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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Dust collection
« on: November 17, 2015, 11:47:00 am »
What does everyone use for dust collection? My shop is a mess, I am thinking about piping in a system and using a shop-vac and a cyclone dust separator. I have a Bandsaw, Table saw and a Miter saw currently in my shop, with the amount of dust that accumulates in my shop it makes it a bit scary to grind or cut metal in there. Thanks for your advice in advance.

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2015, 12:48:03 pm »
The best bet, IMO, is to hook your Shop Vac up to each tool as needed. For the air, I use a box air cleaner on my ceiling. It helps.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2015, 12:59:24 pm »
I use all the horizontal surfaces in my shop as dust collectors.  ;D
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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2015, 01:19:49 pm »
Metal work don't belong in a wood shop
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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2015, 01:26:15 pm »
Quote from: paulsemp on November 17, 2015, 01:19:49 pm
Metal work don't belong in a wood shop

I use my bandsaw as a sander sometimes. And I cut all thread. That is the extent of my metal work.

I wonder how my wife will feel "Honey, I need a metal shop now".

Although a forge and a good anvil would be nice. All I need is more hobbies.
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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2015, 01:44:21 pm »
Every once in a while I have to weld something. It's stupid, I know, but when it's peeing down rain and it's just one little bead.  I do it first thing in the morning and then I'm paranoid(with good reason) the rest of the day. I too need a dust collection system. Right now I wait for a windy day, open all the doors and windows, and walk around with a leaf blower stirring everything up. I'll be reading this with interest.
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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2015, 02:04:17 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on November 17, 2015, 12:48:03 pm
The best bet, IMO, is to hook your Shop Vac up to each tool as needed. For the air, I use a box air cleaner on my ceiling. It helps.
The vac solution, imo, is good 1st step. But I'm so dang lazy that I often say, "heck with it", and cut away sans vac hookup.
Do need to put together one of those box fan + furnace filter solutions to catch some of the air borne stuff. If get REAL motivated, will give this approach a go.  www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,54850.msg744986.html#msg744986
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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2015, 02:09:39 pm »
I use a shop vac hooked up to an oneida dust deputy.  Works great for small stuff.  I would not hook it up to a planer, but for hand held sanders, smaller runs on the table saw, and for a floor sweep - it works great and I never have to worry about losing suction due to the filter clogging. 

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Offline sleek

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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2015, 02:33:15 pm »
I have a dust collection too! So far I have collected two five gallon buckets of the stuff. Mostly osage. Thinking of making a dye. I use a shop vac hooked to my sander. Works good last long time.
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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2015, 02:37:42 pm »
Quote from: JoJoDapyro on November 17, 2015, 01:26:15 pm
Quote from: paulsemp on November 17, 2015, 01:19:49 pm
Metal work don't belong in a wood shop

I use my bandsaw as a sander sometimes. And I cut all thread. That is the extent of my metal work.

I wonder how my wife will feel "Honey, I need a metal shop now".

Although a forge and a good anvil would be nice. All I need is more hobbies.

I wont even temper or shape a bow until I get my shop cleaned up. A few times an errant heat gun spark made smoke on my floor. That's scarey crap in a shop basement.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2015, 03:36:52 pm »
I have 2 shop vacs, one permanently hooked up to my bandsaw and the other moves from one tool to another.  The only thing that does not have dust collection on it is my jointer
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Offline DC

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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2015, 04:04:09 pm »
The Dust deputy looks interesting. I have a big old shop vac with an ineffectual filter. One of these on front of it may be the answer.
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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2015, 04:16:30 pm »
Quote from: DC on November 17, 2015, 04:04:09 pm
The Dust deputy looks interesting. I have a big old shop vac with an ineffectual filter. One of these on front of it may be the answer.

It goes on a separate container. I have seen 55 gallon drums used, or paper drums. There is another that goes on either a bucket, or a larger container sold at one of the wood working stores I am thinking of picking up. $60 for the Dust Deputy is a bit rich for my blood. I have been using my shop vac hooked up to my band saw, but it does clog my filter with a quickness. In the end I would like to run PVC to all of my saws, and another few extra outlets for expansion, and use either the DD or the other cheaper alternative. My clean-up will also get simpler when I pull all the carpet  >:D Who would have thought, carpet isn't a good idea in a wood shop!
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Offline DC

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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2015, 04:34:05 pm »
I though it was a bit rich for my blood but my house is worth more than $60.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Dust collection
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2015, 04:54:46 pm »
Go big, you will never regret it. I put this one in an adjacent room because it is so loud when it runs. It has a remote start and is piped in to all my equipment.

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