Dust extraction

Dec 19, 2004 3 Replies

Having started to establish a "proper" workshop complete with bench I am now turning my thoughts to dust extraction. I shall probably go the whole hog in the near future but for now I have a surplus domestic vacuum cleaner (one of those otherwise useless drag about things on wheels, not an upright one). As we shouldn't be advertising here, all I can say about it is that Mr Dyson knows what it is.



I intend to connect the vacuum direct to the dust outlets on the circular saw/router/sander etc as I use them, once I have sourced suitable sized connectors.



Does the team have any advice on my proposed use for this surplus vacuum, and any thoughts on a more permanent dust extraction system. All my power tools at the moment are portable but that will not always be the case.



Many thanks in advance.



Malcolm Webb


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It may help for clean up, but it is far too small capacity to use directly on a machine other than, possibly. the sander. I'd recomend not wasting the time to make the adapters for attaching it and go directly to at least a decent sized shop vac for a saw/router, etc. as they'll make far more chips than it will be able to handle.

One of the best websites on dust collection is

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I suggest you begin there.

Bob

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