Thread: Dust Extraction Problems

Rollo,
Do you have a Triton Router ?
If so you need to connect a second hose to the router itself on the under side of the table. It's part of the clear acrylic shroud.

Ian

no I have a ryobi and the dust extraction port on it isn't a standard size so i'm struggling to attach anythng to it at the moment.

Do you think this will help with the other hose becoming blocked though? Or just help pick up additional dust that falls through?

Rollo,
Dunno - but it's got to be worth a shot.
I use both extraction points on my Triton router/table and I've never had a cloggng problem.
I think it stands to reason that the more ways you remove the waste the less likely it is to collect any place.

Ian

Originally Posted by Rollo87

I've just gotten a triton router table and have the dust bucket set up to extract dust from the guard. the problem is the hose keeps blocking and then I completely lose suction throught the hose and the bucket just collapses in on itself. Then due to the lack of suction through the gaurd all the dust flies out the bottom and all over me.

What are you routing and how big a bite are you taking with each pass? Unless there's a kink in the hose, I've never known one become blocked with dust, only with chips and/or shavings.

The extraction direction depends also on the type of cut you're taking. If you're profiling an edge, routing with the stock face down on the table, then the vast majority of waste will need to be extracted from below, with a lighter strength extraction from above - using the valves on the bucket. If you're performing a straight cut on an edge, then you are likely to be able to extract from either direction, although preferably from above, with a lighter strength below for gravity-borne waste.

Cutting housing joints (trenching/dado cutting) on the table has it's own difficulties. It's extremely difficult to extract from below after the initial part of the cut, as the waste will travel along the trench and shoot out at the left-hand side of the piece.

Ray

thanks ian, i'll give it a go.

Ray, I am getting some fairly large chips coming off, is this a problem with router speed or with the type of routing i'm doing. (planing 1mm off 50mm stock)?

Originally Posted by Rollo87

Ray, I am getting some fairly large chips coming off, is this a problem with router speed or with the type of routing i'm doing. (planing 1mm off 50mm stock)?

If I understand you correctly, that the height of the stock being planed is 50mm and you're removing 1mm, then you ought to be using a high speed and a medium feed rate. Too fast a feed rate will result in chipping, too slow will burn. When you get the speed right, you'll know because the cut will be almost effortless. However, 50mm "shavings" will be almost certain to clog the relatively small pipes on the Triton system. I'd probably run the stock through without extraction (very little airborne dust will be produced) then sweep up.

However, if I've not understood you correctly, let me know.

Ray.

thanks ray, i'll try upping the speed and see how that goes but if all else fails atleast I know I don't have a real problem just an issue with the type of routing i''m doing