Bob G. wrote:

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I sealed the rear port... drilled a ~ 1 1/2 hole in the side of the
lexan portion of the blade guard near the front of the blade..and
then sealed the entire front of the guard .. hooked up my old shop vac
(small hosed one NOT the normal 2 in hose ) to the new port

It works 100 percent better now.... the downside is that I have to use
both the DC and the shop Vac... when using the saw...BUT the on-off
switchs are handy and it is no problem..

This setup has been in use for maybe 5-6 years now...and I am
satisfied with it...

Bob Griffith

I have the Biesemeyer overhead dust collector and it has the port in
front of the blade. Works fine. It does seem to be counterintuitive to
put it at the back.
mahalo,
jo4hn