Yep that’s the plan for the next one...I used what I had on hand for this one just as an attempt at proof of concept. I really wasn’t sure my shop vac would pull enough to begin with so I wasn’t looking to invest any money in it at the time. It’s still working just fine though so it may be a while before I go back to this one!

Hey Fred - sorry I never followed up on this. I did upload the dust boot video here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pq2SqrWW0dTVfqc.html Thanks for watching!

Mark - I actually haven't used my CNC in about 15 months. We made a huge move from Indiana to Alaska and I still haven't set it back up. I will say that it was working the same as it did on day one when I broke everything down, though. As was noted below, I might try using thin MDF on the next one for the top instead of pegboard, but the pegboard worked just fine and is easily replaceable if you cut into it a little bit. I ended up just keeping random lengths/widths of poster board to cover exposed holes for whatever I was working on. I would have liked for the overall thickness of the box to be thinner because of my limited Z height, but it was serviceable for most things I used it for. I had to get a little creative on moving the head around the workpiece in some cases, but really that was a minor inconvenience for the workholding benefit I got. I did seal the inside with silicone, but only the joints. For the top, I just countersunk several screws around the perimeter. Between those and the vacuum, it sucked that down tight and eventually pretty much sealed up any gaps with dust and chips from machining.

Thanks - it's worked out WAY better than I expected it to. I haven't needed to take it off yet! Definitely some improvements to be made, but it's nice to know some basic equipment can get the job done without much fuss.

Thanks Diana - I sized this so my large hose was a snug fit into the adapter. I initially thought I would need to use some tape around it or something, but it was a pretty great fit right off the printer. Lately, I've been considering looking at upgrading to a vacuum pump, but this thing has been working well enough for me that I'm not there yet. All that being said, if you have the ability to just make the base bigger and have access under your table, I would highly suggest going that route because you could just cut a hole into your base and plug the hose into that. Then you have a clear span across the top/back for materials bigger than your vacuum section. My space restrictions didn't allow for that which is why I have it setup the way I do. My shop vac is every bit of 15 years old and does pretty good overall. There's definitely some math you could do to figure this stuff out, but this video was just to prove that sometimes winging it works :-). Good luck!

@@woody350ep1 thanks for the reply. I do have room under my table and will be looking at placing it there. An under mount will work better I think. Thanks for the suggestion. I’m working on a small layout so I can also reroute all of my cables under the tabletop as well to have a more organized work space. Thanks and have a great day.

@@dianaruiz4670 Yes that would definitely be the route I would go if my setup work work for undermount on the hose! I have some of my wires running under the table as well, some through the drag chains and then others are just dangling from above from a string attached to a spring that allows it to flex around. Side note - I've since started buying posterboard from dollar general (or one of those places) and cutting them to size to block off the open sections. They're lighter than the pegboard, work just fine and easy to cut a little piece if I need, though I have a little stack of mixed sizes now. I think the posterboard I buy is $0.50 per piece so it's a no brainer.