Porter Cable miter saw -- lots of sawdust

[Ellen Benkin]

I have a relatively new 10" PC compound miter saw with dual lasers. I like most of the features, but I have no idea what to do about the dust. The dust collection bag is a joke, and sticking my shop vac hose into the dust collection port seems to do nothing. I had to make many cuts today and ended up covered in sawdust. I really should to wear a mask when I use it. Might mine be defective? Any solutions, other than building a dust collection system just for it, would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Per Swenson]

Hello Ellen,

What works and will take a little work ,is to hook a

a Big gulp on a stand or directly to your saw.

I have minre on a small tripod.

http://www.pennstateind.com/store/dbgulp.html

Hope this helps.

Per

[Curt Harms]

Hi Ellen,

I don't know about the 10", but I have a 12" Delta dual laser. I just stick a Fein vacuum hose where the bag would otherwise attach and while it doesn't get everything, it gets 80% or more. Is something missing or not aligned on the "scoop" portion of the mechanism in back of the blade?

Curt

[Jim Becker]

I get reasonably effective collection with a combination of the guard pickup and a downdraft system on my miter station (http://sawsndust.com/a-miterstation.htm). It's not perfect but gets a lot more "stuff" than it misses.

(Ellen, I just remembered that I own you dimensions from my sharpening cabinet. Sorry...I will really try to remember today if the girls are behaving well enough for me to get into the shop for a few minutes)

[Ellen Benkin]

Using my Fein vac hose in the dust collection port is exactly what I tried to do, unsucessfuly. I'll check out the "scoop".

[Ellen Benkin]

Gosh, and I thought a Big Gulp was a drinking cup from 7-11. This seems reasonably priced so I'll check into it.

[Bill Fields]

Ellen; Not sure why, but all miter saws seem to share this problem to a greater or lesser extent.

Big Gulp is the simplest solution. It comes with an articulating arm for mounting, which you can either use or rig something else.

Bill

[Bill Hartman]

Check the hood over the blade. On the back side there should be some slots or ports for the dust to go into. They might be blocked.