Love this Dewalt planer! But the only fault I find is the strange, triangular "exhaust orifice." It seems to be missing any way of connecting it to a dust collector! So I had to wrap some 2" Blue painter's tape around the orifice and stick my vacuum hose inside of the tape; close it tight, and add another layer of tape, to hold it in place so I can contain the dust. Worked perfectly! But why doesn't DWALT have an attachment for this in the Planer kit? I can't seem to find one anywhere that could fit this tool? Can't believe they expect the dust to just fly into the shop? Great tool otherwise. And powerful too! I'm using shallow, multiple passes for controlled planing. Works very nicely!
Love this Dewalt planer! But the only fault I find is the strange, triangular "exhaust orifice. " It seems to be missing any way of connecting it to a dust collector! So I had to wrap some 2" Blue painter's tape around the orifice and stick my vacuum hose inside of the tape; close it tight, and add another layer of tape, to hold it in place so I can contain the dust. Worked perfectly! But why doesn't DWALT have an attachment for this in the Planer kit? I can't seem to find one anywhere that could fit this tool? Can't believe they expect the dust to just fly into the shop? Great tool otherwise. And powerful too! I'm using shallow, multiple passes for controlled planing. Works very nicely!