BigFoot Dust Collection Shoe

Upgrade your SmartBench with BigFoot, the production ready dust shoe. BigFoot takes care of business by unlocking compatibility with industrial extractor systems.

Experience a cleaner workspace with larger chip evacuation and fewer bag changes. Compatible with SmartBench V1.2 and above.

The BigFoot system replaces the standard dust shoe on SmartBench. It allows SmartBench to be used with an industrial extraction system, supporting a 100mm hose diameter and bigger bags for uninterrupted cutting. It is suited to static installations where SmartBench is used for high throughput.

Key Features/Differences From Standard Dust Shoe

BigFoot can be connected to a 63 mm (2.5”) or 100 mm (4”) pipe, which is standard ducting size for industrial dust extractors. This enables the following benefits:

• Improved waste clearance by enabling a higher air-flow: Large dust extractors have a higher flow rate than shop vacuums(which use a 38 mm hose)
• Allows collection of larger chips without blocking: hose is much less likely to block than a shop vac’s 38 mm hose when dealing with larger debris such as plywood strings.
• Reduces the frequency of bag changes: the 63 or 100 mm system means that the user can capitalise on the larger capacity dust bag that a static dust extractor has and save time on changing bags. It is also common to use a cyclone separator with this type of system which further increases capacity.

Additional BigFoot Features:

Halo Status Lighting
BigFoot will come with an extra status lighting PCB which will sit under the ZHead cover plate so it is visible from all sides of the machine. This will help operators and managers keep track of the machines

Replaceable Brush Strips
The three brush strips on BigFoot create a seal against the workpiece. These are replaceable as a wear item.

Built In Static Handling
The supplied flexible hose has a conductive winding which connects to your ZHead and an earthing point on your extraction ducting to discharge static electricity build up.

Quick Attach Door
BigFoot has a magnetic door which is quick and easy to remove for Z datum probing. The four magnets have a 4.8 kg holding capacity to keep the door from getting knocked off during cutting

Dust Extraction/Collection Requirements
To see the requirements for the BigFoot to work effectively, please download the BigFoot Data Sheet.