MINI-Vac with Incra Fence

[EQUINOX400]

I have the vac connected to the Incra split fence on their router table. When I open up the fence to accomodate a larger bit, like a 5/8" chamfer bit, most of the sawdust lands on the floor under the table. Is it possible to have decent suction with the fence opened up, or am I asking for the moon?

 

[nickao]

You need to get a collection point under the table as well as in the fence.

 

[Alan m]

what i se on my incra wonder fence is card board. just lay a strip up top and clamp a strip to the front. if something goes wrong the cardboard wount do you any harm.

another problem is that dust goes back up the right hand extrusion.

 

[fidelfs]

I use blue tape.  It works fine.

 

[semenza]

Where are you guys putting the cardboard and blue tape?

I have the Wonder Fence and decided to just go with under table collection from a regular DC , 4" line.  At first I hooked up both the DC and a vac to the fence port. However I found that the fence hook up did not do anything additional when the under table was on.  I ended up removing the vac port and closing it off.

I suspect that the vac port on the fence will not really be enough to do the job  (well) itself.

Seth

 

[Alan m]

seth
i put the cardboard over the gep that is created when the wonder fence extrusions are widened for a large bit. when there is a big gap the makeup air doesnt pull the dut into the dcport as it would when there is a small bit.
what kind of undertable dc port have you

 

[semenza]

seth
i put the cardboard over the gep that is created when the wonder fence extrusions are widened for a large bit. when there is a big gap the makeup air doesnt pull the dut into the dcport as it would when there is a small bit.
what kind of undertable dc port have you

I mounted a home built box under the center of the table. It is about 14" tall and a couple inches bigger than the size of the router plate.  Bottom draw. The bottom is a standard plastic 4" dust hood with a 90 degree elbow taking it to the side of the table cart for easy hose connection.  Hooked to a 1 1/2 hp collector. It gets almost everything.

Seth

 

[Alan m]

are you woried about the dc pulling the air away from the motor that it need to cool it as the motor blows towards the base and the dc suck the opisite way

 

[semenza]

are you woried about the dc pulling the air away from the motor that it need to cool it as the motor blows towards the base and the dc suck the opisite way

I did have some concerns with that initailly because I had read that others had motors burn out. I also thought about all the dust being pulled into the motor.  But it has not been a problem yet, and I have been using it regularly for several years. Including some long sessions 2-3 hours straight without turning it off.  I think as far as cooling goes that the DC is moving a ton of air around the motor and probably doing the job.

I guess time will tell.

Seth

 

[semenza]

Here is a pic of the DC set up on my router table.

Seth