Moving to a small shop - dust collection recommendations?

[Mark Durrenberger]

My new shop will be a bandsaw and a lathe (Laguna with two dust ports, and an American Beauty). The space is 9x12 I have a ceiling mount Jet airfilter but want something for sanding. The Dust collector can be installed outside of the 9x12 area. Noise however will be a factor.

Any recommendations?

 

[Kent Reisdorph]

I have a mix of Rikon and Wen tools, mostly. I have a 1300 CFM Wen dust collector. It's around $400. Wen makes good products for the money, but they are tier 2 compared to the big names. Having spent a lot on my bandsaw and lathe, I have opted for cheaper when it comes to things like the dust collector. A Rikon or Jet 1300 CFM will run $600-750. I'm not recommending the Wen per se, but if you are looking at a budget unit, it will do the job.

 

[robo hippy]

Oneida does have bench top DCs. Small units with a lot of power, or a surprising amount. The small one was $339 plus shipping. I have one set up on my mini lathe for sanding boxes. I wanted one for collecting the metal dust from my CBN wheels since that stuff is not good for your lungs. Oneida products do have the smallest foot prints. You may want an outside "shed" for your DC. I guess it depends on what all you will hook up to it.

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[RichColvin]

Check out the Mullet dust collection piping. They were a vendor at the SWAT conference in Waco.

 

[Doug Freeman]

If you mount the unit outside the room you need return air ducted back into the space, otherwise the pressure drop will reduce cfm dramatically. If the shop air is conditioned, you want air returned to preserve air temp.

I have a 120V 1.5hp hf system that works fine for the lathe, table saw, and planer (one at a time). The system has a large canister filter. The bag filters load up far too quickly to be of use.

 

[Dean Center]

I'm with Doug. Standard dust collector outside, with a fresh air inlet into the shop. (I have a dryer vent cap over mine to allow air in when the collector is on, but attempt to retain heat or cool when it's not). If the dust collector noise outside is an issue for your neighbors, you can build a small enclosure, with a furnace filter over a vent or two in the side.

If you use a vacuum pump or an air compressor, those can go outside in an enclosure, too, to reduce noise.

 

[Ken Cardinal]

I have a small enclosure for my lathe (approximately 6’x7’ sealed off. I wear a Sundstrom SR 500/580 belt and helmet to avoid breathing dust. After I’m finished, I vacuum with a Festool HEPA Vac. I don’t yet have a bandsaw so I’m still thinking about how I might manage that. As I’m working out of a 2 car garage in a townhome, a dust collection system is not workable from either a size or noise perspective.