Zach, You are much better off collecting the dust as it is created than trying to get rid of it after its floating in the air. Harbor freight has dust collectors that work well for very reasonable prices, I believe around $89 for a small single bag unit and $159 for the double bag unit that I have. HF runs sale prices on these on a regular basis so chances are good you would pay even less. It is simple to hook one of the dust collection ports to a piece of plywood on the bottom of your table saw and the air flow will catch most of the dust. Dust collection hoses on your router will catch virtually all the fine dust but not the larger chips. Since large chips are easy to clean up I dont know why people would be crying about a product that is saving their lungs. Maybe they expected the vacuum attachment to come with a maid? You can also build your own down draft table from some plywood and pegboard and attach a dust collector to it. This way your routing and sanding dust is pulled down into the table from all sides of your project. There are plans somewhere on the forums for one of these tables. Last and not least the simple box fan with a furnace filter or a HEPA filter somebody is tired of paying big money to replace filters on will assist in capturing any residual airborne dust. These units work the best when mounted up high near the center of the room.
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