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The wife said she can't stand the smell of saw dust. She doesn't want me to cut wood in the basement anymore. Our kitchen and dining room are just above the shop. I figure it is time to put some remediation in place. A dust collector is an obvious solution, but my table saw is a small craftsman that doesn't have a dust port. I made a collector at the bottom out of wood bu there are a lot of gaps so scrapped that idea a while back. Maybe should revisit or get a table saw that is built for dust collection. Another thing I can do is put some sheet rock or paneling or something on the ceiling (open joists) to prevent any dust floating up through the old floors.
My original question is what part of the dust collector makes the most noise? I'm assuming it is the impeller/vac and wondered if using a 2 stage system and boxing in, hard foam insulation possibly, the impeller assembly would be feasible. Now, consider that I don't do a lot of work or long term, I don't see heating being an issue. I don't think I'd ever have the thing on for very long except possibly for routing. I could make something that would allow me to open it for long term use to prevent heating, and just accept the noise issue when wife isn't around or I must use router.
Thoughts?
My original question is what part of the dust collector makes the most noise? I'm assuming it is the impeller/vac and wondered if using a 2 stage system and boxing in, hard foam insulation possibly, the impeller assembly would be feasible. Now, consider that I don't do a lot of work or long term, I don't see heating being an issue. I don't think I'd ever have the thing on for very long except possibly for routing. I could make something that would allow me to open it for long term use to prevent heating, and just accept the noise issue when wife isn't around or I must use router.
Thoughts?