Vacuum/dust collector

[Mike N]

Does anyone use a vacuum/dust collector on the CW. If so where do you put it? Do you replace the dust bag with it? Does that work?

Mike

[Chris Cordina]

I use dust collection, it works well. See pictures. The one pict shows after running a project. The only problem would be that it could interfer with a add on that carvewright plans for the future. in that case can always tape over the hole. I tried dust collection out of the side but that didn't work, too far from work.

[Mike N]

Thanks Chris. That looks like a great setup but I would hate to cut the plastic cover but I'm gonna have to. What addons are you talking about?

Mike

[irv doty]

I made a dust colledctor by building a cabnet for the CarveWright that has plenum under the machine. I cut a rectangular hole in the top below the machine. I made a "gasket" between the cabnet top and the lower casting skirt on the machine. I connected my "Jet" dust collector to the plenun through a blast gate. I also removed Muffler/dust collector from the machine and connected the port to the plenum.

It worked very good on the only project that I have done since the modification. That project was a plaque on pine using only the 1/16 ball nose bit. I plan to make anouther run today. Will let you know and take some pictures.

Irv Doty, Houston, TX

[Chris Cordina]

They are planning on a duplicator of some sort , anyway something is planed for that shelf. I figure Ill use it this way untill whenever. It beats all that sawdust interfering with sensors and rollers.

[ditchdoc]

I went to Sears and bought one of their tool stands (about 40 bucks) and put an mdf top on it with a four inch hole cut in the center of the board. I then screwed a dust collection adapter on the underneath side of the board with which I can attach my vacuum hose. I put the machine on the top, centered over the hole. About 70 percent of the dust is drawn out the bottom. I have a small portable Craftsman dust collector which runs at about 110 cfm. This does an adequate job of removing most of the dust and the hose is out of the way. I'm sure a more powerful system would do even better. If you buy one of these tool stands, you will have to beef up the legs with some braces at their bottom ends. The sheet metal is a little flimsy for the weight of the machine. I also added casters which allows the machine to roll around.

[Bill]

ditchdoc;
You say

about 70 percent of the dust is drawn out the bottom

Does the CarveWright machine have an opening in the bottom for the dust/chips to fall out or to be drawn out from with a dust collector ? do have any pics. you can share of the way you have your dust collector set up?
Thanks .. Bill.

[ditchdoc]

The carvewright machine is pretty open on the bottom. There is no dedicated dust port there. I just attached an angled collector hose adaptor to the bootom of my mdf top and center the machine over the hole. When my vacuum is turned on, enough air current is produced to draw the dust out the bottom. Sorry, I don't have pictures.

[ramlin]

Bill,
I can't seem to find the dust collector you talk about. Do you
know the model number and name. This is the size I would
like to use on the CW I am going to buy. Also how big is
the unit?

Thanks

[menewfy]

is it able to creat enough suction to pull it out of the machine or are you just getting what falls thru?

I like the concept though thanks for sharing