Simple dust shroud for the Kapex Saw

[awehnert]

I'm no rocket scientist, but the dust shroud I created for the Kapex saw works pretty well for dust containment. It is also cheap and easy to make. It's a cut up 5 gallon bucket we all use quite often and if you do painting or drywall mud work they are readily available. cut it 5" high off the bottom of the bucket, make it 4 3/4 deep of the outside edge. Cut an inside arc with your jigsaw to match the arc of the Kapex rotary slide on the inside edge (mine is a little bigger on the arc for the first time trying). Take your jigsaw and notch out the bottom for the side rotational pin area. Then drill and tap a 1/4-20 hole in the angle housing just off the side pivot pin assembly and drill a hole in the bottom of the shroud to match the location. My picture does not show them yet, but you will need to drill additional holes in the bottom for the angle positions (45, 22.5, etc.). Then as you rotate to another angle just reset the shroud position. Hope this helps those that are moaning about dust collection issues.
[big grin]

Art Wehnert
Country Construction Co.
Yorkville, Illinois

 

[roblg3]

ii love it!  great job.  have you found a position it does NOT work in yet?

 

[awehnert]

I did not put the extra holes in yet - figured I would do them as needed, but it could be arc routed with a slot so you just loosen the screw and the shroud should pivot with the table.
I did not do that as  thought it might weaken the hold down of the screw and washer. I think I'll try that though, they're easy to duplicate if something doesn't work out.

Thanks for appreciating the concept! [cool]

 

[roblg3]

As soon as my kapex arrives I'll join you in the testing phases!

 

[Acrobat]

I like it, I like it alot [smile]. Think I may just give it a try, although I may just double stick tape it on and see how it goes first, that way I'm not buggering up anything as I may be likely to do [blink]

 

[stvrowe]

I am considering upgrading to a Kapex and one of the reasons is dust collection.  So my serious and silly question of the day is;  Why is an additional dust shroud needed for the Kapex?

 

[tbellemare]

Steve:

That's a really good question...

I just used my Kapex in our living area twice recently. I roll it in on the UG and set up the wings.

Although it is relatively dust free, it is not actually dust free. It is dust free enough that I don't worry about it and I'm fairly certain that the "fines" are handled. Since I have a Ct attached, when I'm done, I just clean up the machine, stand, and surroundings quickly - and I'm done.

It doesn't blow crap everywhere like a typical miter saw. What is left to clean up is right there and pretty easy.

That's my experience each time and there have been several. I use it with a CT 26 and 36mm x 3.5m hose.

If I get in a hurry, I get worse results from the dust and the cuts. Normally, I'm more methodical and that helps.

I think, for me, the comfortable portability of the saw/set up and being able to use it at the point of attack is huge. I can bring it in and use it right next to where I want the work piece installed and not think twice about it. I don't have to isolate the area or evacuate the premises.

Tom

 

[RC]

Looks like a neat idea, but couldn't you get away with a few rare earth magnets glued to the table at suitable angle increments to cater for the angled cuts without using tools to adjust the extra dust collar?

I highly doubt there is so much pressure on the dust shroud that it would move it put in place with magnets.