# C-Beam Dust Collector
**URL:** https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/c-beam-dust-collector/11618
**Category:** Sled
**Tags:** communitygarden, z-axis
**Created:** [November 13, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/c-beam-dust-collector/11618 "2019-11-13T03:02:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@2AMDESIGNS](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/2AMDESIGNS)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/c-beam-dust-collector/11618/1 "2019-11-13T03:02:00Z")
Hey, I wanted to share my dust collector file in case others wanted to use! I used the Maslow for about a month before i really got frustrated with the Z-axis issues. I took a lot of great advice and knowledge from this forum and then rebuilt my sled on a leftover sheet of plywood + HDPE and most importantly a C-Beam. I designed up some brackets to match up with my Ridgid router and then designed a dust collector to screw onto my sled and wrap around my C-Beam. This is hooked up to my Shopvac. 3D printed the collector out of PLA @ 80% infill (0.2 mm layers) and have had no issues. Does a pretty good job of getting all the saw dust. The only issue I had was removing the support material from inside, long pair of pliers is a must. .Stl file attached. It was designed around a Ridgid vaccumm hose at 1.25" OD (so dust collector is tapered 1.25" ID of course).
  [vaccuum attachment.STL](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/uploads/short-url/s95XVRYFJXbNMD3LArQHPfwtyfc.STL) (1.1 MB)
Sean
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### Author:  [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/c-beam-dust-collector/11618/2 "2019-11-13T10:10:34Z")
This is super nice. Awesome work.
Does it work well to get all the dust even without fully enclosing the router bit?
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### Author:  [@2AMDESIGNS](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/2AMDESIGNS)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/c-beam-dust-collector/11618/3 "2019-11-13T15:23:33Z")
Bar, thanks for all the work you’ve done!
Yeah, it actually does get almost everything, especially if its cutting in a direction where the “big fish mouth” is following the path. I’ve never done the full enclosure other than the Ridgid router base so I can’t truly compare. I do like that it gets pretty much everything but that I can still look at the cut and watch it if I need to monitor closely.
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### Author:  [@EcoMouse](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/EcoMouse)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/c-beam-dust-collector/11618/4 "2019-11-15T20:02:57Z")
Use a one of those vibrate-y multi-tools to free your work from the tabs. They are now cheap and make quick work of that exact problem.