Acrylic Dust Collector from the front

[glassocean]

Hey guy's
I may not be well schooled at the machine itself, but I hate not having a dust collector. I've been working on a prototype for a few weeks and came up with a version that will allow me to see whats going on down there.
This is a very raw prototype, but I think I have the bugs worked out for the next one. I ony had to cut a small portion off of the bottom of the front cover.
I used it today with a cheap Harbor Freight DC and was very pleased.
I had to upload the photos since the forum always wants a smaller pic, no matter how small I go. And no, it does not hit the chuck

[James RS]

I like it, as you say you can still see what's going on

[hotpop]

glassocean,

Great job! If you consider making a few more to sell put me on your list.

[Steven Alford]

Now that is what I call a dust collector!!
I like that you can see what is going on.
When you have these in production, I will take one, as long as it does not cost as much as my machine did!!

[hess]

looks well made and sucks good too?

Do you just lift it out of the way at bit changes?

[jaustin]

looking at the 2nd picture and the 3rd picture .
How do you support the weight of the hose so it does weigh the back end down?
causing the front to flip up that is inside of the machine

[glassocean]

Do you just lift it out of the way at bit changes?

Yes, right now I'm using carpet tape to support it, but have plans to use velcrow




Jeff

[glassocean]

looking at the 2nd picture and the 3rd picture .
How do you support the weight of the hose so it does weigh the back end down?
causing the front to flip up that is inside of the machine

That seems to be the bigest problem at this point. If you look at pic 2, you can se the supports w/carpet tape attached. I want to permanently mount acrylic supports on the DC and use velcrow for easy removal. I am experimenting with a few different ways to make it snug and secure.


Jeff

[Digitalwoodshop]

GREAT JOB !!!!!!!! EXCELLENT PROJECT !!!!!!

Did you cut the acrylic with the CW?

AL

[AskBud]

Check out the possibility of using the 2 existing screw holes in the shelf for your teathering. I was able to find the correct thread and then just got, or made, thumb screws when I was testing my low profile (wooden) unit.
AskBud