Dust collector for radial arm saws

In combination with a radial arm saw assembly comprising a horizontal work table which includes a front table, a rear table and a spacer board, a vertical column at the rear of said table, a horizontally adjustable arm rotatably attached to the upper end of said column so as to be positioned over said table, a rotary saw protected by a saw guard carried by said arm, a dust collector positioned at the rear of said table, said collector comprising a generally flat-bottomed funnel-shaped hood having a wide inlet which opens towards the front of said table, said inlet being positioned entirely above the plane of said table, said hood being arcuately movable,

• the improvement which comprises said dust collector so positioned that the lower surface of the hood floor is in close contact with the upper surface of the spacer board, a clamp comprising a horizontal member, means holding said horizontal member in predetermined position above the upper surface of the spacer board, the lower surface of the hood floor contacting the spacer board and the lower surface of said horizontal member snugly engaging the upper surface of the hood floor so as to hold the hood firmly in a desired position.