Thread: Hand held router dust extractor box type thingo WIP

Top placement will be better for fine dust but will get in the way for viewing, base will be better for chips, side would be a compromise.

If you want to collect the most chips a Vac will do that better than a DC and of course the vac will be ordinary for fine dust.

Ideally you'd have both a box like you are proposing with the DC and a vac running at the same time.

Are you going to be able to get the DC outside?

Have you considered rigging up a pin router? Some versions have a pin sitting above the object to be routed that follows a pattern while a router bit below does the cutting where the dust is captured. If the routed cavities are the same for each guitar you save time by having the pattern set up and only have to attach it, hot glue or screwed to waste, when you need it. Lee Valley have a small arm that could work but a bigger version of your own shouldn't be all that difficult to make with your skills.

Pete

Thanks guys,

Bob, I have the dusty outside in an enclosure, I will have 1.5 metres of hard duct from the dusty inlet to the back of the proposed cabinet.
I agree with the idea of using both the vac and the dust extractor,I just can't get my head around how you would deal with vac hose as mine is connected to the router
at the back .

QC, I have only ever used large industrial versions of these set ups,and I am space constrained, good idea though I will do some looking around.