Drill press dust collection

[Brian Keith]

Can members post pics of their dp dc. I would like to put some sort of collector on mine and would like to see some pics. Thanks

[Charles Wiggins]

Can members post pics of their dp dc. I would like to put some sort of collector on mine and would like to see some pics. Thanks

Brian,

I don't have a DP but here's an interesting solution (http://www.woodcentral.com/shots/shot673.shtml) from Mike Delfuoco.

[Stan Welborn]

http://www.hensonbrooms.com/photos/large/brooms/Kitchen_Broom.jpg

... and a floor sweep hooked into my DC right behind it. ;)

[Lance Norris]

This probably wont help unless you have one of the newer Delta drill presses with the woodworking table, but here goes. This table has a removeable wooden insert to drill into and a 4 inch hole in the center of the table, so it was a no brainer. I used a 4" HVAC takeoff and just bent the tabs around the opening and then used the bolts that are to hold the wood insert into the table to hold the takeoff. Of course, it works great. I wont be surprised, if some day soon, all drill presses will come with a 4" port like this. Works great for drum sanding as well as drilling.

[Tom Veatch]

Can members post pics of their dp dc. I would like to put some sort of collector on mine and would like to see some pics. Thanks

Issue 94 of Shop Notes has plans for a drill press table with dust collection features built in. Can't show pictures since I haven't built one yet.

[Les Derusha]

file:///C:/WINDOWS/TEMP/moz-screenshot.jpgThis table is from Rockler, the dust collection is ok.

[Todd Hyman]

Issue 94 of Shop Notes has plans for a drill press table with dust collection features built in. Can't show pictures since I haven't built one yet.

I'm working on that table right now. I'll have to post some photos this weekend.

[Tom Veatch]

I'm working on that table right now. I'll have to post some photos this weekend.

Yeah, I started on mine this afternoon. Maybe I'll throw up a picture or two also. Assuming I'm not too ashamed of the way it turns out.


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[Chris Friesen]

I have to say that the Loc-Line system looks kind of interesting. It just recently showed up at Lee Valley.

http://www.leevalley.com/images/item/woodworking/dustcollection/03j6721i.jpg

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=58751&cat=51&ap=1

[Art Allen]

I had the LocLine, and it was reasonably easy to get it fairly close to the bit or move it out of the way. It is not as easy as you think to position the hose perfectly because it will not usually stay precisely where you put it; often, it wants to move a few inches after you let go of it. The bigger problem is that collecting dust on a drill press is inherently difficult, it is even harder than on a SCMS. Most of the dust is slung around in every direction. Even if the dust/shavings get a few inches away from the LocLine, it will not pick them up. I tried using different diameters of hose at the end of the LocLine and it did not help; the narrow nozzle was particularly ineffective. The LocLine is rather stiff and does not work well to move it around the table to collect the dust when the DP table gets full of dust/shavings. An ordinary shop vac hose works much better for that. If you use a sufficient length of LocLine to clean up the table when it gets messy, the LocLine will sag and not stay put near the drill bit. I would guestimate that no more than 20% of the dust made it into the LocLine. Also, the Drill Press is much quieter than a ShopVac (IMO, the LocLine hose is too small to use effectively with a dust collector). I agree with Stan; clean up afterwards because this is what you will be doing anyway.

I have never tried collecting dust from the bottom of the table. It seems to me that you could not have a backer board if you do that, and none of the dust will be collected until you have drilled all the way through the workpiece. For those will experience with this method, does it work well? Do you push the dust into the hole when you are done drilling? I am not understanding the concept.

[Mark Carlson]

Brian,

I've been happy with the locline system. I just place it about 1in from the drill bit and pretty much gets everything. I connect a Festool CT22 vac to the end of the locline.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=78044&d=1198859105

[Lance Norris]

I have never tried collecting dust from the bottom of the table. It seems to me that you could not have a backer board if you do that, and none of the dust will be collected until you have drilled all the way through the workpiece. For those will experience with this method, does it work well? Do you push the dust into the hole when you are done drilling? I am not understanding the concept.

You are pretty much correct. I use a solid insert to back up the board Im drilling and when Im done, just lift the insert out and suck away the chips. Since there isnt much actual dust when drilling, it works well for clean up. Where it does work well for dust is when drum sanding and I do use my DP for this quite a bit.

[Bob Michaels]

I'm using the same Rockler table as Les Derusha. Dust collection is pretty good and the table was on sale for a little over $100 and available so I didn't have to spend time building one. It was meant as a temporary solution for me but has been in action much longer than expected. Worth the money, but not what I would call an ultimate solution, which will need to be custom built. Having said that, I keep looking at the Woodpecker drill press tables as they appear appealing to me.

[glenn bradley]

I'm using the same Rockler table as Les Derusha. Dust collection is pretty good and the table was on sale for a little over $100 and available so I didn't have to spend time building one. It was meant as a temporary solution for me but has been in action much longer than expected. Worth the money, but not what I would call an ultimate solution, which will need to be custom built. Having said that, I keep looking at the Woodpecker drill press tables as they appear appealing to me.

I've got the Woodpecker and after running it for awhile would be really unhappy to do without it. No built in DC but, it really optimizes the Delta's "woodworking" table build. I wouldn't hesitate to get one again. If you catch it on sale you can get it for not much more than the cost of the parts.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=64635&d=1179190986

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=64636&d=1179190997

P.s. Love the way it clears the handle: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=64632&d=1179190959

[Carl Eyman]

Just sold my drill press. When I used the DP as a poor man's OSS I took my vacuum hose and found the tapered tube that is the termination of the hose just fit into the hole under the table - a beautiful twist fit. With the table raised close to the sanding drum 100% of t6he dust scooted down that hole.

[Darren Fast]

I recently built a table with dust collection underneath. Here are a couple of photos. It works surprisingly well. I'm thinking of adding some additional holes to the plate to suck the dust in while I'm drilling as opposed to just during cleanup. I haven't used it with a sanding drum yet, but I expect that it will work extremely well.