I built this dust shroud for my bandsaw 3 weeks ago. I want to thank you for sharing your mod. there is minimal dust on top with round cuts and even with using a sled. I can feel air pressure with my hand over the narrow slot on the sled! I've also resawed ~ 4" wide stock and the dust collection is greatly improved. as you said, most of the dust is from the initial cut, once the blade is buried in the stock, there is minimal dust. thanks again
I just finished it up with one minor modification for my 14/BX. It's a great upgrade for the never ending fight against dust. Thank you very much for the video AND the plans!
Really nice solution. I have a larger Laguna, but also have dust collection issues. Will see if this will work on mine. Thanks for the idea. The rare earth magnets are great.
Just want to say thank you for your creativity and design. I recently purchased the 14/12 and was very happy with the cuts I got with the Laguna Resaw King. My only complaint was the dust collection. It spat debris all over the floor just below the table in the front and sides. I have a 3 hp Oneida V system and I was measuring over 700 FPM in the 4 inch hose attached to the dust port. That should have been good enough. But the airflow around the blade below the bottom guides was pitiful. Then I found your post. I looked closely at the lumberjacks site and was able to consolidate all of the information to come up with the dimensions of all the components and now I've got to build it. But, based on your video, and giving it a lot of thought, I'm confident it is going to work as you have demonstrated. My only reservation is whether or not the Resaw King somehow spits the debris out differently than the blade you used.
Hi Nicholas, thanks for the nice comments. You will like the new dust collection box. It works just as well with the Resaw King blade, which I also have. I use a 1/2" ProForce blade for everyday cuts though. Best.
I have the exact same saw without your dust collection improvement and I can assure you my lower cabinet has never looked that clean! Definitely an improvement I'm going to have to make when I have a chance. Thanks for sharing! I'd also be interested in your table extension if you have any info on that.
Where did get the different extrusion for the fence? I am unhappy with my 14BX fence and would like to make some stuff that still attaced to the lockable piece that moves left and right. Great mods!
By chance, do you have a particle count meter and have you looked at changes in fines in the air before and after? This looks like a great idea, but I've come to believe that what we see may not be a good indicator of changes to fines, which are too small to see. Offhand, my guess is that your mod must help because of the increased velocity, but have you measured in any way?
I've measured with an anemometer for airflow, but not with a particle meter. I know that some mods only make marginal improvement, but from personal experience and from others who have commented here... this mod makes a tremendous difference. Best
Why not run 4” on both ports? Asking because I’m about to do a similar project and have 4” going to bandsaw and was going to do 4” Y - two 4”s but see u did a 4 and 2”
My setup is honestly more like two 2-1/2" ports. The lower port is 4" in size, but it's choked off by a magnetic cover inside the lower cabinet. The upper port is 2-1/2" in size and relies on high suction and air velocity more than CFM. I've experimented with a lot of bandsaw DC setups and the ones with a high velocity upper pickup box (like this one) seem to perform best. If you have a 3-5hp dust collector you could probably get away with two 4" ports. Best
Ugh yeah I’m not sure what todo I have a 2 HP grizzly that is only hooked up to table saw and a Dust right Quick Change hose that I connect to band saw but it’s an older 14 inch model that came with 0 dust collection and a bunch of gaps for dust to fly everywhere- I installed a 4” port on the bottom cabinet where lower tire is but it doesn’t do much as there’s a lot of open space between cut area and port so gonna add something similar below the table like u did - guess I’ll have to experiment more
The 1412 is on the lower side of the price scale, but includes a lot of the big boy features. Bandsaws in any price point seem to have mediocre dust collection, but the good news is... It's easy to fix!
Unfortunately the dust shroud isn't for sale, but if you follow the links in the previous comments or description box, the Lumberjacks.com blog shows how to easily build one. Best of luck!
@@TheThoughtfulWoodworker Ok thanks. I looked at mine earlier and it will have to be wider to fit mine. I have came up with a large number of woodworking conglomerations in my day. I can most likely take your idea and templates and taylor them to fit my saw.
I just added this mod to my 1412. Really appreciate you sharing this.
Thanks Frank!!!
I built this dust shroud for my bandsaw 3 weeks ago. I want to thank you for sharing your mod. there is minimal dust on top with round cuts and even with using a sled. I can feel air pressure with my hand over the narrow slot on the sled! I've also resawed ~ 4" wide stock and the dust collection is greatly improved. as you said, most of the dust is from the initial cut, once the blade is buried in the stock, there is minimal dust. thanks again
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know.
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I just finished it up with one minor modification for my 14/BX. It's a great upgrade for the never ending fight against dust. Thank you very much for the video AND the plans!
Hey that's great Terry,
Glad it worked well for you. Thanks for commenting.
Very well done. I'm looking to get a new saw and this was a consideration. You very well may have made up my mind. Thanks
Everything else on the 1412 bandsaw is top notch. Resaws like a 220v tool. Especially with a 1/2" Resaw King blade. Best of luck on your decision.
Really nice solution. I have a larger Laguna, but also have dust collection issues. Will see if this will work on mine. Thanks for the idea. The rare earth magnets are great.
Hi Terry,
Sounds good. Please report back whether the mods worked on your model #.
Thanks!
Very nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! It sure makes the bandsaw nice to use. Best to you.
Just want to say thank you for your creativity and design. I recently purchased the 14/12 and was very happy with the cuts I got with the Laguna Resaw King. My only complaint was the dust collection. It spat debris all over the floor just below the table in the front and sides. I have a 3 hp Oneida V system and I was measuring over 700 FPM in the 4 inch hose attached to the dust port. That should have been good enough. But the airflow around the blade below the bottom guides was pitiful. Then I found your post. I looked closely at the lumberjacks site and was able to consolidate all of the information to come up with the dimensions of all the components and now I've got to build it. But, based on your video, and giving it a lot of thought, I'm confident it is going to work as you have demonstrated. My only reservation is whether or not the Resaw King somehow spits the debris out differently than the blade you used.
Hi Nicholas, thanks for the nice comments. You will like the new dust collection box. It works just as well with the Resaw King blade, which I also have. I use a 1/2" ProForce blade for everyday cuts though. Best.
Check out all the construction details for this bandsaw dust collection mod at www.lumberjocks.com/pintodeluxe/blog/131882
Impressive results. Night and day difference from my Grizzly cast iron setup.
Thanks! It sure is a pleasure to use with dust well controlled. Good luck with yours.
I have the exact same saw without your dust collection improvement and I can assure you my lower cabinet has never looked that clean! Definitely an improvement I'm going to have to make when I have a chance. Thanks for sharing! I'd also be interested in your table extension if you have any info on that.
Hi Rob,
Yes I have detailed info on how to make the outfeed table for the Laguna 1412. Check out my bandsaw mods video!
Thanks
Nice video! Thanks.
Thanks Jay!
Happy woodworking.
Outstanding. Just got my 14-12 yesterday and still assembling. Are the plans for your mods available?
Yes, you can find the plans over on Lumberjocks.com. www.lumberjocks.com/pintodeluxe/blog/131882
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@@TheThoughtfulWoodworkerthe sketchup dimensions don't appear there, can they be found elsewhere?
Where did get the different extrusion for the fence? I am unhappy with my 14BX fence and would like to make some stuff that still attaced to the lockable piece that moves left and right. Great mods!
I made the custom fence so I could attach stop blocks to it. Here is the video... czcams.com/video/wUXWDP5DyNo/video.html
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By chance, do you have a particle count meter and have you looked at changes in fines in the air before and after? This looks like a great idea, but I've come to believe that what we see may not be a good indicator of changes to fines, which are too small to see. Offhand, my guess is that your mod must help because of the increased velocity, but have you measured in any way?
I've measured with an anemometer for airflow, but not with a particle meter. I know that some mods only make marginal improvement, but from personal experience and from others who have commented here... this mod makes a tremendous difference.
Best
@@TheThoughtfulWoodworker I very much suspect you are correct and am going to try this on my 1412.
Why not run 4” on both ports? Asking because I’m about to do a similar project and have 4” going to bandsaw and was going to do 4” Y - two 4”s but see u did a 4 and 2”
My setup is honestly more like two 2-1/2" ports. The lower port is 4" in size, but it's choked off by a magnetic cover inside the lower cabinet. The upper port is 2-1/2" in size and relies on high suction and air velocity more than CFM. I've experimented with a lot of bandsaw DC setups and the ones with a high velocity upper pickup box (like this one) seem to perform best.
If you have a 3-5hp dust collector you could probably get away with two 4" ports.
Best
Ugh yeah I’m not sure what todo I have a 2 HP grizzly that is only hooked up to table saw and a Dust right Quick Change hose that I connect to band saw but it’s an older 14 inch model that came with 0 dust collection and a bunch of gaps for dust to fly everywhere- I installed a 4” port on the bottom cabinet where lower tire is but it doesn’t do much as there’s a lot of open space between cut area and port so gonna add something similar below the table like u did - guess I’ll have to experiment more
@@josephromero1596 you will love the dust collection of a split system like in the video. Really good collection.
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This really begs the question as to why machines of this price point don't come with proper dust collection design built into them?
The 1412 is on the lower side of the price scale, but includes a lot of the big boy features. Bandsaws in any price point seem to have mediocre dust collection, but the good news is... It's easy to fix!
Where can the new dust collection shroud be purchased?
Unfortunately the dust shroud isn't for sale, but if you follow the links in the previous comments or description box, the Lumberjacks.com blog shows how to easily build one. Best of luck!
I was unable to find the link for the dust collection dimensions
Try this... www.lumberjocks.com/pintodeluxe/blog/131882
Anyone know if this same setup will work for the Laguna BX18?
I'm sure something similar would work on the larger bandsaws. Your dimensions will probably change, but the same basic concept should work.
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@@TheThoughtfulWoodworker Ok thanks. I looked at mine earlier and it will have to be wider to fit mine. I have came up with a large number of woodworking conglomerations in my day. I can most likely take your idea and templates and taylor them to fit my saw.
What light attachment is that on the side?
It's the current snake light from Laguna. They used to sell a more stocky looking halogen light, but this LED offering works great.
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@@TheThoughtfulWoodworker thank you so much!