For example, in our shop, a diagonal trunk to the bandsaw and router table would have reduced duct length and eliminated two elbows.
Airflow drops as dust coats the filter bag interior, but filtration typically improves. Although I initially doubted their effectiveness, due to dust still collecting on the tops of everything in the shop, I now am sold when I see how much is trapped in the filters. I THINK that was the right move (I KNOW it was the cheaper one), but Im willing to learn otherwise.
Response to Floor Question: Dont Forget the Appliances, Woodworking | Blog | Videos | Plans | How To, Rob wondered what your solutions are for dust collection, Order Woodworking Plans, DVDs and Supplies. I made that from plywood instead of metal, to dampen motor and fan vibration that would resonate through the walls. After separating the dust, the system exhausts outside. You'll be glad you did.
Collecting dust from mitersaws, radial-arm saws, and lathes can prove difficult because their open design lets material fly all over. Big? Leaks around filters, collection bags, fittings, and ducts reduce a collector's effectiveness.
Im now considering adding a dust collector that hangs from the ceiling as an additional measure of reducing shop dust. Daniel Raffety, My shop is only 18 x 18, and instead of doing a fixed system I have a Dust Right Separator paired with a Jet DC-650M dust collector.
Upgrading to an aftermarket filter [below, Sources] can improve a collector that offers sufficient cfm but poor filtration. But we had to route the duct along the walls because the shop's drop ceiling provides no solid structure from which to hang the ductwork. Nah. I have a 3hp Delta dust collector with a 4 inlet. Tom Fuchs, I guess I have four dust collection systems in my shop. With floor space at a premium, I wanted to place the dust collector in the garden tool storage room next to my shop. Rather than a 3,450 rpm induction motor spinning a vaned impeller, three high-speed universal motors [below], like those found in a shop vacuum, sit atop the unit, pulling air through a HEPA filter rather than pushing. This makes emptying all this built-in apparatus much easier. Overhead trunk lines keep ducts out from underfoot. Several American readers also wanted to express their patriotism. So I take dust control seriously in my shop for myself and any visitors. Get woodworking tips, expert advice and special offers in your inbox. This puts it out of the way, yet close to the chip-producing tools that demand the most of a dust collector: the tablesaw and planer.
A hood behind the blade of a radial-arm saw directs sawdust up to the dust-collection duct. We have created these special content collections organized to give you a deep dive into a range of topics that matter. Snap-lock pipe [below], typically used in home heating and cooling applications, offers elbows that can be adjusted to create broader radii, but the joints need to be sealed with tape. Theyre similar to many othersI have a large single-stage collector connected to a large cyclone separator (Oneida Super Dust Deputy). Weve been here 32 years.
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I have a smart-home switch that activates the dust collector.
It also overcomes far more resistance, reducing the need to minimize sharp turns, duct length, and flex hose. All working together with a recently installed one-ton mini-split A/C makes woodworking in south Louisiana enjoyable. Lynn Barbier, I still use mostly an old-fashioned broom and dustpan for most my dust collection and a shop vac to get in the machines and tight spots.
If you had to recommend three, which hand planes should I start with? Some piping is under the floor (raised via 28 joists off the concrete) and some hidden behind the workbench on the floor. I also have a ceiling-mounted dust collector.
Theres no heat/AC and ambiance aplenty! For example, to connect a 5" duct to a 4" tool port, place a reducer on the tool port rather than between the duct and a length of 4" flex hose. Spiral pipe requires pop rivets or sheet-metal screws to connect fittings, and joints must be caulked or taped. I use a shop vac with an Oneida Dust Deputy on sanders, routers, etc. So the Oneida dust centrifuge WORKS! The first step in setting up an effective whole-shop system involves selecting the dust-collector location and from there, laying out duct runs to each tool, providing the air a path with the least resistance possible.
If you have more than 20' of ductwork in any one run, you plan to open more than one branch at a time, or use lots of flex hose, bump up to a higher cfm, which may mean a 35 hp model. 
Instead connect them to a shop vacuum or dust extractor with HEPA filtration [below]. A single-stage collector with a low inlet [below] will benefit from ductwork placed at floor or knee level. An Oneida dust centrifuge separates the particles and sends them into a barrel with a plexiglass window I crafted, so maybe Ill know when to empty it. Sign up for eletters today and get the latest techniques and how-to from Fine Woodworking, plus special offers. I heat my house and my shop with a boiler that will burn wood pellets or corn. So, plan your layout with short duct runs, minimal turns, and the least flex hose needed to connect tools to the ductwork. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. (In our shop, the jointer, another chip-producer, rolls into position to use the planer's port, when needed.) Theres a 4 Y connector at the vacuums intake port. In both styles, a motor-driven impeller pulls debris-laden air through an inlet. I save the shavings, dust, etc., and add them to my shelled corn when I fill my bins for the winter.
Diameters of 4" and up ensure that you find the size best suiting your system. The high volumes of air a whole-shop dust collector moves can collapse 26-gauge and thinner snap-lock pipe, so look for heavier-gauge pipe and fittings.
Elbows have smooth interiors and large radii, and heavy-gauge construction ensures durability. Since these tools are on casters, the hose will always reach wherever I want to use them. To save even more floor space, I raised the shop floor to allow the ducting to pass below it and emerge where its needed, eliminating hoses underfoot. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Shaker candle stand with Christian Beckvoort, Tool review: Infinity "Quick-Snap" vacuum hose and adapters, Workshop tip: Plastic tubing keeps bag in dust-collector bin, Workshop Tip: Simple micro-adjuster for any crosscut fence, Editor's Letter: Technology and the future of woodworking. Get instant access to over 100 digital plans available only to UNLIMITED members.
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Hes built dozens of round Shaker stands over four decades, so there is no one more qualified than Christian Becksvoort to demonstrate making this classic. Consider these pointers to keep your shop and your lungs in great shape. Quick-Clamp uses snap-tension clamps that latch onto the lip at the end of each pipe and fitting. ), I use a large shop vac with a Dust Deputy from Oneida attached. Copyright 2022 Meredith Corporation. My planer and joiner are moved to an outlet that utilizes the Vortex so all of the chips produced get sucked directly into its bag. Cindy Navarro, I have a central dust collection system that works very well for me. Thats collected the old-fashioned way with a broom and dustpan or a broom and shop vac. Alan Gesler, I have an Oneida SuperCell hanging on the wall and drag the hose from machine to machine. Gerald R. Jensen, My career was in chemical industry manufacturing, and I spent a major portion of my time making sure my folks were kept safe, even when they didnt want to be. In last issues eZine, Rob wished our U.S. readers a happy Fourth of July (Independence Day in the U.S.). For smaller generators (sanders, drill press, etc. Choose ductwork in a diameter that matches the inlet on your dust collector [ below]. It all works pretty well, except for the wood explosions caused by routers and the particularly odd placement of the dust port on my Grizzly planer. In last issues eZine, Rob asked whether painting wood was a sin, or just very wrong., Woodworker's Journal Adirondack Lawn Chair Plan - Reprint, Woodworker's Journal 25 Jigs and Fixtures, CD, The Way to Woodwork Mastering the Table Saw, DVD, Civil War Officer's Chair Downloadable Plan, Ultimate Miter Saw Stand - Downloadable Plan. They have been certified by a third-party tester to trap at least 99.97 percent of .3-micron particles. In this seven-part video series,, Chris Gochnour's sideboard combines usefulness, strength, and beauty in a contemporary case piece. In a cyclone, the airflow pulls dust into a conical chamber where it spins around, gradually losing velocity so the majority of the material falls into a collection bin. WOOD magazine Design Editor John Olson fabricated a holder [below] to secure vertical duct runs.
The typical method for determining what size dust collector to purchase involves finding the static pressure (sp) of your ductwork, the airflow in cubic feet per minute (cfm) required to move dust from your tools, and plotting those two numbers on the fan curve for a given dust collector.
Dust-collection fittings, adapters, and accessories: Woodcraft, 800-225-1153, woodcraft.com, Rockler. PVC electrical conduit for the ducting, as it has larger radius bends than plumbing pipe, reducing friction that would otherwise steal velocity. I STILL have and use a shop vacuum on my few tools that dont have 4 ports installed. The Supercell requires 220 volts. Wood chunks or metal debris drawn into the airflow can damage the impeller as they pass through. Typically, one or two main trunk lines should cover most of the shop with branches to individual tools. Connecting the hose to each piece of equipment is sometimes a pain.
Cut the 4" hole in a 1 1267" block, drill screw pilot holes, then bandsaw the block in half. Every foot of ductwork adds friction to the airflow, creating resistance, as do changes in duct direction, a reduction in duct diameter, and the rough surfaces of flex hose. Locating the collector centrally in the duct run, rather than at one end, helps minimize duct-run lengths. Eliminate raising dust with a broom by using a shop vacuum with a floor-sweep attachment and a HEPA filter.
Some 2-hp dust collectors run on 110-volt circuits.
In short, everything is on wheels, except for a few tools that can live permanently mounted to a wall.
Three great finishes (that aren't polyurethane). Blast gates control airflow to branch lines, directing airflow to only the tool in use, helping the dust collector operate most efficiently. When I built my shop four years ago, I decided to forego a central system with ducts and to use a portable Mini-Gorilla from Oneida Air Systems. My next shop (hopefully not too far down the road) will have a dust-collection setup, but I imagine my trusty broom wont be too far away. Bill Koski. 
I figure why waste the BTUs from the shavings? Then 4 PVC comes up through the floor in five places for the table saw, band saw, planer, jointer and one extra for whatever. I have two shop-made box fan/air filter assemblies that I use when Im sanding larger pieces. In addition, I have a box fan situated above a furnace filter close to the ceiling. It doesnt take any more time to move my hose than it did to set gates and clear branch lines when they became clogged. Ken Bayer, I use a portable JET 2hp cyclone dust collector, although it is kind of permanent. Attaching flex hose requires adapters. To accommodate those big bends, I raised the dust collector by mounting it on a custom wall bracket. Is it OK to copy projects from the magazine?
this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Difficult? Just as a car can negotiate a large-radius curve faster than a sharp corner, a gradual transition in direction allows air to keep moving quickly, preventing dust from falling out of the flow.
Painted Wood: A Sin? Buy or make hangers to secure duct from walls and ceilings. I installed it after a year of spreading sawdust everywhere. Run the largest pipe you can as close to the tool as possible. Handheld tools, such as random-orbit sanders and routers, don't easily connect to the large ductwork of a whole-shop system, and the small dust port on such tools chokes off airflow.
After sealing them, you'll know whether the dust-collector filter does its job well or requires an upgrade. So heres my cut on dust collection. The dust collector is so quiet in the shop that I had to hang little tape flags in the opening to see when it is running. (See Sources for the bit we used.) Our biweekly podcast allows editors, authors, and special guests to answer your woodworking questions and connect with the online woodworking community.
Its much more comfortable than a dust mask or respirator. Jay Simmons, My dust-collection solutions run through a plethora of tools.
Enter now for your chance to win more than $2,000 worth of woodworking equipment from Woodpeckers. Its in the room (garage) next to the shop with 6 PVC piping going through the wall to the shop.
Each branch has a blast gate that I have to set whenever I get ready to use a specific tool. Dylos DC-1100 Pro air quality monitor, woodmagazine.com/dylos. In a single-stage collector, the debris passes through the impeller before the heaviest waste drops into a collection bag, while the filter bag captures smaller particles as the air exhausts.
The plastic drum of the Dust Right is much easier to dump, plus it keeps the JET from getting clogged. Robert Garrott, I use the Rockler wall-mounted collector. Match your duct to the inlet size, not the wye. If a collector spews fine dust back into the air, it's doing more harm than good [ above]. Get more info about the types of ductwork. UNLIMITED Membership is like taking a master class in woodworking for less than $10 a month. If the port doesn't match the hose, use an adapter [Sources]. It takes 1300 .3-micron particles side by side to span 164 ". I settled on this pairing because while the JET is a great unit, it doesnt really like wood turnings, and the process of dumping the collection bag is a serious pain. Rabbeting a shelf; Strength vs. appearance, Editor's Letter: A new tool with every project. The high suction provides plenty of velocity through 212 " hose connected to smaller ports, such as on a router table or random-orbit sander. Our initial testing shows that the three motors create nearly ten times the suction of a standard collector, and two to three times the cfm of a shop vacuum. A channel routed around the opening in this bracket cradles a Quick-Clamp gasket to secure the duct.
I also have a RIGID vacuum with dust gates to my smaller tools. My main system is an Oneida Air Mini Gorilla that I connect to my larger tools via a flexible hose. So when placing turns and connecting branches, opt for elbows that provide the longest-radius turn possible.
Or better yet, modify the tool port to match the duct size.
I use a chain tightener to raise the entire dust collector just enough (about 1) to loosen and free the dust barrel. The chicken-or-egg conundrum: Until the dust collector is in use, you don't know how effective it truly is at capturing dust.
Collecting dust at its source not only makes you a tidy woodworker, it can keep you a healthier one, too. Dust collectors come in two types: single-stage, above, and cyclone, below. Look for filters labeled HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air).
But if this puts ducts in walking paths and work areas, vertical branches may be required.
Blessed with an eye for potential, David Willett looked at his dark, unfinished 112-car garage built in 1956 and saw the bones of a workshop. I had it all plumbed up with gates and branch lines, etc., but Ive found that just a single direct hose with no gates or branch lines to the machine Im using works the best.
With only basic woodworking skills, a tablesaw, and a few simple tools, you can make custom cabinets for your home or shop. ; Radial Arm Saws: OK for Dadoing? Filters: American Fabric and Filter, 877-742-3653, americanfabricfilter.com. Editor, My JET 1hp dust collector is the best tool in my shop.
But the voice-activated On/Off switch eliminated my biggest user complaint when the rig first began to work. Net result: I still have a dirty shop that NEVER will become a Better Homes photo shoot, but its not hip-deep in sawdust anymore! Richard T. Rodgers, The easiest way to deal with sawdust is to use hand tools. Peter Fabri, I have a Rockler Dust Right wall-mounted vacuum with a cyclone dust separator. All Rights Reserved.
Collectively, these work well for me. Gary Petersen, First, Form follows function. My shop is a single 20 x 40 room in an old farm shed/barn (formerly occupied by mules until the arrival of Massey-Ferguson).
Vacuuming the entire floor is easy with a few shoves. Clamp a short section of flex hose to the tool port and then to the duct. In addition to better filtration, an aftermarket filter with more surface area can decrease resistance to air exiting the collector, improving cfm. Click for full details.
I cant imagine not having a dust collection system. Operate gates [below], whether shop-made or purchased, by pulling or pushing the gate open or closed. When turning, I wear one of the air-filtering helmets and have begun to wear it more often. I use the box fan/furnace filter-type air filtration, and it works well. Last week Rob wondered what your solutions are for dust collection, and many of you share the brief (and extensive!) With only one machine in use at a time, this works well as I use a section of flex hose to connect to each machine.
I also have a shop-made fine dust filtration box with four 16 x 20 disposable filters.
That may mean a wye or two 45 elbows rather than a 90 fixture with a tighter turn. 99-029, Woodcraft. From Fine Woodworking issue #293. I still have dust, just somewhat less.
Most are connected with PVC to a small cyclone and a shop vac. A well-planned dust-collection system traps the tiniest of particlesthe ones that can cause the most lung damagebefore they become airborne.
Yes. Oneida Air Systems, which provided technical advice for this article, provides a free design service for customers. Large hoods, purchased or shop-made, can corral and direct dust to your collector [below]. The building is rickety; the tin roof doesnt leak except when its raining. I have a Jet re-circulator and a Wen recirculator.
Plus tips, advice, and special offers from Fine Woodworking. Thin-wall PVC costs less than schedule 40 and proves plenty sturdy for dust-collection use. Every layout involves compromises. Placing tools that require the greatest airflow closest to the collector reduces the amount of ductwork, allowing faster-moving air that better collects dust and debris. In the WOOD photo studio shop, we placed the collector in a corner with two trunks running from it [above]. Second, I used 6-in. Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. Heres how. When calculating the full cost of a system, save money on ductwork, if needed, to invest in a better collector and filter. I also have a ceiling-mounted dust filter that I run on a timer when Ive generated a lot of airborne dust.
My shop stays very clean now. Mike Renfro, I have a small shop (one stall garage size) with my dust-producing tools along one wall. Place blast gates in easily accessible spots. Although it is nothing like my friends dust collection system (3hp Powermatic) who poured his concrete floor over the 6 PVC with risers to his various machines and automatic open/close blast gates as machines are turned on, but then you could eat off the floor of his shop. Randy Walter, Heres what I use: 1) Broom and dust pan; 2) Two shop vacs connected to small machines and one mobile vac; 3) Box fan enclosed by four large filters on shop floor; 4) Clear View Cyclone 5 hp with 6 pipes.
Both are on casters, and I can roll them around as needed.
Become an UNLIMITED member and get it all: searchable online archive of every issue, how-to videos, Complete Illustrated Guide to Woodworking digital series, print magazine, e-newsletter, and more. First, I re-oriented the dust collectors motor/impeller unit so I could connect it more directly to both the filter/bag unit and the Oneida separator. Avoid filters labeled "HEPA-type" or "HEPA-like," or that make vague claims such as "removes up to 99 percent of the smallest particles." This serves my larger generators well (table saw, planer, jointer, etc.).
We shadowed two experienced makers and installers of custom cabinetry to bring you simple tips and tricks that will keep your built-in projects (and your sanity) on the bubble.. When running the planer and jointer, I often wish the barrel was much larger. Alexa, start the vacuum, or Alexa, stop the vacuum. It works. But Id still need some 4 flex hose to make the last few feet of connection to my mobile equipment, so I opted to horse around 20 of flexible piping instead. Start your 14-day FREE trial - and get building! I have added four hanging air filters to the shop over the years. Get complete site access to video workshops, digital plans library, online archive, and more, plus the print magazine.
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