Miter Saw Shroud Bosch Sliding Compound

Miter Saw Shroud Bosch Sliding Compound Saw

12/29/12: Added top pic and rearranged others.
03/27/12: Added more pics at bottom.

After I built the bench to hold the miter saw (so that the saw's bed was the same height as the woodworking bench) and actually started using it, I noticed how much sawdust and chips were scatered around each time I used the saw. The saw has an integral dust collector but it wasn't nearly effective enough and requires an odd sized hose attachment. I realized, somthing must be done to capture more of the dust and particles.

I rarely ever use the compound angle cuts (where saw blade is not vertical) but I do a number of cuts that are not 90 degrees horizontally (cross cuts). When I need to do a compound angle cut, I remove the two wing bolts and the shroud lifts off (like first pic). I decided that a 3/16" plywood shroud, glued at the corners would be strong and light enough. I used two 6" wide 1/2" plywood stips at the top and rear forming an 'L' across the back of the bench as the frame. I needed a curved top so the saw could swing from side to side with a cover over the support bars that cut down on a whole lot of dust scatter. The shroud bolts to the table top with two 1/4-20 bolts with wing nuts on top and over laps the back of the bench where a 4" dust connection is made. This thing isn't perfect, but it works really well, catching most of the dust. Originally, I masked off the Bosch supplied dust outlet. I have since added another hole near the 4" port for a hose to the Bosch dust port, which helps.