Table Saw Overarm Dust Collection, Shop Built x 2
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In this video I build a pair of over arm dust collectors. I built the first one as an experiment, I liked it so much I built the second. I worked to improve the design the second time around. I am happy with the end result, both collect almost all the dust created on the top side of the blade. I hope you find this build interesting. Feel free to ask questions.
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Great narration. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Not only do you provide clear concise content but your sense of humour is always entertaining. Very well done
Thank you.
Nice build. Edit - I just watched this again and I should have added that the video is very well done. Well organized, nothing extraneous, no silly jokes, great explanation and delivery. (And no music).
Thanks!
Very nice project, greetings from Germany / Bavaria.
Thank you very much!
I know how hard it is to build and I really appreciate the work to record it. I can’t imagine and you do an excellent job!
Thank you.
Great Idea. Dust collection like this has been on my list for a long time. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, its been a great addition so far.
This dude is allergic to making bad videos. Thanks Mike for another great shop project.
Ha! Thank you very much.
Your workmanship shows even in shop accessories.
Good video.
Thanks Chris.
I really appreciate this project, Mike...I've been wanting to build an overhead collection setup for my slider for a long time and your hood design (the second one) is right about what I want. I have to mount it differently because of the sloped ceiling over my saw due to a stairway to the upstairs of my shop, but in general, this was very helpful. BTW, I like the clamping beam...what a great idea!
Thanks Jim, its been a great addition to the saws so far.
Nice build, nice results! I did something similar and after a few gyrations, I realized that my habit is that my blade is never more than a quarter inch above the product, so I adapted the dust collection hood to that reality because we are all a little different! lol
Thank you.
I made the same system for dust collecting. It works great. Thanks Mike.
Thank you. Its been great so far.
Thanks for sharing Mike! I've been researching overarm dust collection systems for the past week. I'm inclined to try making my own after watching you video.
So far I'm happy with the two that I have made.
That turned out great! Definitely a must have for the table saw, I need one for mine!
Thank you.
Saved well over $1000 and got something that’ll make you smile. Nice.
Also, people had entire teams of engineers, you had, you.
Thank you.
Brilliant work as always brother. Love the aesthetic of the dust shroud too!
Thank you very much.
Just watched a bunch of your shop videos and hit the subscribe button. I am enjoying your workmanship and humor. I didn’t read every single one of your almost 400 comments, but I glanced and didn’t see anyone talk about the Plexiglass you used for your guards. Plexiglass is an acrylic which can shatter very easily. Lexan is polycarbonate which is what they make safety glasses and bullet proof glass items. It’s a much safer material to use around the blade in case something happens and the acrylic shatters where polycarbonate will just bend.
I'm not sure what I called it in the video, but it is lexan. I think I use plexiglass in place of lexan, probably not a good habit.
Love the design of the blade shroud. I have a homemade ceiling mounted guard, but it never gets used because the shroud sucks. The way yours looks/works would make me actually use it. Once house renos are done I am going to make one similar!
Thank you. So far I am really happy with the way these work.
The shop assistant is becoming a pro! Great video.
He sure is. Thank you.
I enjoy watching and listening to your videos. Your son has good concentration.
Thank you. When he wants to he can really stay focused.
Great vid.
Thanks to Mike and the shop apprentice
Thank you very much.
I predict this video will get well over one million views. This is so awesome and so are your videos. That outside shot around the 9 minute mark was beautiful!
Thank you. I hope you are right.
Very good. I like the functionality of it. I have a table saw and dust is everywhere. I’ll look into a system such as yours for my saw
Thanks.
I've got to get me one of those. I'm sooooo sick of the dust recovery procedure I put myself through each time i turn on the table saw. Great job mate.
Collecting dust at the table saw is a challenge. I have been through that procedure many times.
I wish I can like your videos more than once, love seeing what you come up with!
Thank you very much, thats kind to say.
Always, ALWAYS good to watch you work sir. Nicely done
Thank you very much.
Very clever ideas! Nicely done video!
Thank you.
I had forgotten how much I loved The Killers. The only problem is my 4 year old shop apprentice is now running around the garage singing “I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier” repeatedly.
Ha! I love it.
Interesting design for above table dust collection....looks solid. Also, great choice in music and loved the Mind Flayer reference!
Thank you very much. Sounds like we have similar taste.
Fantastic Mike! I definitely have this project on my list. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you very much.
Good to see the torsion beams in action!
They work great.
Nice build and concept.
I'm glad you like it
Digging the new rafters camera angle! Well done.
Thank you. I like that angle as well.
Nicely done! Always great to make it vs. purchasing...
Thank you. I agree.
nicely done.
Thank you.
Those are great, Mike. I may steal your ideas and build one. Your shop apprentice is developing some serious screwdriver skills. You and your family stay safe and well. Bill
Thank you. Steal away, thats kinda the point of making the videos.
It’s always enjoyable watching your videos. 👍🏽
Thank you.
fantastic job. I made one for my own saw about 4 years ago and never looked back.
Thank you. Its been nice so far.
Nicely done!
Thanks.
Very enjoyable to watch. Thanks!
Thank you.
Good man Mike!!! Thanks for making this video. The design of the hood is nicely done.
Thank you.
I like the thin design of the shroud. I may have to copy that when I rebuild my current setup.
Thank you. Its working pretty good so far.
Great build! Try an articulating lamp arm or gooseneck with a strong magnet to hold the clipboard, that way you can readjust depending on your setup.
Thank you. That is a good idea.
I need videos in my life, always enjoy yours
Thank you.
God I envy these expensive wood workers. I don't have enough amperage in my shop to run both my saw and a vac so I just put a 90 degree on my outlet to keep it going downwards. After a good cutting session, I am COVERED in saw dust.
I've been there, this has been a nice upgrade.
@@MikeFarrington yaa. I Just got a thickness planer to sort of spring board my production and quality so I can start making money off of my craft. I think ill use that messy git outside as to help with cleanup.
Awesome idea Mike. Shop apprentice is getting big. Looking forward to the next project. Be safe.
Thank you. He is growing up fast.
Thanks for sharing Mike! Tomorrow I am going to build a copy of your idea . Thank you!
Cool build!
Thanks.
Very cool designs and I love how the first one looks like a game of hangman!! I love watching your shop apprentice, he's really cute. My son destroyed my first ever cordless drill doing the same thing. It was a really cheap drill and he had a LOT of fun with it. Money well spent either way LOL My daughter loves playing with the drills too, but the are now, thankfully, of much better quality...... she actually gets a lot more actual work done with them. She's a few years older then my son was, but even still more work is accomplished. Interesting 🤔 She's definitely a lot more hands on then my son and I've learnt a lot more over the years so I have more to teach...... which is also a good thing at the moment. Yay! Home schooling!!! 👍
Thank you. Its totally cool to watch the personalities of your kids develop. My daughter is going to be the comic of the group, we can tell that already. My boy loves technical things, the more knobs, buttons and gears the better.
@@MikeFarrington awesome! 👍
Another great build Mike👍👍
Thank you.
thats a nice build, thank you for sharing
My pleasure.
Thank you very much for sharing these very useful ideas with us
My pleasure.
Nice build!
Thanks!
Looks like your shop apprentice needs another box of screws. Nicely done.
Yeah, thats his thing lately. Thank you.
Sweet! 2nd version definitely looks stronger and easier to build. Working on some dust collection stuff right now, as well. I think a lot of us are tweaking our tools right now 😆
Thank you. Yeah, the second one was a better design.
Your genius is showing
Thank you.
I enjoyed watching your process in building both over arm duct collector arms. I’ve considered either purchasing or building one for my Unisaw, but was thinking more on the lines of some sort of tubing. Your process looks to be very do able.
Thank you. I though about tubing, but for my skills, it made building it too much of a challenge.
Only thing I'd add is a strip of LEDs inside the shroud along the surface of the wood. I love the light on my miter saw more then I should so I think I'd dig one on my table saw.
That is a really good idea. Thank you.
Mike Farrington good shout Alec
Having it swivel out of the way completely would be a nice touch too! maybe use a modified castor for the bearings
Cool idea!
Solid as usual!
Thanks Mark.
Great job Mike, I'll have to do my own
Thank you. These have worked great so far.
Super, Mike. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Shop apprentice has gotten so big!
He is growing up quick.
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Hello, Mike
At the end of the program, you state, "There are many great commercially available options." Well, I've been searching, and your design is better than most that I have viewed in this regard at least: Your guard--sturdy and narrow--is the least obtrusive, allows for getting closer to the fence for those narrow cuts. So many of the options are wide and bulky. The only other sleek guard like yours is to be found (as far as I know) on Harvey's elegant Shark S-12s--but at a cost of 1K! I imagine that the narrow guard cover enables more efficient dust collection as well.
The Shark has an option that could easily be incorporated into your design. To accommodate angle cuts (left tilting blade) a bubble-like acrylic cover is attached on the left-hand side. Thus you could have two easily swapped out guards--the narrow for most cuts and a bubble-sided one for the angled cuts.
Thank you for teaching and inspiring us. I'll probably purchase the best boom system of the commercially available units and modifying it with my own guard built according to your design.
Addendum: This insight from Dennis @ Hooked on Wood who researched hood design as it impacts dust collection. This led to his novel development of a modified zero clearance throat plate as an important component--along with a well-designed hood (Like Mike's and Harvey's Shark S-12s)--for effective dust collection:
"What I learned from the S-12 (overhead dust extraction) is that the size of the hood matters. I used it first with the 2 flat shields, so not with the hollow shield. I did this because I thought it would improve the suction because of the smaller area of the hood. But it turns out to be otherwise. You need some volume at the other side of your cut. (because that is where the dust will go to) When you have the hollow shield at this side, it stays nicely in the hood and it will suck 90% of the dust. "
Very interesting. Great information, and thank you for sharing. I have wanted to spend more time researching this topic, but just haven't been able to.
I'm quite late to this party....the dip is looking a bit questionable.....but, I'm brave.
Thank you for building this. I bought one of those new tricky saws about a year ago and chose not to add the overarm dust collection but assumed I'd build one but still haven't. This is a good push to do so. I built one that hung from the ceiling back in the olden days and hated that thing the first day of use. I've used the old Beisemeyer ones also and the one thing I really liked about it was a clipboard holder and my coffee cup cozy installed on the horizontal bar as well as a mini white board so we could write nasty notes at one another.....fun dusty times before the internets. Again....good stuff Mike.
Thank you. A ceiling mount version would be really cool, thats a good idea. Cup holder is a golden.
My table saw corresponds to 90% to yours, that's why I would have been interested
Ah. That makes sense. Sorry about that.
Your ingenuity and cerebral flexibility never ceases to impress me, Mike. Well done. One thing that bothers me is seeing a hoodie with its strings hanging down being worn when using electric tools. I'd hate to see you with that nice beard receiving an unplanned trim.
Thank you. I probably should remove the strings.
That was very nice work. Awesome as ever!
Thank you.
Mike, one thing that I would appreciate as someone almost completely unskilled is an approximation of how long each project took you. Keep up the good work!
3 1/2 days for both, that includes filming.
I’ll have to add this to me shop upgrade list - thinking I might use steel for our structure as we’ve got the tools and welders to do so
Thank you. I think this built in steel would be really cool.
mike, we miss you! more videos... more projects....... i'd love to see a bookshelf build!... keep up the great work...
Thank you. I may have a bookshelf build coming up.
Great video again - I enjoy them very much! During the first minute or so I somehow assumed, that the dusted airflow would be sucked through the hollow holding wood arms. Arms would need larger diameter of course, but that would help with rigidity. Air friction loss would be greater though and construction complicated.
I thought about doing that, but, it made a simple project much more complicated. I didn't feel it was worth it.
They look good. Thanks
Thank you.
Well done 👍
Thanks.
Nice. Procrastinating on making one, I'm still using the SawStop guard that came with the saw. It's marginal on skim cuts, it doesn't allow cuts less than about 1.5" width, and doesn't get used at all with the sled. And of course the 1.5" port reduces my 6" DC to almost useless. Guess I should get cracking on this. Thanks for another useful post!
Thank you. Yeah, the little 1.5 hose is a performance killer.
Cool Design, Dude….💪👍
Thanks! 👍
Another fantastically satisfying video. Shop apprentice is getting so big Mike!! I'm glad you built them rather than buying them. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
Thank you sir, things are going well.
I love your videos, man. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Thank you, my pleasure.
Next video suggestion: All Mike's song recommendations compilation
Ha! My kind of video.
Definitely on my list, thinking about doing larger tubes, and using the tubes themselves as the collection pipe
I thought about using tubes as well. I ended up with this solution because it was easier to build and still had good performance.
@@MikeFarrington I do like the way yours functions
Nice dust collection set up Mike, great to see the shop apprentice moving on to power tools p.s. Mr. Bright side is another great Killers tune 👌🏻
Thank you. I like Mr Bright side as well, great tune.
I couldn’t help but notice you didn’t use “mighty” biscuits on this one , just regular biscuits. Were you out of the mighty ones ? Lol
Ha! Yeah, these were standard duty biscuits.
Agree I like that band and song
Thank you.
Отличная идея, спасибо!
Thank you.
Nice build... gives me some ideas as I ponder my needs. I like the actual blade shroud you built and will do almost the exact same thing (port side mounted, not top mounted). Since my shop is in the basement and I have low ceilings, I'm thinking about ceiling mounting mine with side-to-side and foward-backward adjustability... mainly because my table saw can be moved and I need to realign the guard at times. I should be able to flip it up at the ceiling when not used.
Good stuff, sounds like a good plan.
Inspired by your design, I build something similar myself and it works really well. Attempting to solve the edge cut issue, I used a small cutoff from one of the sliding support arms, that was about 5 inches long after I cut the assembly down to final size. I cut this "off-cut" in half, producing two 90-degree corners about 5 inches tall. I set one of the corner pieces just in front of the plexiglass enclosure, and slightly to the left of the axis of the saw blade. This would allow the piece being cut to slide past it, within a quarter inch or so. The sawdust that would normally shoot toward me on an edge cut, instead deflects off the inside corner and upward, but settling back down near the plexiglass enclosure, where it was immediately sucked up with the rest of the dust. It's a very easy temporary fix. I ordered a door sweep with a brush bottom that I plan to experiment with, attaching it to the bottom of the plexiglass enclosure which should allow wood to pass through the brush, and then hopefully form a shield after the board passes. If that works, I will probalby attach it to the bottom of the plexiglass.
Thank you. I have kicked around that same idea of using some kind of brush on the left side.
@@MikeFarrington Update (for what it's worth). I tried the brush idea on all 4 sides of the plexiglass enclosure. While it captured all the dust for edge cuts, the tips of brush on the right side were pushed too close to the saw blade by the stock being pushed under it, and the blade eventually (probably touched) and melted of of the bristles together. So I removed that and instead added an additional piece of adjustable plexiglass on the left side only, with the bottom of the additional plexiglass flush with the bottom of the plexiglass enclosure. It has small pieces of plexiglass epoxied on each end that wrap around the front and back of the plexiglass enclosure by about an inch. This closes most of the gap that would exist for dust to escape the enclosure on edge cuts. The additional plexiglass has vertical slots near each end that allow it to slide downward up to an inch or so below the enclosure for edge cuts. It is held in place with two 1/4" 20 threadded knobs that inserted into threaded inserts that I added to the plywood shroud (under the left side of the plexiglass enclsoure. This works like a charm. The additional plexiglass assembly is kept flush with the bottom of the plexiglass enclosure for through-cuts, and is lowered to the surface of the table saw for edge cuts. So now I have the the best of both worlds. Virtually no sawdust escapes the enclosure now, even on end cuts. I posted this update to save you the trouble of messing around with a brush as it was not really workable. I also did not like the fact that the brush obstructed my view to the saw blade. Thanks again for a great dust collecting idea!
You sir, are a genius.
Thank you.
Okay...this is kinda weird. What a coincidence. I was JUST looking at dust collection arms this morning. I'm going to give this a try see what I can come up with. The ONLY modification I might try to add is somehow pivot the arm completely out of the way. Thank you Mike!
Thank you. I thought about adding a pivot. I just made it so it can move over far enough to where its not in the way. Not quite as nice as a pivot, but I felt it was good enough.
Nice!
Thank you.
Great Build Beautiful Craftsmanship as always. Side Note. Your son uses a screw gun better than me Dammit!!!!! Love watch your videos and watching you work, It's like watching a well oiled machine.
Ha! Thank you very much.
I think I love this.
Thanks.
nice work, looks like the dust collection works very good. I have to build one for myselft, there are so much different solutions🙄
Go for it!
Looks great. I recently purchased a Shark Guard and dust collection setup for my saw and kinda wish I had just done something like this. This looks more versatile
Thank you very much.
Great design and video, once again. It's cool how dramatically different a design can be depending on the day and the inspiration. I have to jump back into Stranger Things, I really liked the first 2 seasons.
Thank you. Stranger Things is a great show, the thing I like most is the early 80s feel. It really brings me back.
🇨🇵🇨🇵very good idea, I will do the same for my saw. Thank you for the inspiration🇨🇵🇨🇵
Thank you.
At first I wasn’t sure but now I definitely conclude that I think you have a really nice looking vertical member. 🤪🤪
Sweet job man. Very cool shop made solution.
-Ben
Ha! Thank you very much.
Thanks for the gantry inspiration. Great build with plenty of possibilities. Next vid, set the apprentce' driver on extract... :-)
Thank you. Also, I'll give him a treat if he puts them back in the box.
Great job the only thing I will change is the with so I can use it when the blade is at an angle !
The blade can be used at any angle, I just adjust the hood as close are reasonable, most of the dust is collected.
No chance of losing those screws!!!!!
Ha!
very awesome Mike been waiting for this one going to implement some of these ideas into mine thanks very much uk
Thank you. They are working out good so far.
hi Mike can you tell me what the Star knob plates are called
The Killers are great. My favorite of theirs is Spaceman.
They are a really cool band for sure. Spaceman is another good one.