Drill Press Dust Collection Ideas

[John Goodin]

Does any one have a good system for collecting shaving debris from the drill press? I am using the Woodpecker drill press table and fence. Had I seen the Lee Valley table with dust port on the fence I probably would have bought that one. When drilling it doesn't take long for the shavings to accumulate in the corner of the garage. Thanks

[Michael Costa]

I have the same problem. If you go to woodarchivist.com and search for "drill press dust" plans for a dust collection jig come up.

[Mike Kees]

I just found a solution that works for me. I have a 4" drop with a blast gate,then I connected a articulating hose from Lee Valley. It works great,you can reposition it wherever it needs to be for the job at hand. The hose pulls out and srunches up small but more important holds a shape if you bend it etc. It was in the "dust collection" section of their catalog.

[Randy Heinemann]

This solution works great -

https://www.ptreeusa.com/dust_drill_press.html

[Ted Phillips]

This solution works great -

https://www.ptreeusa.com/dust_drill_press.html


I've got almost the same setup, but I use a 4" hose clamp with a strong magnet on the end (purchased from local Woodcraft store). The magnet attaches to the steel post of the drill and can be re-positioned very easily. Using an open-ended 4" hose picks up most of the debris from the types of operations I perform, including drum sanding.

[Jay Kepley]

I put a small bungee cord on the column, and I slip a Bosch dust collection host through it. It holds tight enough that I can adjust the location of the hose. That approach gets most dust, believe it or not. It works great.

[Nick Decker]

I just keep the shop vac hose nearby, suck up debris whenever it starts to annoy me, sometimes inhaling other things left lying around.

[Edward Weingarden]

Here's my set-up. The 6" duct has lots of airflow to suck up dust and shavings.

I tried to get the pics oriented properly but was unable to.

[Thomas Crawford]

Here's my set-up. The 6" duct has lots of airflow to suck up dust and shavings.

I tried to get the pics oriented properly but was unable to.

Seems like you might want some sort of removable mesh in front of the opening?

[Edward Weingarden]

I haven't gotten to the mesh/screen yet, but it's a good point since anything can get sucked up.

[Patrick Walsh]

I’m pretty anal retentive about dust collection. Two machines I oretty much gave up on. The drill press and the bandsaw. I have dust collection on the bandsaw but it’s usless.

As someone else said I just keep the shop vac close and give a quick pass after every operation.

[glenn bradley]

Shop made block-o-wood attached at t-track:

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Stay-put hose:

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I still use the same setup but, added a fence port (https://www.google.com/shopping/product/1?lsf=seller:1135568,store:3393253856512187126&prds=pid:12852554900705100167,oid:6792530529501305 784&q=rockler+drill+press+dust+port&hl=en&ei=XOM_XIH_GZCUtQWb0JvQBQ&lsft=gclid:EAIaIQobChMI0pWL2N3z3wIVz7rACh2RRQVwEAQ YASABEgJFRvD_BwE) during one of Rockler's "Garage Sales".

[Rod Sheridan]

I made a left and a right hand box that attaches to the fence and extracts the shavings.

Here's a photo of it being used to drill the 35mm hole for hinges.

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Regards, Rod.

[John Goodin]

Can you send a pic of this? It sounds simple and since my workspace is small my dust collection has to be moved from machine to machine.

[Derek Cohen]

I’m pretty anal retentive about dust collection. Two machines I oretty much gave up on. The drill press and the bandsaw. I have dust collection on the bandsaw but it’s usless.

As someone else said I just keep the shop vac close and give a quick pass after every operation.

Dust control is important. However I do not do anything with the drill press. The type of dust that comes off is is a nuisance, in that it creates a mess, but it is not dangerous in the way that a bandsaw or table saw create fine dust that we can inhale. I just clean up with a dust collector.

The bandsaw is another matter, and I posted on this recently (https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?270526-Dust-collection-for-bandsaw). This modification is fantastic, and clears away 90%+ of all dust that enters the bandsaw. There is some dust remaining on the table top, but even this is much reduced.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Rich Engelhardt]

I toss a roll of masking tape on the work piece & I have a hose from the DC or a shop vac positioned similar to what Glenn's 2nd picture shows.
The roll corrals the stuff that comes off the bit & the vac whisks it away slick as a whistle.
I've found nothing else that works even remotely close to the efficiency, simplicity, safety and ease of use.



The type of dust that comes off is is a nuisance, in that it creates a mess, but it is not dangerous Somewhat true - however, a 35mm Forstner bit - for making cup holes - creates an enormous amount of shavings, Rosette cutters are even worse.
Stopping after each cut to clear away the huge amount of debris gets real old - real fast - and it's tempting to just keep the drill press running while the mess is cleared away.
Very large - very sharp bits like that are something you really wish to avoid. They can maim just as easily as a saw.

With an old roll of masking tape being close the the spinning bit, there's no danger at all that I can see. If it happens to get into the bit - it just sort of bounces off. No harm no foul.
Something like a bench duster, like the $.99 on sale ones from Harbor Freight can either get all tangled up in the bit - and/or/ really "take off" if the bit hits the wooden handle - - -been there/done that - with both.

[Steve Reich]

I'm currently rebuilding an old drill press and thought of trying the system showcased in this video. Anybody tried it? Thoughts on the design?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvteT9n6lA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvteT9n6lA)

[Doug Garson]

I'm currently rebuilding an old drill press and thought of trying the system showcased in this video. Anybody tried it? Thoughts on the design?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvteT9n6lA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvteT9n6lA)
That looks like the best solution I've seen, thanks for sharing.

[Rich Engelhardt]

Thoughts on the design?Way too slow to reposition between holes. That would drive me nuts. I'll stick with my far simpler and way faster method of just tossing a roll of masking tape down on where I want to drill. I could drill a couple of doors in the time it takes to drill one hole with that thing.

[Pete Janke]

I use an older version of this Rockler piece connected to overhead dust collection and attached to the fence of my drill press. It works well for most drilling, but is blocked by very thick pieces of wood.