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   DelDollens | Jul 19, 2002 04:54am | #1

   is it a DW708? If so, it should have come with a 1-1/2" port on it.  If it's not on it, then you could get one from DeWalt.

   Otherwise, you could set up a collection "funnel" on the back side of it, sort of like the ones they sell for lathes.

   Just a thought.

   -Del

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   mbiker1999 | Jul 20, 2002 04:19pm | #7

   I made a funnel out of 1/4 plywood, put a 4" dust port on it and stuck it behind the say.  I've got an old Delta saw that has a dust port with an 45 degree elbo.  It's perfect to direct the dust into the funnel and the collector does the rest.  It almost looks like a tornado when the dust is being sucked up.  There is only a little dust that escapes around the base of the saw but it seems to just sit on the bench and isn't airborn very long.  I was surprised as to how well it worked.  I had a shopvac hooked to it like may of the posts here indicated, that worked great too, but I got tired of the scream of that universal motor!

   Good luck!

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   LRutherfor1 | Jul 19, 2002 05:11am | #2

   I was going to throw away a small shop vac that didn't fit anywhere in the shop.  It had an 1 1/2" hose on it, so I stuck it on the chop saw, plugged it into a switched receptacle by the saw, and instant dust collector.  That was four years ago, and I still use the same setup.  Matter of fact, it works so well I didn't hook it up to the dust collection system I installed throughout the shop.  Sometimes simple is better.

   Len (Len's Custom Woodworking)

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   dpw32 | Jul 19, 2002 08:29pm | #3

   That's exactly what I did Len and mine also works very well. (except when I forget to clean out the shopvac filer once in a while).

   Dave

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   LRutherfor1 | Jul 19, 2002 08:49pm | #4

   Mine is so old, it doesn't have a filter, just a piece of foam rubber around the outlet.  I just throw it in the deep sink in the shop when I empty the shopvac.  And yes, I do have a sink and drainage system in my shop.....every guy and girls dream. LOL

   Len (Len's Custom Woodworking)

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   Lilshaver | Jul 19, 2002 11:58pm | #5

   I have a dewalt 708, sliding compound miter saw, and the dust port is effectively useless. I've connected a strong vac to it as a test and still got a dusty mess. The problem is the direction the dust is thrown---always varying depending on angle of cut, thickness of stock, width of stock, etc. Dewalt is no help whatsoever.

   I built a rather large collection box behind the saw and attached my central system to it. Most of the dust collects in the box, but at least it is contained there where I can sweep it out.

   This was made essentially as a construction saw and dust collection was a low priority with Dewalt. Too bad.

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   mitch | Jul 20, 2002 03:47pm | #6

   i have a makita but i'm guessing dewalts are set up similarly- the dust port with a shopvac works great when you pull out the saw, lower the blade, and push it back to make your cut.  the dust is directed right at the port.  however, when you just drop the blade like a chopsaw it's worthless.

   mitch