Cheap Miter Saw Dust Hood - DIY

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This was a low cost experimental solution for my miter saw, but it actually works pretty great!
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[@sneakyb8731]

This is a JOKE right? At this point go put your SKIRT on and get in the kitchen cooking something lmao

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Well, if the thought of me in a dress makes you happy, then so be it, and since I used to be a front line cook to help pay for school, my family does appreciate it when I spend time in the kitchen. I make a wicked garlic-ginger chicken.

[@talleysuehohlfeld3959]

If you put a short, flexible hose on that port on the rear of the saw, you might direct a lot of that dust back toward the pipe instead of letting it get thrown out

[@bsnuff2002]

Time is money. How long did it take? If it's more than 3 hours it's worth just buying the $175 hood.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

I did it because it was fun, and because the commercial solution extends way back from the cutting deck and wouldn't work against my back wall. Start to finish, maybe 2 hours but that was never the point with my favorite hobby. I never ask a fisherman how cost effective his day was when not catching anything, especially when he can pick up salmon at the corner market! :)

[@raisinggrainwoodworking]

I am currently using a shop vac attached to the dust port (only about 50% efficient) and I'd be interested to see if I do something like this how much more it collects. I would keep a line going directly to the port, but I think I will try using a simpler connection for the DC system straight into the hood instead to the pvc. I have a feeling the pvc is blocking more of the collection because it's directing the air flow in one direction instead of pulling from all directions.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

I like that idea. The commercial design I saw had a cone shaped drop zone with fabric directing the dust down to a single vacuum collection port... Dust falls. Dust gets collected. My solid top bench wouldn't allow a drop collector. You're right, the pipe doesn't catch all the shavings, but does a good job pulling the fine dust out of the air, keeping it off my face and the floor.

[@amitkohli7163]

I had a few anniversaries come and go as I processed this masters course 🙂

[@torchyjunk1700]

Whew, a lotta work just to save a few bucks. My time is worth more than this.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Yup, I enjoy spending money I don't have too!

[@ejd53]

I made something similar from some aluminum angle scraps and a old drawstring poly garden tarp. You can reduce the opening by tightening the draw string. I also have a line on the saw itself, so it reduces the dust even more. Works really well.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

I've gotten other notes from people trying similar solutions and yours sounds pretty great too! I dig home made solutions that don't cost $$$. Thanks for tuning into our little channel!

[@christopherjohnson4550]

I'm going to try this. The same type of cover is $150. My miter dust collection is not good. I was thinking of building a cover. i have a golf umbrella that I am going to try and do this with. I'll update on how it came out. I also thought of an old baby tent.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

The umbrella was cheap, but any polyester tight weave thin fabric would work... The hoops can even be thin plywood cut out with a jig saw... It does a pretty decent job keeping the dust inside the hood, even without the vacuum running. Hope yours turns out awesome!

[@christopherjohnson4550]

Well it worked. Total cost is basically $20. Golf umbrella, dust connections and scrap wood.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

@@christopherjohnson4550 I dig it! You can always find cheap solutions like this is you put your mind to it...

[@jennabarton433]

Good idea on the shroud but I'm confused about why you didn't attach a hose from the mitre saw dust port directly to your dust collection tube?

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

In the tool review video I did on this saw I tried that, but more than half of the sawdust sprays to the left and right even with my best shop vac connected. So, it needed some sort of hood to help contain the spray. Other saws do a better job with their suction port, but this one was affordable and then, so was the dust hood!

[@jennabarton433]

@@TheFamilyWoodworker Ah okay. I do remember you saying that but I thought maybe the holes you have now and a pipe from the dust port might be just a little more efficient. At least the stuff the tool does extract wouldn't be flying around then. But perhaps the suction wouldn't work as well or it might clog up? Either way it's a good idea and appreciate you sharing the video 😀

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

@@jennabarton433 My pleasure... this is a great hobby and I love my time down in the woodshop, especially when figuring out little solutions to problems like this one. Have a great week and stay creative!

[@jamessimpson927]

I have come to the conclusion that the best we can hope for as far as dust and miter saws is good dust CONTAINMENT. Your inexpensive design looks like a great aid in this objective. I am going to give it a shot and will post my results. Thanks for your ingenuity.

[@johnpettitt896]

Very inventive solution to an old problem. Will give it a try. Very annoying music, by the way.

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Top solution. I don't have an all singing dust collection system in the garage, but it seems to work well with most power tools - even the Evolution table saw - with the notable exception of the mitre saw. I'm not too fussed about doing a bit of a clean-up after a cutting session, but I just hate the giant dust bomb that ends up contaminating the workspace, and, of course, my lungs. I've actually got some barrier pipe that I used to make a DIY cloche for a raised bed. That will make for a more solid, yet lightweight construction. In conjunction with breather membrane, I think it will work well. Thank you for sharing this simple solution to a problem all woodworker must have.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Salty soup? Not too much of a problem especially if it's leek and potato. Thanks for the comment! This less-than-professional solution still works great in my shop with only a tiny amount of over spray hitting the floor. Everything else settles at the back of the hood or gets pulled through the collection hose. Umbrellas up! Or maybe Bumbershoot depending on the part of the world you are from. Cheers!

[@DavidWhite2501]

Got me thinking. How about converting one of those see-through pushchair rain covers. Hmm. Might just have a go at that.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

I agree... any tight windbreaker-like fabric or plastic should work pretty well here. Let us know how your project turns out!

[@bobbydelaura]

I have a bevel rolling ryobi miter saw this dust collection system will need to be modified plus its on a rolling stand as well

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

I like the rolling stand idea a lot... You could even change the dust collection hose position on the bottom (with some more cloth material used as a funnel) and let gravity dump the dust downward...

[@walterhuth4975]

Quite inventive and well done. How is it holding up and working after a year and a half of use?

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

The hot glue fabric overlap came loose in one corner (better if I had asked my wife to help me stitch it together), but the shroud and vacuum set up still work great. Heavier shavings don't always get pulled into the pipe, but the over spray stays inside the hood. Much less of a mess on the bench.

[@ryancappo]

My miter saw has a good dust collector connected to the arm of the saw, but I have a broken umbrella and it is a good design to capture any dust that might escape.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Yup... the dust collection port on this Delta is pretty worthless, but my little umbrella hood and suction tube is working pretty great! Thanks for watching! - TFW

[@jamesjonathan7187]

Hm, never thought about using an umbrella, this is a good idea!

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

It still is surprisingly effective... Best part is that the sawdust doesn't really stick to the umbrella fabric so even without the dust vacuum on, it just falls to the back of the hood! Hope you give it a try!

[@mazmona1]

Neat little trick. I am watching this and thinking that whilst an umbrella is great, my kid's retractable hood from his old stroller might also work?

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

Given enough material to work with, that sounds like a good start. You might even be able to repurpose some of the canopy armature for the structure of the hood. Let us know how it goes!

[@mazmona1]

@@TheFamilyWoodworker I will give it a try and give you some feedback. Keep up the good work

[@Billlupton]

Awful bloody background noise.

[@hankthomas5966]

Thank you for the Good info..but I'd prefer cut out the little humorous things...just the informative stuff

[@googlesbitch]

Fit a PVC 90* elbow on the dust port of the miter saw to deflect the sawdust downward. This should reduce the amount of sawdust bouncing off the upper areas of the shroud.

[@TheFamilyWoodworker]

You read my mind! I wound up using a 1 1/4 inch 45 degree fitting and that worked really great. I added it after I finished the video, so it never made it to KZbin. Dig your handle BTW. Thanks for watching our little channel!

[@BernSha]

Next, add a flex hose to that fitting, attaching it to your collection pipe directly. That way, the low-volume suction only has to gather what gets by the direct connection. Another design would be to replace the collection tube with two flex pipes coming out of a splitter. One direct to the saw's port and the other to be a dedicated short vac hose. Since you have to do some vacuuming, why not let the chips fall where they may ;) and use the dedicated vac to do the inevitable finishing?@@TheFamilyWoodworker