Good afternoon folks - I know that miter saw dust collection, (and dust collection in general), is a well-beaten and often controversial topic, so keeping this 20K feet above the weeds - in setting up my new space, I do have a VERY SPECIFIC question for the group, if there has been anyone who has tried both methods perhaps?
When it comes to my miter station, my current plan is to plumb in both a 4" cleanout behind the saw, tied to my DC, as well as a 2.5" hose going to the tool port. that part is locked in at this point - my question however, is pros/cons for not having both of those collection points, (the 4" and 2.5") tied into my DC w/ a reducing wye, vs. the 2.5" port tied to a shopvac, (in addition to), the DC, as seems to be the common practice. I'm assuming that the DC CFM, being necked way down to 2.5" would produce similar velocity to a shop-vac as well, (that's a WAG, I haven't researched it).
I also understand that short-cycling of a DC isn't ideal, and would allow for shop-vac use only on 1-2 cut needs, without firing up the DC, which is a plus. Just curious as to everyone else's options/ experience here.
The underlying driver to this question in my head here, is to whether or not it's worth it to plumb in a dedicated DC run to my miter saw and drill press, (approximately 6' apart from one another), and "alone" on that corner of the shop, or just dedicate a shop vac to the 2 of them, and plan to clean up after myself after use. I'm in "do it once, do it right" mode, so pretty sure that may answer the question, but also didn't want to commit to overkill for overkill's sake.
Thanks folks!
HMH
When it comes to my miter station, my current plan is to plumb in both a 4" cleanout behind the saw, tied to my DC, as well as a 2.5" hose going to the tool port. that part is locked in at this point - my question however, is pros/cons for not having both of those collection points, (the 4" and 2.5") tied into my DC w/ a reducing wye, vs. the 2.5" port tied to a shopvac, (in addition to), the DC, as seems to be the common practice. I'm assuming that the DC CFM, being necked way down to 2.5" would produce similar velocity to a shop-vac as well, (that's a WAG, I haven't researched it).
I also understand that short-cycling of a DC isn't ideal, and would allow for shop-vac use only on 1-2 cut needs, without firing up the DC, which is a plus. Just curious as to everyone else's options/ experience here.
The underlying driver to this question in my head here, is to whether or not it's worth it to plumb in a dedicated DC run to my miter saw and drill press, (approximately 6' apart from one another), and "alone" on that corner of the shop, or just dedicate a shop vac to the 2 of them, and plan to clean up after myself after use. I'm in "do it once, do it right" mode, so pretty sure that may answer the question, but also didn't want to commit to overkill for overkill's sake.
Thanks folks!
HMH