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Coach529

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My new garage is in the design phase and I am wondering outloud what is the most effective and affordable way to keep dust under control in wood shop.

I build and refinish some furniture. Hobby stuff mostly.

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Table saw, compound miter saw, etc will be hooked to a vac line to handle the bigger stuff.

Main concern is the floating dust after sanding stuff. I have looked into the Jet units, but with my electrical and HVAC background I feel I could build something for about 1/3 the price.

Any advice?
 
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I cannot answer your question, but had to tell you how much I admire your work.
 
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Big topic. When my shop was up and running I had a Delta primary dust collector attached to the equipment (Unisaw, jointer, planer etc). It wasn't a ducted system. I manually changed it over. As well I had a JDS 200 filter box to catch the ambient dust. I also used the Oneida Dust Deputy on my shop vacs.

I like woodwork, but hate the dust. I'm in the planning stages of my new garage/shop as well. Keep us posted on which way you go.
 
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The Dust Deputy is great!

Also, for sanding, I love my Festool sander w/ their dust vac. Pricey, but great dust collection on their tools.
 
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I've not tried it myself but a friend has a client with a large wood shop in his basement. When he's working, he runs a super-cheap box fan with a furnace filter taped to it. He says it does a surprisingly good job at removing dust from the air away from his work.

Obviously, he has a primary dust-collection system near his tools.
 
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From what I have read about woodworking dust collection, your best bet is to capture it at the source. Once it gets into the air, it can and will settle just about everywhere.

I have seen plans on the internet, I can't find the source right now, for a home-made cyclone dust collector you could probably put together.
 
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I have large over head fan units that have replaceable rear filter and have a pleated filter inside. They really keep the air borne saw dust down. This is addition to a large Delta Cyclone unit on the equipment.
Can not remember their name.
 
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Coach529

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More on my plans.

I had originally planned on running some PVC to each tool and tying it all into my shop vac. The more I read the better it sounds to look into a Dust Collector is a much more effective idea.
 
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Dust collection depends on two principals. Collect dust at its origin, the machine, and collect finer leftover dust from the air.
You need efficient collection at the source be it TS, router, sander,etc. that means a collector with enough CFM for that particular machine. That can be a shop vac, single or two stage collector if the needs match the capability of the collector.
The fine dust that is missed by the collector gets in the ambient room air and is best collected by an ambient air filter. Jet, Delta, JDS etc. they all work well. Some have timers to continue collecting after you shut down the shop.
There is a lot published on woodshop dust collection. Taunton Press/Fine Woodworking has a soft cover book by that title.
 
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Everything I have in the garage except for wall cabinets are on wheels. I can wheel out the entire garage empty in a few minutes, use an electric leaf blower and blow out the place. If I'm in a hurry, I don't remove the stuff, just blow it out anyways.

It works.

Ironically, my garage is cleaner and less dusty than my house interior!
 
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