Router Table dust collection?

[Rick Huelsbeck]

Any and all idea's welcome. I'm pretty new to routers in general so I have no idea of what would work.

[Larry Fox]

Best dust collection at the router table for me has been a set of casters and a clear path to the garage door - both allow me to move it outside. They are dusty buggers.

[Greg Hines, MD]

I have a PC 890 "D handle base" in my router table. This one features through-the-handle dust collection, and I have a reducer and shop-vac hose attached to it. This goes into a PVC wye that attaches another hose to the fence, and then the shop-vac hose goes out to the vacuum. It works very well to collect most of the chips and dust when I use the table. If I can, when I get home, I will see if I can find some photos.

Doc

[Jim O'Dell]

I like the up/side draft style I did on my router table. I think it helps keep dust out of the router. But it wasn't my idea. See Bill Huber's post here: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=65058 Pictures and a good write up on how he did his. Jim.

[Joe Scharle]

Other than the usual fence collector I made a chute to collect from under the table like this:

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/194/thumbs/Under_RT_Dust_Port.JPG (http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=17133)

[Kev Godwin]

Rick,
I capture dust at my router table two ways. The majority is collected below the table from a plywood box mounted to enclose the router. I use a door to access the router. This method I found to be best for routing the faces of materials. Edges of pieces benefit by collection directly behind the bit at the fence. Many kits are available from such sources as Rockler, etc.
Kev

[Jim Becker]

My choice for the last three router table setups has been a 4" port on the cabinet and either a hole directly up through the table to a hood on the fence or a hose to the fence, depending on the generation of table. My current solution, unfortunately, must use the hose to the fence since I'm using the BenchDog cast iron table. The port for the small, 2.5" hose is off the back of the cabinet.

[Gene Michael]

Have a 2 1/2" inch hose on the cabinet and another on the fence. Recently bought a better dust coollector, so am changing the cabinet outlet to 4" to improve the airflow. If your router is in a fully enclosed area, such as a compartment with a door, be sure to place a vent in a position that will permit a healthy flow of air to enter. This will improve dust pick-up and help prevent overheating of the router motor.:)

[glenn bradley]

4" below:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=71532&d=1189348373

and fence above:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=98102&d=1223231525