circular saw w/ dust collection?

Jan 04, 2004 5 Replies

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Steve Dunbar

I've hooked up my shop vac to the dust chute on my Porter-Cable Saw Boss on occasion. It picks up much but not all of the sawdust.

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David Arcoleo 22 years ago

My wife is demanding dust collection in my basement and I'm not up to buying the Festool cause of the $$ right now. The only other full size circular saw I see is the hitachi which has a dust chute that I think you can attach a vac to. Anyone know if this actually works?

-Dave

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Steve Dunbar 22 years ago

I've hooked up my shop vac to the dust chute on my Porter-Cable Saw Boss on occasion. It picks up much but not all of the sawdust.

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Bob S. 22 years ago

The Porter Cables have the dust tube you can attach a vacuum to also. I know it works reasonably well since I bought one for my bro 2 years ago and have used it a couple of times. But no, it doesn't get it all.

Bob S.

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Clint 22 years ago

The Porter Cable 743

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has a dust chute as well. You'd also need a reducer, as I think it's only about an inch or so in diameter. I don't know that I'd want to hook it up to a shop-vac, as I think that would be rather awkward. But if the Boss says so...

Clint

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Wood Butcher 22 years ago

I also have the PC-743 and use the PC hose

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with it. It connects directly to the saw & the shop vac with no adapter needed. This setup gets about 90% of the dust. When I'm doing a bunch of cutting I'll duck tape a piece of cardboard over the side of the blade housing and it will then get about 98%.

Art

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JGS 22 years ago

I believe a run of sump pump tubing will work well as it is light and flexible. Use a heat gun to make one end fit the saw's port and stick the Shop Vac's 1

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