Routers without dust collection are a pain. Finally set up a 2.5 inch hose on my table and it changed everything.

I used to think a dust blower and shop vac was good enough for my router table. After a job in Portland last week making 40 cabinet doors I couldn't see half the cuts from the dust cloud. Hooked up a 2.5 inch hose to a dedicated dust collector and the difference in visibility and cleanup was night and day. Anyone else run without proper collection and regret it?

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emmaallen1d ago

Honestly I was the same until I built up 30 cabinet doors and couldn't see my layout lines.

margaret_williams52d ago

Well, I used to think a shop vac was fine too but you've definitely changed my mind.

brian_rivera591d ago

Hate to be the contrary voice here but @margaret_williams5, a shop vac with a good dust deputy and a fine filter works fine for most stuff. I did a whole set of kitchen cabinets on a portable router table with just a Rigid vac and it was manageable. Unless you're breathing mdf all day the cloud isn't that bad if you aim the blast gate right. Overkill for hobbyists.