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Stop dust in its tracks. All it takes is a weekend and an ordinary shop vacuum crevice tool.

The blade cover and splitter assembly that comes with most table saws is a hassle. So I'll admit that it's not on my saw as often as it should be. Besides being unsafe, this setup also throws a lot of dust back in my face as I'm cutting.

I've been thinking about a solution for this problem for some time. The answer came when Robert Knox of Apopka, FL sent me some photos of a blade cover he made for his saw. So I borrowed some of his ideas to make the blade cover you see in the photo above.

Dust Collection. There are two things that set this blade cover apart. First, it has a simple, built-in dust collection system. This makes for dust-free cutting and goes a long way toward keeping your shop cleaner.

Over-Arm Design. The other interesting feature of this cover is that it's suspended over the blade (not attached behind it). It's connected to the right side of the saw table. This makes it easier to move the cover out of the way to change blades or for cutting tall stock.

▲ Rigid Support A beefy hardwood mast and steel conduit anchor the dust cover to the saw table.

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