Episode 1 - Router Table Dust Collection Box (Part 1) 

made my also a box myself, I put in a sliding door. So when you router big things, you can leave the door what open, so your piece does not pull vacuum. (new follower)

Thanks for the video. Just seen an older video explaining that encasing routers or any other motor is really bad for them. The guy put a short piece of vacuum hose from the bottom of the router into a hole at the bottom of the box so it gets clean and fresh air.

Really good, and totally agree so hard like you say getting head around & making two things. Nice one

Bravo to you for putting in your mistakes. We all make them and this just enhances your honesty for showing them. Nice set up.

+1 on the big time inspiration from other makers on RU-vid - Thanks for posting the video!

I built mine to fit under my cast iron router table wing on my table saw. The saw, an old Craftsman 113, sits on a mobile base and I built the router box up to meet the table in place of down from the table since I could not directly attach it to the top. For the door, I went with rare earth magnets that just hold it in place and allow it to pop off to access the motor. Whatever works is my motto... better than the dust flying all over. A side benefit is it helps support the weight of the top.

I like your disclaimer; funny guy!

Great job. It’s nice & simple.

One of my new favourite channels :) Keep them coming. I always like seeing what other woodworkers use and how their shops are set out.

Great vid, plan to look up more.

For a first video, you did a great job. The “mistakes” and corrective measures are great to see. This project and the hiccups along the way are indicative of every shop I do! Also, the hook loop sanding box…brilliant! I didn’t know such a thing existed. I paused your video and went straight to Amazon to buy it, then came back to finish up the vid. Thanks!

Awesome video and tips. Thank You for the work and sharing!!!!!!!!

You did a very good job, part of which is fixing problems presented during the project.

Well done...looking forward to future videos.

Great job! I look forward to your more complicated projects.

Dewalt yellow, I like it.

Good build! It’s something I need to do also! Appreciate the tips.

Nice work. Would have never guessed it was your first video. Very professional!

Great video, keep them coming!

Inspirational...nice one Blake

"Fix your problems and move on". Subscribed.

props for your first video, looks like you've gotten the hang of it. I really like the idea to enclose the router, haven't seen this before, mine will need to be Ridgid orange. Also, bunch of no nonsense tips in here, i'll have to watch again and write them down.

nice disclaimer great videos

Blake, your videos and shop are very, very impressive. Love your content. I'm subscribed to many woodworkers on RU-vid, and yours is some of the best I've seen. Please keep your videos coming!

Great job. I have been thinking of starting a you tube channel too. So thanks for th e inspiration.

Great first video- great channel!

Great voice-over.

Great first video, I can tell the future ones will be amazing. I would not have picked as first time doing a video. Congratulations!

Nice job. I’ll be building mine tomorrow. I like the yellow paint.

Great video! Happy New Year!

Amazing video

Really great video! I watched your shop video first and then this one. I can see huge improvement in your videos from this one to that one! Excited to watch the rest and see what you do in the coming year!

This is a really good first video. I am a new fan.

Great first video, keep them coming!

I tried posting my homemade videos I make in Adobe After Effects. Most people would be more impressed by a 3 year old throwing a bucket of paint against the wall. That became the title to another video. All the power to you, man! Hope it all works for you with your channel.

Cool first video! I’m a big incra fan

Nice work on your first video!

Second time I watched this video. Getting ready to build a bench. With table saw, and router

Good job, it was better than most of my strength training videos.

Just found you while searching for a router dust collection box (9/25/19). Love the low-key presentation and your real work is beautiful! Looking forward to seeing more from you😊👍🏼❗️

I've watched several of your videos and have been impressed with your style and content, not to mention your video editing skills. I stumbled onto this one and was stunned to hear it was your first one. You obviously took a lot of time to get the editing figured out or else you're a firefighter that edits wedding videos on the side! LOL Cheers man. Keep up the good work.

So, I’ve found that there are two wildly different levels of woodworking that I end up doing. 1) Production work that is really high end and artistic. 2) Shop fixtures, which by comparison, are an embarrassment. The thing is, shop fixtures just have to do a job well. And part of that includes enduring the rough and neglected environment of the shop. They are usually made out of scraps and rarely even get finish (dewalt yellow was an extravagance). That’s ok. You’ve got a decent thing going here so I say keep it up and see where it takes you. Creating web content is a burden I would never wish to carry so my hat’s off to you for the extra effort.

It would have been a nice wrap up to see it in action.

Great job on your first video.

Awesome first video Champ. And thank you for the excellent choice of background music, one of my big pet peaves In videos. Liked and subscribed.

Subbed and rang the bell!

1st video? Great job!

Keep it up! I enjoyed the mistakes!

Most video Woodworkers make perfect projects every time, through the process of editing. I like the fact that you show your mistakes and how to correct those mistakes. That's how us younger guys, really learn how to make good projects. And yes I am going to subscribe. You showed on some of your other channels, woodworking projects that you have done, furniture, I would also love to see some of those on RU-vid. Thanks for sharing your talents.

Blake, this kicks ass. I shoot some video, and agree, two projects at once is not easy.

I have no doubt that if you continue to put out content like this you will get huge. Glad I found you early.

You did a hell of a job for your first RU-vid video. Well done man! Subscribed!

lots of potential on this channel - thanks for sharing your mistakes *and* successes! subbed..

Thanks for the video! It would have been nice to see the box used with the router table to see how effective that dust collection is with just a simple box

great work! i'm trying to get myself out to the garage to do some work, but it's too cold! maybe i'll get a garage heater, or some other solution, but this has been very inspirational/motivational. keep at it - i'm very interested to see where this goes!

I am impressed with the video. Then you go and say it’s your first. Holy balls dude, you got a knack for this.

Holy Cats and Wow. For your first video this is amazing. Going over to your Instagram page to see what you have there.

Automotive feeler gauges get glut into small cracks. Clean immediately. You did not have to fit the hinge leaf to the end grain. Easy to see now.

The sander literally says makita right on the side in the shot where you say Bosch random orbit sander lmao!!!

My first youtube video was shot and edited on my iPhone, and I conveniently forgot to film the entire assembly process of my build, So yeah I hear you that creating wood working videos is a lot harder than it looks! Your first attempt looks pretty good though!

good job dawg (mine are trash, you did very good)

Thanks for the video. I was hoping you would show the instillation of the box. Also, I the other boxes I have seen have a adjustable opening to for airflow. How did well did this work without one?

Great video! Actually it's the second I watched, first was the shop tour, I was hooked when I seen the well organized single car garage space. Gives me hope that I can also function in a modest size space also! Just curious, what is you floor dimension 14x24?

I can make this out of offcuts. The challenge is attaching it under the router. I don't want to drill holes in my Jessem phenolic table top.

Accidentally found your first video and especially liked your well modulated voice and choice of music. Please consider a couple minutes on the logistics of workshop videography. I've subscribed because of your studio furniture. Thank you.

4:46 I think the ice cream

Love the build. Personally i hate pocket holes, i think they look ugly, i would prefer real joinery, but that's me. Thanks for the upload.

I just want you to know Blake....I read your disclaimer.... to the end.

Hey Blake, Greetings from SoCal! When did you start recording for RU-vid? Question answered! Thanks

Great work and really good content, a lot of your videos are superb! I really liked the one wear you talk about tall the low budget (and splurge) items, I learned some really great tips from it. I understand that the quality of your videos is a huge part of your product, I totally get that and it shows, but the music! Even though it isn't awful techno beats, it still is such a distraction...it's like a dripping faucet! I come here to see your skills, your work, your ingenuity, attention to detail and the videography, but you force constant music upon the viewer. It's like that stranger (little old lady) that knocks on your door whom is prepared to introduce you to Jesus Christ her lord and savior...you just cant wait to politely shut her down, but she is so nice and sincere that you give her your time, simply because its the right thing to do. Your videos and content are that little lady, but your music is the uninvited message about Jesus. I made it exactly 1:00 minute into this video, and shut it down. I made it a little further into your Incra video, and had to turn it off as well, the music detracts from your product and I wont subscribe, like and after these final words comment anymore...as I wont to be complicit in another production that forces music upon the viewer. You should realize that music is like salt and pepper on a fine meal, it's simply a finish, which is always used sparingly. And, to be honest when the chef has done well the meal doesn't require the garnish at all, you are capable of creating that fine cuisine, but at this point you are OK with your guests dousing the crap out of your creation with seasoning, because it is lacking.

Great video! that sander looks an awful lot like a Makita though ;)

Great vid. I have the same space for my workshop here in Sweden. What kind of dimension you have for the floor? Keep up the good work. Alex

Where did you get that hand sanding pad that uses the circular sanding discs?? I need that in my life! Nice channel

What are you using for your dust collection? Are you just using a shop vac with cyclone or do you have an actual dust collection system? Thanks.

Just came across this video - I am working on the same thing right now, trying to get ideas. Wondering how well this ended up working for you. Also, for the corners, was that a manufactured trim that you purchased or did you somehow make it? (Nice Video) !!

Where did you get those triangular blocks you used to support your box while painting it?

Hi Blake, great video! What size plywood did you use. Thanks!

After using the box, do you find the router air intake ports get clogged? It seems that the dust collector pulls the dust down to the top of the router where the routers fan would then suck the dust up.

Did it work ? Does the router get enough air to help cool it ? Nice job on 1st vid..

First video? You sure know how to hit the ground running!

how did you make you logo? nice video

I make lots of amateur hour mistakes. My question is how did you attach the box to the underside of your router table and seal it up air tight?

Pocket holes when structural strength is not critical? Glue and brad nail are not only enough but would be much more neat.

I'm late to the party here but if someone comes across this comment and takes something with them then I may as well ... a trick for getting glue further into a crack like you had there is to blow it into the gap with compressed air (or if you have good lungs you can get it pretty far by blowing through a straw) and applying some more. Repeat until you feel like it's sufficiently full.

Don’t you worry about dust getting into the air intake of the router?

Could you provide an paint color code please. We are not able to buy dewalt color here in germany.Thx a lot man. 👍🏻

What kind of router is that?

Was that total domination IPA?

Just curious...are trolls someone with a different kind of opinion?

Safety trolls rate right up there with the Mask Nazi's. Great job, love how you did the corners makes so much sense.

But you don't need a door.

nice video but that music is a real turn off

You talk about dust extraction but don’t wear a mask 😷 makes me think 🤔

Nice video. Nice workshop. Nice tools. But WHY O FUCKING WHY do you need to have that sick making music in the background?.. so many 'tubers have lovely videos without that noise, while others have it. Am I the only grumpy English fucker around here? Anyway, mate, I am going to make a similar box for my router table, so thanks anyway.

Stop with the music! Could't even hear what you said. Moving on...