11 Ways to Get Dust (Before It gets You)
...or pinpoint the suction where you need it
When you've got to have dust collection in hard-to-reach areas or places where a 4" hose gets in the way, attach a Loc-Line articulated hose to your shop vacuum (or with a reducer to a larger dust-collection system). Bend Loc-Line to almost any configuration, and snap on a nozzle to place the suction right where you need it. Use couplers to join multiple lengths of hose. We like Loc-Line for use with any stationary sander, as well as drill presses and router-table operations when you can't use a fence-mounted dust port.
Loc-Line Modular System
21/2"x23" hose, $26
Adapters and nozzles, $4-$6 each
Lockwood Products, 800-423-1625
Shop for Loc-Line at Lee Valley Tools
I use a stretch of flexible aluminum dryer vent pipe for the same thing. Again, these products are cool but ridiculously expensive.
12/2/2011 11:45:39 AM Report AbuseTo small a pickup & the air tunnels!! A wider slower stream will pick up more fines.
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