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Next project before I start cranking out wood. Make a dust collector like Jim Roadifer https://youtu.be/rCVBWPOr09M He's doing it on a Mark with more spacious table slot than my 10er. I only have 3 inches which doesn't leave much with 2" pvc. Used the Dado set that came with it again to carve out the ends of a 3" wide slab of nylon I recived as a gift.




Then bought another HF horror to make the 2 3\8" hole in a 2x4. Going to put 4 screws into it & see if it holds up. If not i'll have to make 2 piece of nylon.




Finished and it works perfect. Catches 90% of the saw dust. Most of the dust in the picture after cutting 6 1/8" shims was from forgetting to turn on the Shopvac for one cut after I changed the shot 8" to a new Skill 7 1/4".
I used a 3" long piece of thin wall 2" 45% ell & a female adapter. Shopvac hose screws in tight.

Why would you want to do this? I know I would feel a lot safer have a lower saw guard. If you accidentally reached under the table while the saw was running, this would be a very dangerous setup. Do you not have a lower saw guard for your Shopsmith?

Impressive with regard to dust collection.

Scary with regard to safety.

Won't happen in this shop. If this is the only solution, I'll use the broom more.

LOL I have a vac connected to the miter saw and still have to use a broom .
JMO the dado set above looks like it could use a good sharpening ?

RFGuy wrote:Why would you want to do this? I know I would feel a lot safer have a lower saw guard. If you accidentally reached under the table while the saw was running, this would be a very dangerous setup. Do you not have a lower saw guard for your Shopsmith?

10ER's came with an upper guard, but not a lower.

There was a lower guard sold as an accessory, but they are extremely rare.

I use a lower guard for a Mark 5 on mine, but don't have it connected to dust collection.

The YouTube video that was posted shows this on a Mark V (500). Haven't these always had a lower saw guard, or did the 500 also start with no lower saw guard?

The Mark 5 did NOT come with either guard. Optional extra cost only.
But that was almost 60 yrs ago.

JPG wrote:The Mark 5 did NOT come with either guard. Optional extra cost only.
But that was almost 60 yrs ago.

Guess I am too young to remember any Mark V to not come with saw guards!!!

I don't know that age has anything to do with it. I am 80+ and I don't remember that either.

I also use a 500 lower guard with my 10ER. But the openings on the ends certainly let a lot of saw dust out.