Birch ply - Panel Saw - Extraction

[stable]

Hello,

I'm still tackling my dust problems! Throwing money I don't have at a problem that wont go away.

So I have an old sliding table saw that's extraction I have tried to make good by coupling a with a home made 'catcher' below the blade and a 'hood' set-up from axminster all being collected by a fairly sizeable axminster chip extractor.

Basically when cutting a sheet of birch ply (I cut this exclusively) the dust is emitted at speed straight at my crotch blasting all over me. Some goes in the sack via extarctor, more goes on the floor and a lot into the air then settling throughout the day on everything in my 500sq/m workshop.

I simply cannot catch this dust however I set-up my extraction rig.

So do I spend 1.2k on a basic panel saw from axminster. Hoping it'll do the job. Or do I save for something more expensive. Or will I never get all that dust!

Reliable extraction is the important thing here... all i'm cutting is birch ply day in, day out.

Thanks all.

Tom

 

[Blister]

Photos of your setup may help also the exit point where all the dust comes out all over you

 

[Chems]

I found the best extraction I ever had from a table saw guard was when I plugged the hose into a homemade hose near the front of the guard, try that out, should suck with that jet of crotch blast to catch the dust.

 

[Digit]

Daft question perhaps but are you certain that the blade is not cutting on the upstroke as well as on the down?

Roy.

 

[stable]

Daft question perhaps but are you certain that the blade is not cutting on the upstroke as well as on the down?

Roy.

Sorry if I sound stupid... would this be due to misaligned fence? Could be the case! Unfortunately I'm not blessed with much experience of wood working equipment.

I can get some pics.

Tom

 

[Digit]

It could indeed and was my reason for the question. Pics won't help, you need to measure from the blade to the fence, if you are using a riving kinfe measurements/alignments need to be checked there as well.

Roy.