Like a lot of people after retirement i built a woodworking shop.
Diy woodshop dust collection system.
Diy shop vac dust collector.
A single stage dust collector s filtration system captures dust particles with a size of 2 or 2 5 microns which is sufficient for most small medium woodworking tasks.
Dust collection system tips.
For the dust collection system i actually got a new shop vac this fancy rigid shop vac from home depot.
Clear space in your shop by installing an overhead hook to hold the hose.
Because certain types of wood dust can be toxic a dust collection system is important to have in any workshop.
Doing this is safer for the hose and for you.
Very cheap to build as it only requires your existing shop vac hose one more hos.
It keeps the vacuum hose off the ground or your work table.
A secondary option is to build your own dust collection system using a shop vac which can be picked up for less than 100.
We had one already but i discovered my husband forgot it in our old house in baltimore and the vacuum never made the move.
Dust collection systems capture wood dust and chips at the source of the woodworking machine.
You simply cut the soft rubber with a utility knife so that it fits the dust port on the tool and the vacuum hose for a woodworking dust collection system.
Hope the new owners like it the dust collection system was super.
I looked at the commercial dust collection systems and did not like the look of the 4 hose laying all over the shop.
Assembling the dust collection system.
Here are some key tips to keep in mind when building your own dust collection system.
The wet dry vacuum.
I also did not think i needed the capability of running seve.
Watch the video to see how i did it this is a fantastic cheap and extremely easy way to minimize dust in your shop while saving the filter on your existing shop vac.
The wood whisperer breaks down the leading budget dust collectors with.
The basic dust collector is a simple cloth bag attached to the dust port.