Question about dust collection

drgrafix · 2005-01-04T04:00:59+00:00

I've got a small basement shop, roughly 18' X 12' and it's paneled offfrom the rest of the basement with a closing door. I have a 10"contractor table saw, a 4" jointer, a 1/2" drill press, a 10" disksander, the proverbial router, SCMS, and whatever. Sometimes when I'mcutting the sawdust in the air is just too much, so I've decided thatI'll look into; (a) a small sawdust collector, or (b), a ceiling hungfiltration system. So what I'm wondering is whether the typicalceiling hung filtration system would suffice... and whether my Rigidwet/dry 9 gallon/3.5 HP vac can be rigged for sawdust collectionconsidering the open end of my table saw?Or would a dust collector like the Jet DC 1100 or a Delta AP400 be abetter overall choice?Thanks in advance... Mike

Jan 04, 2005 21 Replies

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Slowhand 21 years ago

Think I'll take you up on that. SH

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tiredofspam 21 years ago

No you should get a dust collector first then air filtration. You vac won't suck the tablesaw dust. The DC won't do a great job, better than the vac. Close the TS back and drill holes in your zero clearence plate to allow more suction from above. Some stuff foam between the cast iron top and sides on the contractor saw... Get some rare earth magnets to hold the rear damper on. And only allow for the belt to go thru...

Get it at the source. BTW look for a DC with less than 2 micron collection. This means forgo most bags.. and go for the hard poly filter type... you won't regret it. A trash can cyclone helps,but a real cyclone is tops...

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