On 1/18/16 9:19 PM, krw wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:40:57 -0600, -MIKE-
wrote:
On 1/18/16 8:31 PM, Gordon Shumway wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:05:34 -0600, -MIKE-
wrote:
Since I don't have 2 grand to plonk down on a Festool Kapex
and Dust Extractor combination, I'm looking for recommendations
from anyone who's used either of the two canopy/hood type
collectors that attach to the saw and funnel the dust into its
big bag.
Rousseau and Fastcap seem to be the only two out there. Anyone
in here have and use one of these? How pleased are you and how
well do they work?
I haven't used either of the two you referenced but I did design
and build my own out of plexiglass. Pictures are shown below.
http://s692.photobucket.com/user/dob...?sort=3&page=1
Sorry, I forgot to specify why I want one.
I'm looking for something very portable for use in clients' homes.
My situation in the shop is pretty well taken care of. But I have
a crown job coming up that's on the 3rd floor of a condo building.
The client says he'll put up plastic (nice of him!) but I want to
minimize the dust.
That information is important. As I said, it works well and folds
up so it's fairly portable. The worry I'd have in your application
is that it has nooks and crannies between the steel ribs and
covering that sawdust gets into. You might drop dust out of it while
setting up or tearing down. Maybe if you put it in another plastic
"envelope" used for transport, it would minimize the problem.
Thanks for the added info.
I'm not too concerned with dropping a pile or two of sawdust when
cleaning up, as I always carry a small shopvac to jobs and do a
once-around with it prior to leaving a site.
What I don't like to deal with (or my clients) is the airborne stuff
that floats around the room. These "hoods" perhaps coupled with a vac
seem like a very good solution to it.
BTW, I have the Dewalt saw stand and can't recommend it more highly.
It would be perfect for this application.
http://dewalt.com/tools/machinery-mi...ns-dwx723.aspx
I've seen that and am impressed. Years back I got the Ridgid portable
CMS stand and have been tickled pink with it.
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