I am beginning to do some work with a Dremel type tool. Specifically, I am doing some wood carving on pieces of raw wood, mainly juniper, aspen, and some pine.
I saw a man who does this, and is very good at it. He had a square air conditioner filter set up with a squirrel cage that sucked the flying sawdust particles towards the filter.
I am concerned with the long term exposure to this dust. Soooo, I am investigating the proper way to do this so I don't end up with wood lung or some such thing.
To set up a cubical enclosure with the front panel out, and the suction on the rear would limit my accessibility to the work piece. Setting up a filter with a squirrelcage suction is no problem, but I don't think it would catch all the debris. Putting an additional fan to blow the debris away from me would mean that I would have a wind blowing on me constantly. Perhaps a grid with a fan underneath it, and a suction hood over it? Maybe a suction hose near the cutting bit, and all or some of the above?
Am I overthinking this? Maybe just a good filter to go over my mouth and nose, but then, those become uncomfortable after a few hours.
Suggestions and experiences appreciated.
Steve.