When you're working on small projects, you can turn a cardboard box into a dust catcher. Materials:
Cardboard box
Duct tape
Utility knife
Thin square of foam (from the insulation department of a hardware store)
Wet/dry vacuum with hose attachment
- Tape the cardboard box closed.
- Using a utility knife, cut one-third of the length and two-thirds of the width off two sides of the box's top and off two sides of its bottom (figure A).
- Use duct tape to close the holes cut in step 2 (figure B). Make sure all of the seams are completely sealed.
- Cut a rectangular opening on the shallow end of the box (figure C).
- Cut a hole in the larger end of the box, big enough for the hose of the wet/dry vacuum to fit in.
- Tape a square of foam over the hole, and cut an X in the center to accommodate the hose (figure D).
- Place the box close to the work piece, and turn on the vacuum while making cuts with the table saw (figure E).
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