# Dust Shoe: X-Carriage-mounted or Z-axis mounted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [December 7, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/dust-shoe-x-carriage-mounted-or-z-axis-mounted/17007 "2015-12-07T22:39:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![MattWheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/mattwheeler/32/36005_2.png) [@MattWheeler](https://community.inventables.com/u/MattWheeler)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/dust-shoe-x-carriage-mounted-or-z-axis-mounted/17007/10 "2016-01-02T22:37:42Z")
If the dust shoe is mounted to the x-carriage rather then the z-carriage, then the bit can be changed without removing the shoe. Just raise the spindle and change away. The gap between the shoe and the spindle doesn’t seem to reduce the vacuum much. > [@Never ending dust shoe development](https://community.inventables.com/t/never-ending-dust-shoe-development/16925/8): > > My latest dust shoe is similar to @JeffParish 's. It’s working really well. So nice to be able to walk away from a job for an hour without concern that the kerf will fill up with chips. Things I like about this shoe can change the bit without removing the shoe shoe height above stock is easily adjustable, without tools keeps the kerf very clean bit is always visible shoe is easy to remove, without tools shoe is compact and low mass inlet port has a cool looking vortex generator slight_smile… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.inventables.com/t/dust-shoe-x-carriage-mounted-or-z-axis-mounted/17007)._