Improve your Bandsaw Dust Collection

[@drooten]

I think this is the best home made adaption for an effective bandsaw dust collector I've seen to date.

[@markkoons7488]

Glad I searched "dust collection for 14" bandsaw." Over the years I cobbled together several half fast setups. This looks like a vast improvement and relatively simple. Thank you.

[@philchapman7980]

I just purchased a HF 14 inch bandsow, the dust collection of this tool is almost 0%. I spent about 20 min. making your dust collector and it probably collectors over 90 perc. Thanks for the help

[@larryrupp8585]

This was a great idea! I just finished crafting one for my 14" Jet bandsaw and it runs circles around the stock dust collector port. I made the port adapter out of HDPE (only bendable material I had in my shop at the time, and I didn't have any 1/4" mdf), drilled the lock pin hole, and added the registration blocks. My real estate under the table by the throat was a lot less than yours in the video, but I just cut more out of the shop vac attachment to make it fit. I duct taped all the openings, installed the adapter, hooked it up to my dust collection system and let 'er rip. What a difference! This dust collector works great and I want to thank you for sharing your idea!!

[@pthsdo]

Just did this for my JET bandsaw and the dust extraction is excellent. Since the cast table has ridges at the bottom, I used heat gun to soften the vacuum attachment then pushed it into the ridges (about 1cm) so that the vacuum attachment doesn't stick out much. The result is excellent, thank you for the great idea!

[@akulm1829]

That is a really good idea. You see so many things about dust collection and they repeat over and over....This is simply a good idea. Thanks for sharing it!

[@jimhasty4585]

Awesome. Just bought 14 bandsaw. Can't wait to make one for my bandsaw

[@Warkive]

I'm curious why the opening the blade (and dust) enter from above on the tube assembly is so narrow. Why not open that up a bit (while leaving the bottom as you have it for just the blade to pass through) so you have a larger volume of air to pull dust in? I only ask because it looks like what little dust you aren't collecting is only because that opening is so narrow and they're deflecting off the plastic.

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Hi, did you ever try doing it this way to compare?

[@NathanBilbao]

Gave this a go with my 14" Grizzly G0555. I used more magnets rather than building the fixture. Works so much better.

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Hey Nathan, do you happen to know the name of the shop vac attachment tool that was used?

[@BrettsWoodshop]

Elegant solution! Thanks for sharing! I just got a Grizzly 14 inch bandsaw and am currently working on an unboxing and setup video. So I thought I'd address the dust collection right off the bat. Your idea is probably the best I've seen and so easy to implement.

[@michaelbrown3334]

I was in the process of making something similar for mine from aluminum sheeting. Did a search for what others had done and found yours. Thanks for the video! Let’s me know I’m on the right track.

[@eketelon]

Great job! I've been trying to decide on how I want to improve my bandsaw dust collection as well. Thanks for sharing.

[@MarkSmith-ij3ey]

This is the best bandsaw dust collection video I've watched.

[@davejoseph5615]

I just obtained an old Rockwell 14 a few days ago and it has no dust collection at all, so this looks like a good practical solution. Thanks.

[@mccanlessdesign]

OK - just put a vacuum drop by my 14" bandsaw; watched all the vids I could find, and your approach wins - making it now.

[@gregkaelin8098]

Sheer genius - have the exact same JET bandsaw and the same problem - am making your solution now - fantastic and practical!

[@michaeljenkins9364]

Brilliant idea! The dust collection on my 1990’s Delta band saw is so poor I have dust coming down from above the blade. You have inspired me!

[@flix4u]

GR8 creation and easy & inexpensive too. Kudos

[@JLang-bn3hs]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@agp7073]

Best idea I've seen seen for bandsaw dust collection well done.

[@Selandry1]

Thanks so much. I hope you can use it to improve dust collection with your bandsaw. Let me know how it goes.

[@seedubyu]

Well Done. I have recently got a bandsaw and I was pondering ways of having vac nozzle close to the point of saw dust creation, Thereby (1), dealing with the dust BEFORE its gets into the casing/working mechanism's of the bandsaw and (2), because the vacuum is at the point of dust creation and not on the usual outlet location the amount of negative pressure (eg "vacuum") that is required is minimised because you arent trying to create vacuum throughout the bottom part of the bandsaw casing. Thanks for your ideas on vac nozzle holder. I am gonna do this for my bandsaw.

[@davidvasquez3564]

Is Dave again, I just finished mines and it works like charm gets rid of 99% off saw dust with my vacuum separator. Thank you again.

[@superchile9640]

I love the using of the pin. Mine is held up with magnets. Gonna have to modify to be more like yours

[@KoolFJ40]

That is absolutely genius! Well done sir!

[@GunnerAl9]

That's very smart and I have the same bandsaw and attachment. I guess I'm building a bandsaw dust collection attachment this weekend. Thanks.

[@SawyerDesign]

Cool adaptation for the 14". Looks equally crammed underneath as my 14" Rockwell. WIll definitely try the bracket. Thanks for sharing.

[@vuk8985]

Wow, very simple and looks like it works better than most dust collection systems others have used. In Middle of restoring an old band saw and will use this idea. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@sttraveler2593]

genius- you are on to something here. Just got mine completed, fantastic results, I do hook up the 4" port and the 2.5" port and have reduced dust escaping by about 98%. There are 10's of thousands of these particular style of machines out in the market. You should consider engineering a kit you could sell and get a patent on it quick.

[@sandwon]

Great improvement.

[@seedubyu]

I was just thinking after watching the video some more, maybe the nozzle could be closed off and then where the blade relief is you could create an opening on the top of the nozzle so that the "suction" is happening directly below the table insert and thereby maybe maximizing the capture of sawdust.

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Hey, did you ever go about making these improvements to this design?

[@dpeter6396]

I've tried many other attachments but this one has promise! Will give it a try. Looks like a real solution.

[@shanemartin5070]

Nicely done!!

[@MrGavinshmavin]

Just did this for my Powermatic 14-inch bandsaw and the difference is night and day compared to using the stock port. Thank you!

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Hey Gavin, do you happen to know the name of the shop vac hose tool that was used?

[@jaykepley5238]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing. All your videos are great.

[@jonathanmaddock6824]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidsavage692]

Looks great, best method I’ve seen.

[@Free76Thinker]

Great idea. I have zero dust collection in my shop now but hope to change that. You have a lot of great ideas on your channel. I have subscribed.

[@davidvasquez3564]

Awesome job, thanks.

[@anthonygasparini1734]

Excellent! Thankyou for a great idea!

[@airweaverballoons626]

This is fantastic and great timing for me personally. I loved your dust collection system video, and I am just now in the middle of setting up my shop in a similar way. I used to have basically nothing, so now that I am putting in the time and money, I want maximum effect. I’m also in the process of tuning up and tricking out a 14 inch bandsaw. It’s like you read my mind!

[@johnhughes757]

This is clever and very nice thanks.

[@mobilewoodworking8804]

Great idea thank you

[@ehwms]

Brilliant! I will copy this!

[@danieltaylor8347]

Gotta do this! Thank you.

[@manueltran1964]

Awesome design! Three questions: 1. What shop vac brand attachment did you use if I wanted to get the exact thing? 2. I've found that not all rare earth magnets are created equal. Some are terribly weak. What brand did you use? Can you provide link? 3. Have you thought about narrowing the original wide opening of the attachment itself as to increase the suction power at the blade notch -- or would that restrict air flow too much as to risk the shop vac motor burning out?

[@crackerjack3359]

Great idea great video. Thanks, I'll be doing something like this in the morning. Montana Wood Art.

[@Selandry1]

Let me know what you think after making it please.

[@crackerjack3359]

I finished the prototype today and it works awesomely. The vac attachment you used did not work for me, but I used a very small one 1.5" by 1" cross section. It fits easily underneath once I had notched and bent the pipe to get it close to the underside of the table. The proto is taped and wired and will stay in use until I need to make a more robust one. Thanks again for the idea Montana Wood Art.

[@billedis5482]

Very neat idea brought to fruition. Maybe if you closed the end of the tube somewhat you would eliminate even more dust. Thank you so much for sharing. Bill

[@crackerjack3359]

If you close the end of the tube there will be a lot less air flow.

[@jimbeauchamp354]

I'm excited and headed to the shop right now. This will be my third attempt to improve the dust collection on my bandsaws. Thanks for the idea.

[@davidpeters8813]

simple but effective! How about tilting the table? Does this interfere with the tilt?

[@GeeksWoodShop]

I love this soooo much! Gonna make this modification to mine soon. Thanks greatly.

[@terryreed1421]

What a great idea! Thank you!

[@EvanDunville]

Great idea I'll have to try something similar

[@luisolivero423]

Genius!! Thx for sharing....Hopefully you have a patent.

[@freightshayker]

Excellent stuff. Wonder if you duct-taped the end and mostly covered the largest opening if the little bit going under your vacuum jig would also get caught. Thanks again. Peace of Lord Jesus upon you and yours

[@guitarchitectural]

You might severely limit airflow if you covered the end

[@crmcbrideww]

Why not close the end of the crevice attachment? Wouldn't that concentrate more suction at the blade?

[@Selandry1]

I wanted max airflow to go past the blade. If I were using a dust vac that would make sense. With a high flow dust collector I thought restricting the CFM would be counterproductive.

[@tnuis]

I'm thinking the same. Though depening on what type of suction unit you use it might differ what is best. It's pretty easy to test it both open and closed and you'll quickly see the actual results. Just close it with with a good tape like Gorilla Tape/Duct Tape.

[@johnniejohnson5047]

Walnut Workshop When you cut a saw kerf in the mdf to make it bendable, doesn’t the mdf break? I’ve tried it multiple times and it fails every time

[@sfoxall1]

Do you think closing off some of the end would be more effective or do you think it’s perfect the way it is ? I just bought this saw and realized after it was delivered the dust collection was horrible lol.

[@jaredturner7204]

I just made the same thing for my grizzly bandsaw. What an improvement, and what an amazing design. Did you glue or secure in some way the shop vac attachment to the bracket you made around the hole? Or is it just a friction fit? Thanks for the amazing idea!

[@danbarrett6113]

Sweet? I am going to make one for my Grizzley..... I appriciate your videos.

[@rickolson1738]

great work! is this a stand alone? or are you still using the old bottom part as well? thanks for posting!

[@Selandry1]

Stand alone only. And it worked great!

[@rickolson1738]

@@Selandry1 awesome! was hoping so. good on ya!

[@richs5422]

Excellent!

[@WoodworkingDaddy]

Thanks for the good video! How does this change the way you collect the dust? Have you abandoned the use of the 4 inch dust collection system and switched exclusively to a shop-vac?

[@Selandry1]

I no longer use the 4” and just reduced the 4” to 2.5” and use my dust collector.

[@cattleNhay]

Why didn’t you just use another magnet or 2 instead of the pin? Maybe next time ay..anyway, good stuff. Thanks for the idea. Got 2 bandsaws to modify tomorrow

[@MrOwen703]

So much better then mine! Well done. If you're curious I did a bad video of my own. But I'll be changing it soon.

[@superchile9640]

Mine was difficult as my old rigid only has 1/4” between the bottom of the plate and the bearing.

[@dsdragoon]

Fantastic way to improve band saw dust collection, thank you. Do you need the name of a good patent attorney? lol

[@buffalojones341]

You the man Doc!

[@webrohm]

Just brilliant. And I've been blaming pressure loss from my collector having to have two outtakes off the bandsaw. Do you still have your 4" outtake connected?

[@Selandry1]

Nope. No need for that with this set up.

[@mhaz49]

Brilliant!

[@JustaPilot1]

Yup, do'n that. thanks

[@ChernobieffPiano]

Does it prevent dust from going into the top shroud?

[@ChernobieffPiano]

Very Nice!!!

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Also, I noticed that in Rob Cosman's version, he seals off the end of the exposed piece of the shop vac tool. Is there a particular reason why you decided not to do that here?

[@Selandry1]

Worked better open. More air flow.

[@rroe5718]

Do you happen to know the brand of the shop vac pickup extension your using. Looked all over for this style......most are round and don't work.....thanks

[@Exodus5K]

Okay, I'm attempting this today on my Grizzly G0555. I've got the exact same hose attachment that has hitherto never been used, so I'm happy to sacrifice it to the bandsaw gods.

[@Exodus5K]

I built it, and resawed two boards with with this dust collection system. It works really well, collected most of the dust, way better than the manufacturers 4" port. I haven't added the additional bracing bits yet, and also the angle of my bracket is off, so it's not flush against the side of my table making it a little loose. I might make another one tomorrow with all the bells and whistles, but the proof of concept model works really well.

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

@@Exodus5K Hey Conor, by chance do you know the name of the hose attachement that was used here?

[@Exodus5K]

@@adamthewoodworker2571 mine came with my Ridgid shop vac, you could probably find it at the homeless despot

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

@@Exodus5K Yes I was actually able to find it on google. Are you still using this setup? Have you made any improvements to it?

[@Exodus5K]

@@adamthewoodworker2571 no major deviations from the plans as described. It was an easy build and most importantly it works really well.

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Does anyone know the name of the shop vac hose attachment?

[@joecox9958]

which port you are using and where to buy?

[@adamthewoodworker2571]

Hi, one other question, what size hole saw did you use?

[@Selandry1]

No idea. Sorry

[@frankwice4864]

I have been looking at ways to fix the dust collection on my old general and I think that this might just work . What about plugging the rectangular end will that improve it even more

[@Selandry1]

I don’t know. I figured it was better to leave it open to create more airflow across the teeth of the blades.

[@burninin1]

@@Selandry1 do you still use the 4" port too?

[@Selandry1]

No. I just use the 2.5 inch.

[@guitarchitectural]

Do you think the higher velocity of a Festool CT would improve it even more? Or do you think the volume that the DC moves is more advantageous for a bandsaw?

[@Selandry1]

I bet the festool would do a better job. But that’s just my guess.

[@geraldbullardjr]

INGENIOUS! Stealing :)