can this be used to vacuum saw dust, or will it hurt the motor?
1460429
no. that would be a bad idea in the long run. there are better ways for you to do what you want to do.
1460430
It works fine for most anything. Vacuuming in rocks is the worst as it picks up lighter rocks which can damage the impeller.
496548
I have a rigid shop vac. I use it to vac the dust from my work piece and keep my sander clean as I work the wood.
407787
This saw does not have a dust collection system or port. I use the saw outside only.
444619
I certainly wouldn't risk it. The motor is not sealed, meaning, the brushes will be contacting the commutator which would generate sparks.
1409435
It boils down to how much you value dust control. Kapex was designed with that as a big design criteria. attaching a vac to the dust port of a miter saw will not yield same results of a kapex set up
75955
Dust collection even with a vac or dust collector is not very good but it is about the same as most sliding miter saws. Otherwise it's a great saw especially for the price.
120591
Definitly not .It will damage the sander and void the warrenty. Best answer is to shop vac seperatly as you go or when you get so far sanding vacume up dust.
1533376
I had mine working perfect for almost a year. But when I took apart the motor the problem was NOT that the motor burned it. Dust had filled the gear box so badly that it stripped the gear of it's teeth. I poured out tablespoons of litter dust build up! Regularly take apart the motor house and clean out the dust and you shouldn't have a problem with it.
834973
That's to guide saw dust to the dust exhaust port. If you hook your shop vac to the port you'll see what I mean.
1389443
Didn't try that and probably wouldn't. The fine abrasive dust might damage the vac, Shop vacs are cheap enough,
540391
I've not yet used the dust collection feature on this saw, but the outside diameter of the dust port is 1 1/2". Most shop vacs us 2 1/2" hose but sell adapters that should work with this saw.
17885
I'm sure there will be some dust but I use a vacuum right under the cutting blade and it really cuts down on the amount of dust that gets out into the surrounding area.
1712240
That would suck! Actually, I think a vacuum could be attached in place of the dust collection bag. That would keep things nice an clean. It might be a bit awkward having a hose connected to the sander.
1389441
I only used it with my shop-vac and then only with a double filter. It would probably work with a regular vacuum but all that dust would probably destroy the vacuum motor. It works perfect with the shop-vac. Very little dust gets out of the sander.
731949
I am not sure but don't think motor is strong enough. This saw is for pretty small light stuff and just not sure on that sorry.
1389435
NO. You should use a Dust Extractor vacuum designed to handle fine dust to use this product.Your regular household vacuum will burn out it's motor with continued use.Al
1015495
I was making saw nuts out of brass rod and it picked up the dust from sawing and grinding just fine. I would imagine Jakob is right but for occasional, non-production use it should not be a problem. It certainly is better than having the metal get imbedded in the filter.