Dust Collector outside?

[danh]

Wow,

I had no idea this thread would generate so much traffic.

My basic premise for the fact that the DC would not suck that much air out of the garage is this.

My DC is not like my air cleaner. The air cleaner gets plugged in and basically runs runs runs

My DC turns on when I use a tool. And turns off when done. Since most cuts probably take probably less than 45sec, that isn't all that much air.

Am I missing something? Do most people turn on their DC and run it the entire time they are in the shop?

danh

[Mark Jerde]

I start my DC a few seconds before starting the tool and turn it off a few seconds after turning off the tool. With the electricity in this 1960's house, turning them on at the same time is likely to trip a breaker -- maybe even on separate circuits.

When I had a bench saw, I could run the shop vac and the saw on the same circuit, and it didn't matter which was turned on first. With my 1.5 HP Griz contractor saw, if the shop vac is turned on and on the same circuit, pressing the switch on the contractor saw trips the breaker. That's why I have an extension cord along the ceiling from the laundry room to the shop. The TS gets its own 15A circuit from the laundry room when the washer is unplugged.

Gotta rewire this house from the panel up.

-- Mark

[Greg O]

It depends on the job at hand. I jointed and planed a pile of boards the other day. The DC ran for about two hours straight. I will also let it run if I am doing multiple cuts that require little time in between. Greg

[William Prisavage]

[Phisherman]

DC are made for moving a lot of air volume. If your shop not heated nor cooled, then there's no need to return the air to the garage.