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1. 
   Jamie_Buxton | Nov 25, 2007 01:23am | #1

   Buy a saw with good dust collection built-in.  They tend to have enclosed blades. Festool builds a two.    Makita builds one intended for cutting cementatious board (Hardy Board and Plank) that works just as well on wood if you put a wood blade in it. 

2. 
   frenchy | Nov 25, 2007 07:15pm | #2

   Mike,

    Are you refering to a circular saw?  Mikita does a decent job with their dust port.  I've hooked a shop vac up to mine when I want to mimimise the dust.

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   xmike | Nov 25, 2007 11:12pm | #4

   Hi Frenchy,

   Yep, a circular saw.  I'm using mine to rough cut panels - need a way to cut down on the dust.

   Mike D

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   xmike | Nov 26, 2007 04:49am | #5

   Ah, Saw Muzzle  by Dustless Technologies.  Look at http://www.dustlesstechnologies.com/DustMuzzle_Videos.php.

   Hard to see the device at the scale of their illustrations, but I think something like this is what I was remembering.

   Mike D

3. 
   Pondfish | Nov 25, 2007 08:45pm | #3

   I use the eurekazone saw guide with a PC 423MAG saw.  The PC has a dust port that can be hooked up to a vacuum, and this doesn't interfere too much with using the saw guide, provided you have room to move the hose around.

   Dino showed me a few small plastic pieces made from thin clear sheet, which can be attached to the saw guard in a way that it keeps dust from escaping out the back side (before it has a chance to be sucked up from the vacuum).  I haven't added these yet, but I can see their usefulness. 

   Recommending the use of "Hide Signatures" option under "My Preferences" since 2005
4. 
   dinothecarpenter | Nov 26, 2007 05:09am | #6

   Mike.

   First you need to stop the dust from escaping.

   http://www.eurekazone.com/photoinstructions/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=113

   View Image

   If your saw don't have a dust collection port,

    you can use one from Bosch. Works on all saws.

   Good luck.

    

   Dino Makropoulos

   Eurekazone. 

    

1. 
   xmike | Nov 26, 2007 05:23am | #7

   Thank you Dino, that is very generous!

   I have the PC mag left hand version.  Looks like this will work great.

   Mike D

1. 
   dinothecarpenter | Nov 26, 2007 05:34am | #8

   Mike,

   Call the office if you need the special Left Smart Base.

   Thanks.

5. 
   Carya | Nov 27, 2007 06:15pm | #9

   How about making your own. I put something together recently in order to cut some MDF down to size. Seems to catch about 2/3 of it and I plan to add some lexan around the sides to improve that.

   Anyone have any other suggestions? Do off-the-shelf products do any better for a non-festool saw?

   Andy

   
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   xmike | Nov 27, 2007 06:58pm | #10

   Looks like it would cut down on splintering of the edges as well.

   In my case, Dino had the best suggestion - add a small piece of flexible plastic to the front of my PC Mag to improve it's built-in collector connection.

   Mike D

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   xmike | Dec 03, 2007 12:31am | #11

   I just finished adding Dino's suggested small clear plastic dust guard to my Porter Cable, and now, with the PC's dust port hooked up to the shop vac, very nearly no dust!  It's such an effective and inexpensive improvement to the saw, I don't know why PC doesn't include it.

   Thanks, Dino!

   Mike D

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   dinothecarpenter | Dec 03, 2007 01:03am | #12

   Mike,

   You can make it even better.

   Make few test cuts and close any  fine dust "escape routes"

   with clear silicon caulking (where the factory edge guide goes)

   You want 100% dust collection?

   DIY :)

    

   dino the carpenter

   eurekazone

    

1. 
   xmike | Dec 03, 2007 05:11am | #13

   I will certainly try that, Dino.

   Mike D