Qstick

Hello everyone -

I just got through with about 2 hours of routing/cutting etc... and I think my wife might kill me, or my new hobby....

I am using pulling a vehicle out and using 1/2 of my 2 car garage for workspace. Everything is covered in fine dust. The chips etc...that are on the floor are easy enough to sweep up, but the dust covered everything int he garage. I'm not so worried from a health standpoint as I have the apropriate masks/filters, but is there anything that i can do to keep the dust from coating every coat, shelf, etc...in the garage? I did look online and found dust attachments for the Bosch routers, but the reviews are not great.....

BTW - the router and saw are not table mounted if that makes a difference,

Thanks for any help,

Zach

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Hamlin

If you have dust ports on the router or table saw, hook a shop-vac up to them. This will cut back alot of the dust issue. You could also cover things up with a sheet of plastic. If the weather is good, take your work outside.

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challagan

Fine dust is always a problem. It's difficult to control it with shop vac attachments and stuff. Hand held power tools are the worst to control and shop vac attachments are the least effective on these. I would suggest that you get one of the air cleaners such as the below items:

http://www.amazon.com/708620B-AFS-10...2970291&sr=1-1

http://www.pennstateind.com/store/ac620.html

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Zach

Here's low tech way to do it, open the garage door then put it in the opening and put it on high or put it in a window opening.
"dust to dust dirt to dirt thing "

Bj


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challagan

You can also use a cheap box fan and put furnace filter material on the backside.

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Qstick

Hi BJ -

The fan idea seems decent - BUT - my neighbors and I actually get along great and I'd prefer to keep it that way.....

Corey -

Do those units function as well as advertised? From the reading the reviews - it would seem as though there wouldn't be any dust laying on the stuff in the garage, only the sawdust to sweep up on the floor. Is that actually how it works, or is there still a substantial amount of cleaning to do afterwards?

I just got done wiping more junk than I knew was in my garage, and $300 would be cheap to never do this again....

Thanks,

Zach

challagan

Zach, I don't own one personally but I will do so eventually. My understanding is that these work well for your purpose. Keeps the fine dust from settling on everything. Turn it on when you start to work and leave it on for 1/2 and hour after your done and you should have little to no dust at all. They work real well in tandem with a dust control unit. I will ask my buddy Bernie, he has one I believe and uses it when he turns ( sanding when turning really kicks up some dust) and see how it is working for him.

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Joe Lyddon

Corey,

I noticed that the Jet @ Amazon is on a Special w/e Sale!! ($219 delivered!)
Looks pretty good.

I don't have one yet... I'm very tempted... Let's see w/e ends tomorrow...

challagan

Joe, don't wait to long, with Amazon's sales they will be there one minute and then another price 2 minutes later. Recently missed out on a Freud LU84R011 50tooth combo blade. An excellent blade at the normal 50.00 you can usually find it for, but they had a sale for 23.99 including shipping on that and a LU83R010 Thin Kerf 50 tooth combo. Those are my two blades that I use 90% of the time, and that was more than a 2 for 1 deal!

Corey

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Qstick

Corey -

Thanks for making the inquiry - I'm looking forward to your reply. It seems odd that it could really eliminate all of the dust that was laying all over everything - but if it can, there will be one in my future....

Thanks again,

Zach