A plastic pail or container of some sort bungee corded up with a 2.5"
hole at the bottom, Some sort of port at the bottom. Make a manifold
box with 4 inch hole at the bottom and a few 2.5 inch holes in the
top. Both ideas seen at the Gwinnett Woodworkers group meeting a month
ago.

"Steven and Gail Peterson" wrote:

I am a few years ahead of you, both in building a router table, and in
frustration at dust collection. I have made and remade a few fences trying
to get something acceptable. Don't even think of anything smaller than 2.5
in, and you still have to find the smallest area for air to move through. I
have used "through the fence" systems, but there is always sawdust escaping,
and some always goes through the hole for the bit and collects down there.
And there is always dust falling down into the rotating router. I think I
will have to add dust collection under the table. If you find the ideal
system, let me know.

Steve

"Jim Bailey" wrote in message
...
I've almost finished a new router table and I' thinking about dust
collection for it. I don't plan to pipe my shop and I have a 4" quick
disconnect on my DC host that i use on my planer, jointer, and another
router table, at the cutter/fence only.

I'd like to come up with a plan to have a collection point under (at) the
router itself (it's boxed in), then somehow 'T' off that externally to
another that goes up to the fence (Woodpecker with 2 1/2" fitting), so
that
I can simply hook my quick disconnect into a single point and draw from
both
areas.

I'm thinking that 2 1/2" hose on each area would be fine for this
purpose -
am I wrong ? Then adapt it out for the 4" disconnect.

I also see though that the most available (selection) fittings/hose are
4",
so I don't know if I can come up with an appropriate setup anyway.

Has anyone else done this ? Ideas ? Is my explanation clear ?

jim





Jim B.