagining how much easier most of this build would have been with one.

[@guyincognito-1]

I'm building some dust collection equipment for my shop with my 3D printer as well. Don't underestimate the ease of just making the simple parts with wood and making fittings etc with the printer. 3D printer is the perfect accessory for the woodshop!

[@Redsammeh]

Hey good job, I didn't think we'd see dust collection videos for a while! Sorry for doubting you haha It does look really nice!

[@shekinahvanuatu]

I too have often thought about the dust collection systems available to the modern woodworker who, even to the present day , usually has to put up with that uncontrollable workshop mess! I watched your video with great interest as also I have watched two others who have also gone to extreme lengths and had partial success. At 76 years of age I spend more time thinking about problems than actually physically dealing with them….like dust collection. What always comes to my mind, when stepping outside of the normal box, is the consideration which never seems to be given to the high speed of the dust coming off the saw blade which, via our own efforts is then directed into the path of the very much slower speed of the suction draft. It would be fairly simple to utilize the blower side of an extraction unit to direct a flow of assisting air onto each side of the saw blade to encourage better removal of the dust by pushing the dust into the suction draft! Just a thought Thomas.

[@hawkeye454]

If Norm Abram from the New Yankee Workshop drove a Trabant and a Reliant Robin....

[@darthcuny]

Does anyone know what Norm Abram drives?

[@petercolquhoun2086]

@@darthcuny He drives a caaaa.

[@darthcuny]

@@petercolquhoun2086 thank you for that. Do ya think it's a manual?

[@jonnycando]

@@darthcuny probably.....

[@Det_Fuse]

My dude, please stop sticking your hand or WHOLE ARM under the saw while it is still plugged in! You're gonna give me a heart attack!

[@SparkyGage]

I find it commendable to make something useful look nice (dare I say beautiful) when so much that is arguably beautiful is certainly useless. But then the idea of beautiful dust collectors is nothing new. Most grandmas have a few shelves of them.

[@baraksinz]

Haha! I have that SAME miter saw, and I cut the same piece off the saw in the same manner that you did. I thought I was the only nut! 😁

[@jonq8714]

Your grid slats should have run parallel with the blade instead of perpendicular, that would have allowed more air flow near the blade and not blocked portions of particle travel. Just a thought. This is helpful for me because I have the same miter saw. Also, what is the cfm / hp of your collector? It could be undersized, complicating this issue.

[@e24mpwr]

You're a special kind of crazy. I dig it ;)

[@thecerealcommie]

Someone’s been watch Frank Howarth :)

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

It makes me glad that I just capped a plastic rectangle dust chute and fit it to the back of my ç12Rsh2..... That much Mahogany would have made most of a guitar in my guitar shop 😂 yours does look nicer😝

[@colinmartin9797]

I might have you beat on "pointlessly large amount of effort" Just finished making my own pegboard for a wall. From oak plywood. I just finished drilling - by hand - five. Thousand. Holes.

[@carenbarnet378]

I absolutely love your over-engineered project. I have a question for you and the other "Think Tankers" ... How can you still have the zero clearance when cutting up to 45 degrees left or right ... eg for Picture Frames? I am setting up something similar with my rebuilt and refurbished Dewalt Powershop 7740 Radial Arm Saw. Your amazing working sculpture is worthy of an engineering award. The challenge as I see it , zero-clearance will cease on the face due to the angle the saw would be cutting, thus increasing the gap on the vertical surface. It would ruin your crafted routed slots. However the zero-clearance just might work on the top only. A fixed hemispherical shape with a matching arc , and mated sliding surface. A thought just came to me ... With the volume of air-suction being generated, It may be possible to widen the vertical gap with straight sides. Unfortunately, your aesthetic horizontal slots would become too brittle, and the potential to break would become very high. I would love to see your approach to the zero-clearance 45 degree challenge. Cheers from South Australia.

[@christopherpardell4418]

A small but important point. Sliding miter saws are NOT designed for chop cutting. You are ALWAYS supposed to pull the saw out, then plunge, and execute the cut pushing the saw backwards.