A DIY ROUTER DUST BOX LIKE NO OTHER 

Would be cool to see the dust collector and vacuum in action. Nicely done.

4:31 pro tip. Acrylic can be quite brittle and if not using a fine enough tooth pattern when sawing it; can be prone to breakage. Pro tip when drilling for hole cutting in brittle plastics is to start the cut with the drill running in the proper direction, to get things aligned; then turning the drill in reverse. Acrylic melts at quite a low temperature so after that initial scoring of the teeth; running the drill backwards will bring out material but also cause friction so you basically melt through which reduces the risk of the teeth suddenly catching and torquing the plastic causing breakage. We actually used to use this trick for quick repeatable cuts when installing siding in my construction business or for drilling the holes in the siding for external piping. We would reverse the blade in our chop saw and it would cut the plastic perfectly through that same melting process without catching and breaking the siding which can be quite brittle when working within cold temperatures. Even when using the shears meant for cutting siding; if it was too cold outside it was prone to breakage. By reversing the blade and melting through the plastic we found that it would cut just as fast and that the cold temperature didn't matter because the friction of the blade heated up the plastic at the cut point leaving us with a perfect cut. And now we know. And knowing is half the battle..... G.I.-JOE!!!! Ps. Build videos are nice, but it'd be nice to see it in action. There's been many things that I built and then when I went to test it had to make a lot of tweaks to make it work or scrap the idea entirely. So for the benefit of your viewers that may copy some of your bills; it would be nice to see you doing test videos as well or just simply testing at the end of the build portion in the same video.

Ive used a backward facing knife to score plexi and it works great. Only went across plexi a couple times then snapped it. And thats the thick stuff, 3/16"ish.

Thank you for the video! Very helpful and innovative! PVC is incredibly toxic, I wouldn't recommend using heat on it. If you do in the future, I hope you use a ventilation mask and do it outside

I cut acrylic on my table saw, works great! Just put tape on both sides to prevent chipping if your blade is a bit dull.

Awesome dust box! Using acrylic was brilliant, thanks for posting. The part with your Dad…too funny!

Nice work 👍

Didn't realise Russel Crowe made wood youtube vids! Great accents by the way.

Wow! Great system!

Heat gun trick was epic. First time I saw that, and felt dumb I didn’t think of that when I was setting up dust collection last year. Great idea!

I used to work with white acrylic….it never cracked…ever. It’s more durable than you’d think. Maybe, because it’s clear your brian (yes, I said brian 🤣) has you convinced it’s glass. I must say….GOALS! 😍

Amazing solution!

Great build. I need to do something similar-thanks for the inspiration!

Great idea!

Nice fun looking project. Like your workmanship, authenticity, humor and the story about your Dad. Agree with other commenter....would be nice to see it in action.

I know I am two years late. That aside, I do like this box of yours. Now question #1: How is the dust extraction working? Question #2: Are you using a fence? If so what arrangement for dust extraction do you employ there? Thanks for your replies.

thanks, good idea for my new router table

Aaaaand the commentary sold me. Subscribed!

Funny… “then he left and I attached it from above” 😊

Haha!! "When he left I did exactly what he suggested"... sounds familiar. Thanks for the video man!

Very nice!!!

That is one of the sweetest looking router setups! That acrylic looks bad ass. And that weld stuff you used seemed to make it easier to work with. In the beginning of the video I was skeptical thinking all the caulking was going to kill the look but that weld took care of that! 👌 👍 Loved the Dad line BTW. We're all guilty of doing exactly as you did. LOL. Had to play it down like, "Duh, I already thought about that". 😂 Love your videos! Especially for the good humor man! HUMOR & Woodworking is a great mix but only if it's done right! 👌 👍 😉

Love your channel, man. I spent my day today building the workbench... Plan to add my table saw, router, and downdraft table as well! And perfect Sling Blade at the end... Mmmhmm...

Omg this is awesome ❤❤❤❤

excellent idea and looks kinda cool

Man I just bought this exact same router mount and I was wondering which lift would be a good fit for it. Even looked the Jessem one like you have so now I know it’ll work with it because I wasn’t sure. Great job and idea for that box. May try that but slightly different.

So cool! Are there any changes you would’ve made/ how is it holding up now?

Table saw cuts it just fine as well

So the OCD in me would hate this suggestion, but you could have angled the box. Acrylic box is a great idea.

Great dog

Just a thought, rather than the one screw to hold it in place, why not use a 1/4 - 20 threaded rod with a threaded knob and a t-bolt so you will not have to get a driver to remove that screw. This way you just need to tighten the knob or un-tighten the knob for access.

I’ve had success cutting big box store 1/4” acrylic sheets on a table saw with an 80 or 90 tooth blade and tape along the cut line. It’s a lot faster.

Show dust buckox in action....

Pretty cool! Hopefully it’s held up well for you. Little things like a twist knob in place of the screw go a long way. Where’d you get the router table, or did you make it? I want one something like that but maybe black instead. 👍

problem with this is the router will "breathe" all the dust which will result in buildup inside the router which then will cause excessive heat and shorten the life of the router. The only reason I know this is because I made nearly the exact same "box" for my router table and subsequently burned up 2 routers in less than a year.

Thanks man! I was looking for a solution, im routing mdf and have to come up with something! i'll subscribe to your channel, have a good one

Love it. What about replacing the screw with magnets? Just a thought 🐣

Neil Diamond. Haha nice

If you want to make it without having to worry about the acrylic splitting use polycarbonate clear sheet as it is much more forgiving (although more expensive) and more durable in service.

Nice work! Only thing is the dust might cling to the acrylic and fog up your box. That happened to me years ago but I had no fresh air coming in like you do so hopefully all will be good for you. Enjoyed your video,

That’s bad ass. New subscriber. A couple of questions, one why didn’t you use your table saw to cut this. It would had been a lot faster with no added tools. Two, could you had cut the door in half to clear the table. Oh, and I have always wondered why people making these boxes never take their table out and flip it upside down. You dad is a logical man. Thanks for the video. I think I want to build this instead of a wooden box so I can see if there is build up with at a glance.

DOES IT WORK OR NOT? Nice video, but proves nothing🥸

I’m thinking of building something similar. Does the dust stick to the plexi?

How do you turn on the router, do you use an external switch? As long as you're using plastic, you could make the two sides longer and glue vertical pieces as rails to slide the open end up and down like the Incra dust box, then put a pin (or another piece of plastic glued to top of the sliding piece) at the top to stop the sliding piece from falling out, and a pin (or screw-in knob) at the bottom to hold up the sliding piece in place when closed.

nice build. I used ca glue on my plex and it just smeared and fogged up the plexi. It looked horrible like residue that I could not remove. How did yours to not smear?

I see two problems with that dust box. 1) it's going to break because it's made out of plastic. 2) It's got a flat bottom. If you build a tapered bottom that slopes to the vacuum connection, it will never have a problem with chips building up in the corner.

Great video, I cracked up when you pretended to not need your dad’s suggestion and then immediately used it after he left!! Did you happen to mention the thickness of acrylic sheet you used? I didn’t see it in the notes.

This dust collection ill get acumulated the dust in the box , that's why theres no video .

I think acrylic sheet is unstable dimensionally with temperature swings. Any problems ( like cracks at screw holes )?

take that 1 srew out, every time you need acces you have to grab a drill, just add a stop block at the front, an 1 that you can turn away in the back, it wont move ,and toolless entry

Can you cut the acrylic sheets on a table saw?

Is the boraportamate router a good router? I'm in the market for one but there are very mixed reviews

Ha ha, ... neo demioan..... Neil Diamond! LOL Sweet Caroline! Bum Bum Buh

You should angle the bottom of the boxes at least 45'' degrees dusting fall right into the dust collector box.. That's what she's telling me the first time I made boxes for her service.. we're two different World she Machinecal Engineering and I Electronics Engineering... We're meet in M.I.T (Massachusetts Institute Technology).. both of us fully retired life 🧬 too short...30 years only Bink of Eyes..

Could have made 1 side acrylic? Still nice box.

0:14 someone has already written / told you that at this point you look exactly like Russell Crowe in the gladiator movie ??? sry for my english..im from poland and im ...after 6 beer's ;p ;]]]

will a glass cutter work? but most importantly, will it ruin the glass cutter?

Couldn’t you’ve just installed a wood spacer underneath the table and then install the acrylic to that? Then it would clear the spot where it was bumping. Also, I’m assuming since you never posted a follow up that you just ended up building a display case for a dusty mess?

Make the door two pieces

Anyone ever tell you you sound exactly like john c. Riley? I feel im watching step brothers right now....

PROBLEM: Acrylic door couldn't fully open. SOLVE: Could you have cut a portion from the corner of wood the acrylic door was hitting, so the door could open all the way? Thank you :)

I'm no expert, but it seems you'd be losing A WHOLE LOT of suction all the way around the acrylic door, around the top of the box where it meets the table, and the hole you drilled for the cord. since there's nothing actually sealing any of those areas. I mean, A WHOLE LOT of suction! I think you'd have been a lot better off just making a solid box that you can easy detach from the bottom of the table with tabs, and you some kind of gasket that seals around where the cord exits the box. That way your box would have been relatively air tight, and you could have weather stripped the bottom of the table where the top edge of the box meets the table. Not to mention, as long as you have the dust extractor running, you don't need ventilation holes because it's going to be drawing air through the box from the router table plate. I don't know much, but I do know when you're dealing with dust collection, air leaks are NOT your friend. Two years later now, so I'm curious how it is working out.

Dude, you've forgot to show us - how this box is collecting the dust, Or it doesn't collect the dust, it just collects money?

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Seems sub-optimal, to have pipe suck air just below the router who sucks air upwards to cool the motor?

Where's the money shot???

That's what she's telling me 😢 the first time we're doing it.. it's dose not line up..1 mm lower.. ohhhh Sheep 🐏 sheep's you put in the wrong hole 🕳️ ahhhhhhhhhhh

It's wasted of time and materials.. you have better things to do.. made vacuuming boxes service 🐕‍🦺 no purpose ahhhhhhhhhhh

The concept is excellent by having the dust collection on the bottom center. However, it would have been perfect if everything was thought out to eliminate sliders. The commentary was terrible and filled dried sense of humor. Furthermore, jokes were awful and horrible.