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Hi everyone,
I just joined the forum and was wondering how to solve a problem with the dust under my mark v was built in the 1980’s
I am using in in my basement of the house, and bought a overhead dust extractor too help.
Ideas would be appreciated,
Dennis

welcome to the forum and thanks for the pics.
I see that you have a shop vac, you can attach to your SS?
It looks like you might need a longer hose to reach the SS

I have a shop vac that I use, but I like using a leave vac that I made to connect to my SS and use it it collect the dust that is on the floor

good luck and enjoy your SS

Hi and welcome to the madhouse!!
The dust collection on the shopsmith system varies with the SPT used. Dust collection is least effective with the table saw. Best with the belt sander. My bandsaw is on a separate stand and dust control is good. No matter what you do there will be some dust on the floor. Just the nature of woodworking.
I mostly use the DC3300 for dust control and clean up chores.
Just my 2 cents worth
Bill V

As Bill said

No matter what you do there will be some dust on the floor. Just the nature of woodworking.

That being said some blade guard systems work better than others at containing dust and directing it to dust collectors. Most of the Mark V with the original 500 table system in the 1980's came with the blade guard set for dust collection shown below.It leaves a lot of open space below the table for dust to escape.

It was replaced by the one shown in the picture belowIt has less open space under the table but has only an 1-1/4" hose attachment. This one was upgraded to two 2-1/2" hose attachments and provides better air flow. You can still buy either the upgrade parts or the complete upgraded guard system. Both are shown below.

When I bought my house I decided to make my shop in the basement too. Previously, that area had been used as a family/TV room. I pulled out the carpet and painted the concrete floor. Now, I simply sweep or vacuum the floor after various jobs to clean up the mess. I find it faster and easier to sweep up after the job is finished than to attempt to catch dust and chips as they fly.

Welcome. I don't know what your HVAC system is, but if you have forced air, you should consider blocking any returns from the shop area. It won't help all the debris under the unit, but it will help keep the furnace filter clean.

It bugs me that so much escapes from the table saw operation. When I use a track saw I get very little dust.

Table saw dust collection......
Hi everyone, thank-you for all the replies.
Hi Berry, I have a boiler system.
Dennis

Years ago I used a 4x12 x6 inch end boot from some old duct work mounted on a adjustable arm from a old light and attached to a saw horse for use on the top side of my disc sander and just attached a shop vac , it worked surprisingly well for catching dust that went air borne ,,but cleaning it was a pain . wood working with out dust is like rebuilding a engine and not getting grease or oil on ya . welcome aboard.