An extension on the above.
I have reverted back to the Suckit Dust Boot with a few modifications; 2->4in vac-adapter and new shields.
I initially used my Suckit dust boot with my Makita router when I first received the 1F Summer '21; I stepped down my 4in vac hose to 2in hose to fit the Sukit.
All worked well for a while then I bust the shield insert (they are very brittle acrylic). I continued using it without a shield and even more so when I installed my 80mm spindle as the suckit shield as-purchased doesn’t work with an 80mm spindle (spindle is offset).
purchased the white dust boot from Amazon (see thread above) (3) minor re-engineer of the Suckit and new shields.
My assessment (and I think people will have different views) is as follows in reverse order of preference (main points in bold):
(+ve) fitted 80mm spindle and 4in vac hose, easily removed (magnetic).
(-ve or even-better-if…) the suction was poor as I believe too large an area. I couldn’t see what I was cutting until quite a while into a cut (design dependent) and as it moved with the spindle the brushes were soon being squashed into the job
(B) Dust Shoe from Amazon (the white one). Required a few local “adjustments” to get it to fit around the z-slider once attached to the spindle (see the bit I had to hack away and then add a piece of timber to press the brush in).
(C) Modified Suckit: I had to 3d print a 2in-to-4in converter and cut my own shield (from 2mm polycarbonate)
(+ve): moves with zslider, great suction (much smaller footprint and doesn’t cover the job edge as much as the boots above), I can see what is being cut (clear shield and smaller footprint)
(-ve): nice to have the hose detach with a magnetic catch so that can use to clean the table.
The blue painter’s tape on the 2in connection is because I need to make the 3d printed diameter smaller (a quick fix that I can do another day) so I have used the tape to get a fit.
The picture above shows me cutting more shields. This is the first time I have cut plastic (Polycarbonate in this instance). It was far easier than I feared and a really clean cut. I used an Amana 46290 (1/16th) at 18k, 635 mm/min and 1mm DOC. It even cuts with the protective backing on both sides remaining intact (so I cut half dozen more while I was at it knowing they would be protected.
