5000 Dust Solution for Miter Saws, Silver

95% perfect. Here is my assessment: 1. The instructions are not very good. A more step-by-step set of photos would have helped because placement is important and you don’t want to start drilling holes until you’re sure. 2. Instructions for folding it back up are missing. Getting the unit back in the bag was difficult. 3. On the first attempt at dust collection the excess fabric got pulled into the dust port and stopped most of the airflow. I solved this problem by two rows of self-adhesive Velcro to hold the excess fabric against the back of the till cart on which the miter saw sits. Once everything was properly set up, no saw dust escaped onto the floor. Highly effective!

I couldn't be more impressed with how well this works. I have this mounted on a Ridgid 10" compound miter saw. Before my workshop full of Man Tools was always polluted with saw dust, every surface high and low would continue their dusty progression. Dust would be tracked upstairs to the woman areas which was putting a negative effect on the sammich production. Not any more. This hood catches 99% of saw dust, there are only minute amounts on the floor now. The majority of sawdust from a miter saw comes out the sides of the blade, so your bag or even a vacuum attachment is only catching a small amount. Overall performance: Excellent Installation: Head scratcher. The directions are pointless, there are no examples of this being attached to your particular saw, and my google machine was not hitting on any Ridgid mounts. I scratched my head for a while making sure whatever it was mounted to still allowed for all cuts, even bevel. After what seemed like forever it finally came to me, hopefully the pictures attached to this review will help other Ridgid saw owners. Range of Saw Motion: 95% still workable. There is only one 45° compound bevel cut to the left that can not be made with my current mount setup. So only if I have to fully extend the saw which is only on large moldings. But that same cut can be made on the right side. Overall: 4.9 stars. Directions and their youtube video are trash. It is mounted to a 2.5" dedicated Ridgid shop vac with an iVac Automated Vacuum Switch which is a dream come true. Saw turns on, shop vac turns on 2 seconds later, saw turns off, shop vac turns off 8 seconds later. I used a 4" fernco coupling and Woodstock W1044 4-to-2-1/2-Inch Reducer The construction seems very strong which relates in the price. If you want a clean workshop or jobsite this is for you.

Very helpful in controlling dust from the messiest machine in the shop. Edges are stretchy so you can custom fit. Mounting brackets are very simple and not easily bendable. Our saw is a Bosch with the mobile stand and mounting was pretty easy. Other saws may be more challenging. I have several 4” to 2-1/2” adaptors, but none fit snugly to the tent outlet so I just duct-taped together. Works well enough. Pricey for what it is, but MUCH better than nothing.

I had to do some "rigging" to mount the stanchions, but that's just to be expected. All of our miter saws have different base plates, some are on stands, mine's on a folding, rolling cart stand, etc. It didn't take much thought or work to get it attached, properly aligned and "pitched" (like a mini tent) over my saw. I have invested considerable expense and energy creating a fairly unique wood dust collection beam/network. I have put this item off, as a CRITICAL component, far longer than I should have. Particularly since I love woodwork and furniture building, but am very allergic to most tree species, esp. pine, oak, cedar, redwood....you know, everything we make fine dust out of, all the time. Brutal reality that requires a lot more than Shop Vac "dust collection." We all know miter saws make a TON of dust, much of which never even makes it into the built-in vac hose attachment. This is the much better option. And is very well built, in WA State, U.S.A. I know there are $90 knockoffs out there but, if you're like me and want to support well-made domestic products (not just junk that happens to be made here, but quality USA-made products), then do what I did and bite the bullet and buy the one you know you should and will be much happier with, in the end. I am!

The only thing in my shop dustier than my miter was the router, when being used free-hand. I have top notch sanders with dust collectors and a sanding station with top, back and sides [anything without them is working at 20% efficiency]. The jointer, planer, routing table, band saws and other things have fair dust collection, but the miter, an often used tool, was a pain to collect dust from. An old cover from a projection television worked, but was bulky. This solved that problem, collects dust well, is light and still allows me to use the collector. A couple weeks in use and the inch of dust behind the saw has shown no signs of trying to return. I did have to play to get it installed to my satisfaction, but designing something like this for every miter and stand out there would be just short of impossible. The only design problem I saw was, the dust collector would pull some of the hood into the exhaust port, plugging it. I solved that problem with a piece of scrap 3/8 plywood about 5-1/2" wide and about 20" long. I cut a hole the same size as the port in the center, then hot glued around the port. I tried to keep the glue off the hood glue off the hood material and on the port, in case the material might melt, but which did not turn out to be a problem. Of course, you could also use silicon caulk. Installed and operating, the hood works great. Now I just need to add lights and a switch.

As Described

This is a great product! It is easy to set up and works perfectly. It’s a pity I could not afford the version with lights but I will solve that another way, it is a bit dark inside the hood at times. I would recommend this to anyone with a mitre saw, now I work in a clean environment and I can see cuts even when doing bulk cutting!

Quick and easy assembly, I’ve only used it for a couple of cuts , but it seems to catch most of the saw dust,

The tent is best money I spent ...it keeps dust in one area ...and connected to a vacuum it keeps clean... especially MDF

Está bueno sí que atrapa todo el polvo y/o aserrín, en lo que he batallado es en la instalación porque lo asegure en la base de la sierra y ahí estorba para colocar la madera a corte, entonces se debe hacer alguna adaptación en mejor posicion en el pie de sierra