BillinNH Posted November 16, 2019 Report Share Posted November 16, 2019 Anyone own one of these? Thoughts and opinions are appreciated. I'm looking to get back into scrolling after a ten year hiatus and good quite efficient dust collection is a must as i will be working in the basement thanks in advance, Bill OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 I just looked up the Foredom DC. It makes more sense than anything I've seen before. Unfortunately it is priced far beyond anything I can imagine. I liked the mine dust container. I have the Harbor Freight Dust Stopper on a 5 gallon bucket. Ridiculous for a little scroll saw. I mostly cut with a # 2/0 or #1 blade. It would take a millennium to begin to fill a 5 gallon bucket. I also like the Seco DC for it's small collector container. But then what the ...do I know? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 Welcome to the village. Glad to have you join us. I do not know much about Foredom's dust collection, I have looked at their carving equipment often over the years and lusted over them.... They have a good reputation. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillinNH Posted November 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Rockytime said: I just looked up the Foredom DC. It makes more sense than anything I've seen before. Unfortunately it is priced far beyond anything I can imagine. I liked the mine dust container. I have the Harbor Freight Dust Stopper on a 5 gallon bucket. Ridiculous for a little scroll saw. I mostly cut with a # 2/0 or #1 blade. It would take a millennium to begin to fill a 5 gallon bucket. I also like the Seco DC for it's small collector container. But then what the ...do I know? It is very expensive and there are practically no reviews for it anywhere.One of the fein vacs may do the trick,they seem to be pretty quiet.At least most of the reviews say they are. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Holy Moly, that thing is expensive! Just like any tool, if you can afford it than go for it, but not for me. I have a full size dust Collector that I have connected to my saw as well as all my other tools. It cost less than half of that thing! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillinNH Posted November 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, dgman said: Holy Moly, that thing is expensive! Just like any tool, if you can afford it than go for it, but not for me. I have a full size dust Collector that I have connected to my saw as well as all my other tools. It cost less than half of that thing! Yea it's a bit much, I'll have to find a less expensive option.Maybe a FEIN vac with a dust deputy.I'm still in the planning stages right now so no hurry OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, BillinNH said: Yea it's a bit much, I'll have to find a less expensive option.Maybe a FEIN vac with a dust deputy.I'm still in the planning stages right now so no hurry I do have a Dust Deputy hooked up to a shop vac that I use for sanding with my random orbital sander only. It does a great job of collecting the dust from the ROS into the five gallon bucket. I use the sander on every project I make, so it gets used a lot. I only have to clean the shop Vac filter once a year. With a quiet vac, it should do the trick hooked up to a scroll saw. You have to have a port under the table to collect the dust that falls under the table, but most importantly, you have to have a port above the table to collect the airborne dust. That is most important! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Where did you find those cute yellow funnels? Your photos are very interesting. I think your using larger diameter hoses and nozzles makes sense. dgman and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 22 hours ago, dgman said: I do have a Dust Deputy hooked up to a shop vac that I use for sanding with my random orbital sander only. It does a great job of collecting the dust from the ROS into the five gallon bucket. I use the sander on every project I make, so it gets used a lot. I only have to clean the shop Vac filter once a year. With a quiet vac, it should do the trick hooked up to a scroll saw. You have to have a port under the table to collect the dust that falls under the table, but most importantly, you have to have a port above the table to collect the airborne dust. That is most important! Nice setup Dan. Thanks for the pics. dgman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillinNH Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Wow dgman that rig looks great! OCtoolguy and dgman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rockytime said: Where did you find those cute yellow funnels? Your photos are very interesting. I think your using larger diameter hoses and nozzles makes sense. This was two kits from Woodcraft plus the wye and adapters. Keep in mind this is hooked up to 4” hose after the tee then to my dust collector. Edited November 19, 2019 by dgman OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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