Dan, It's not really a chute on the front of the Stand, it has a bottom in it and the whole thing is removable. A key-hole on each side slips over a couple of screws so I can remove and dump it when necessary. Besides catching most of the sawdust that falls it a very handy place to toss pieces of scrap as I cut. It saves a lot of mess on the floor that i don't have to clean up, not that there isn't a lot anyway, LOL