bob oswin

You know, I think you fellows are on to something with small dedicated dust traps.
Complete freedom to set it up and tons less hardware and remotes etc, etc, to bother with.
I can't see the overall cost being even a fraction of a dedicated, plumbed system.


Bob

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Hamlin

Are we speaking strictly "dust control" or chip control?
If just dust, a simply house fan in a window will control a decent amount of dust. However, if you're speaking of using DC for "clean-up", chips, etc. Then a shop-vac, of DC unit is the only way to go, providing a person has the room for one.
For myself, it all depends on the project I'm doing. Sanding vs routing, etc. etc. If I'm working on something that is going to produce a large amount of "dust", I use a simple house fan and let the fan bring the "dirty air" outside. For chips, I use a shop-vac and my DC unit. Just a small note about chip collection, since I don't burn wood, I scatter the wood chips finely throughout the yard or graden and let it turn into "mulch".

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Bob

Hamlin,

You do it the hard way..... I just roll my tools outside and do my work, that way I blow my dust directly onto the yard from the machine

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simplenik

Hi Bob

I converted 2 home vacs into shop vac.
Both are capable to remove all the dust from the TS or router (I don’t have planer/thicknesser).






niki

AxlMyk

I've been considering buying a Mini ClearView Cyclone CV06 dust collector..
http://www.clearvuecyclones.com/Order_Page.htm

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Hamlin

LOL, it's only the hard way 'til it rains.
Have a good day.

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bob oswin

Good practicle stuff as usual Niki.

I really admire how you are able to break down a problem into its smallest parts then solve it with common sense.

Bob

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bob oswin

Damn!
I wanna be your neighbour!
Bob -North of the 49th

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bob oswin

I hear it's one of the best out there from Bill Pentz.
Bill has done a lot of work with efficiency studies and I have no arguments with his research.
I just don't want to deal with a commercial piping system in my tiny shop.

Bob

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AxlMyk

I use half my garage and have no room for piping either.. I just plug the shopvac into whatever tool I'm using.. I figure the mini cyclone and shopvac can be mounted on a board with wheels, then stuffed under the work bench.. It would sure beat having to clean the filter every other day.. Did you look at the video of it? Looks pretty slick..

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