Given the discussions in another thread (Kapex Question), I decided to make some dado cuts for a shop project on the Kapex instead of on the SawStop (which would involve changing the blade and cartridge...too much work unless I'm doing lots and lots of dadoes).
For these cuts, the dado depth was the same as the table saw's mitre channels (initial cuts were not set to the right depth...so they were repeated). Kapex was used with a short 36mm hose, autoswitch, and Dust Deputy (didn't check if it was empty or close to full). The board was turned around to complete the dadoes as the board exceeded the saw's cutting capacity. And because of that, I did have to make cuts like using a chop saw, and that should be a negative factor for dust collection.
The first two images show the "before" and the last three "after." Judge for yourself the effectiveness of the Stache shroud. All the fine particles that were NOT captured by dust collection gathered right behind the shroud. Imagine if the regular shroud was used, where those particles would be found.
For these cuts, the dado depth was the same as the table saw's mitre channels (initial cuts were not set to the right depth...so they were repeated). Kapex was used with a short 36mm hose, autoswitch, and Dust Deputy (didn't check if it was empty or close to full). The board was turned around to complete the dadoes as the board exceeded the saw's cutting capacity. And because of that, I did have to make cuts like using a chop saw, and that should be a negative factor for dust collection.
The first two images show the "before" and the last three "after." Judge for yourself the effectiveness of the Stache shroud. All the fine particles that were NOT captured by dust collection gathered right behind the shroud. Imagine if the regular shroud was used, where those particles would be found.
