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   MBerger | Sep 05, 2006 03:12pm | #1

   Hi Tony,

   Routers are messy tools. It's only recently that manufacturers have began adding dust ports to routers to help control the dust.

   Short of buying a new, high-end router with built-in dust collection, you might consider building or buying a router table to do the majority of your work. Router tables come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and configurations, but best of all they handle dust really well. They can include a fence dust port to a dust port located just behind the bit, which can capture a good majority of the debris.

   We have published a number of plans on this site for building your own router table. Start by browsing this page:

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Workshop/WorkshopDirectory.aspx?dir=Router+Jigs

   Post again with the model router you are using and I'll ask around to see if anyone around the office has another suggestion.

   Regards,
   Matt Berger
   Fine Woodworking

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   tony999 | Sep 07, 2006 06:51pm | #2

   Thanks, Matt. There's some hellashous plans there.