Dust Collection System

[JohnB]

G'day VB,
Bite the bullet and get the bloody lot on the never never plan. When you fall off the perch let the kids worry about it

Just about all of them tools go hand in hand.
1 Filtration System, aint no good without something making the dust for it to filter.

This is the order those machine found themselves into my shed.

1. 9" disk/4' x 6" belt sander combination
2. Dust extractor (so I could find the door after using the above)
3. 8" Bandsaw
4. Planer (not Dewalt )
5. Ditch the 8" bandsaw
6. 14" Bandsaw
Still looking for your Number 5

[VB...]

JOHNB your hilarious!!!

So I should skip the 8" Band saw and go right to 14"?

[JohnB]

VB,
We can only get what we can afford, But if you have the readies and want to do some serious cutting and work, I'd go nothing under 14".

[tgiro]

I have a Delta 50-760 -- A video demo of it is here:

YouTube - Rick's Rundown on the Delta 50-760 Dust Collector

When I first turned it on, in my little 26X13 shop room. I was reminded of F-15 jets taking off. I built a little 3x4 leanto shed outside and it lives there.

It handles my tools very well I have even had two or three ports open at a time and it still pulls the dust quite nicely. The great thing is that it pulls the dust right out of the shop. I'm not relying on a filter to clean the air it pulls and recirculates back int the shop. I do have a 1-micron bag on it and I have to shake that once every 10 - 12 hours. I have been thinking of getting a canister for it, but that isn't a priority. If you are going to leave the machine in the shop, get the best filters you can.

[treslakter]

When operating tools that make a lot of dust, I try to catch it continously. With a rather small 'shop', I only have room for a cheap shop vac. It works fairly good, but the noise is enough to make it necessary with hearing protection when running it. I use a pair of Peltor H7 ear guards that works well. So well that I don't hear what my 788 tries to tell me when I push its limits .... I keep telling myself that I'm just preparing for the day when my hearing is gone

[Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter]

I also have a small shop, therefore I use a very good dust mask, a cheap square shape fan with a A/C filer to to it, and a noisy shop vac. So this means that when I want to apply stain or some type of finish, I have to wait for a breeze free and very sunny day. LOL At least I do not have to worry about chemical fumes in the lungs. There is always an up side to every down side. LOL

[georgewoodie]

Hello All:

Sorry to be a wet blanket BUT, depending on why you are getting a dust collector - if you are getting one to help keep your shop clean, they are great. I have a 2 HP unit [General] that works well. It has a filter bag at the top and a collector at the bottom.

The downside, other than noise, is that the upper filter bag will stop everything up to one micron. Pretty small stuff. The one micron particle is the worst one for health reasons. That very small particle is what we breath in and that is the problem.

It can not be avoided as air entering the filter system must exit if the system is to continue.

Having this system in a shed attached to your shop, in effect outside, will exhaust to the out of doors and that would be a great benefit for both noise and health. Sadly I can not do that.

As the filter bag collects more and more, the filtering becomes more efficient stopping more particles, but the small stuff still gets through.

I use my system on my jointer, planer, table saw, band saw and sanding machines and it collects a lot of waste so it certainly helps in the clean department but not for my health.

So get one but don't kid yourself on the benefits.

Woodie

[VB...]

I looked at a couple of sander and I think I will go with the Hitachi SB10Y? I saw this unit at Lowes for $179. As As always once I decided on what I wanted they were out of stock. "Should be in a few weeks" those are my most hated words!!!

I have not been able to find the difference between the SB10Y & SB10YI.
I think the SB10YI is a smaller unit.

Has anyone used this joiner.planer?
Amazon.com: Palmgren 84261 12 amp 6-1/8-inch 1-Horsepower Benchtop Jointer with Dust Collection, 120-volt 1-Phase: Home Improvement

Its much cheaper and handles smaller material then the DW735 I wanted but it does more and has a smaller foot print. I figured for the next year or so I wont be working on anything too large.

VB...

[JohnB]

G'day VB,
The Palmgren and The Dewalt are two different machines. They are used for completely different purposes, but can go hand in hand.
The Palmgren is a Buzzer (Jointer) which is used to square and straighten boards,
The Dewalt is a Thicknesser (Planer) which is used to mill timber down to a certain thickness with sides being parallel.

They compliment each other, because timber can be Squared and straightened on the Buzzer, or rough sawn timber can have two sides machined, prior to putting through the thicknesser to dress it to the size required.

[VB...]

Is the finish on the jointer that rough?
Thank you John.
VB...