I recently bought a 2 HP cyclone with cartridge dust collector. Unpacking and assembling with great anticipation, but I blew the budget on the unit, so the corrugated hose will have to do for a while.
I cut a fair amount of wood on the table saw, and figured it was time to check the bin.
Nothing in the bin, and I can see there's nothing in the plastic bag.
I have a Rigid R4511 Hybrid saw, with the plastic dickie on the side I never noticed before (never as concerned about dust control before) that I have a gigantic opening on the top of the plastic hood, a rectangle of about 5x8. In addition, a bunch of slots which I filled with caulk. Oh, yes, in lieu of my giant dust collector, I filled a 5 gallon bucket of my dust deputy with the fine sawdust from inside the cabinet that never got collected because the mighty DC was sucking ......nothing.
Since the plastic cover doesn't do anything as the motor is totally within the cabinet, I'm going to fashion a cover from plywood to cover the existing hole, (I'll be selling the saw soon) and check the collection again. I already use a zero clearance throat plate.
I guess the good thing is that when I go shopping for a new table saw I'll have a better idea what to look for about dust collection.