shop vac for dust collection

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alderallan
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Re: shop vac for dust collection

Post by alderallan »

you may want to consider incorporating a cyclone type dust collector while you are considering that how to build a vac arrangement. If you go the shop vac route, you may wish that you would have sized up from the beginning.

SteveM
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Re: shop vac for dust collection

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I just got a HD4 and bought the Kent dust shoe for it. The first time I used it was to level my spoil board. There was no dust anywhere with the shoe.

I do have a question about how everyone that uses a 4" hose with a shoe.
How do you suspend the hose above the router?
I have my hose suspended from the ceiling in my garage, but I think I have too much slack in the hose.
Any ideas on how to do that would be appreciated.

SteveM

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bill z
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Re: shop vac for dust collection

Post by bill z »

Steve M,

This fix isn't for all but did work for some of us. We built a box around our sharks. The top of the box supports the 4 inch sucker.

Here is a link that may be helpful to see.

http://www.cncsharktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4780

Or, you could take a 1/4 inch or better steel rod and make a Sheppard's hook to support the 4 inch hose.

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