Quiet shop vacuum

[Fred Werring]

When I was working, the machine shops at the site would clean up the area with compressed air. Worked really well, effortless, and was quick. So sometimes I clean up my shop floor with it.....but usually use a 3' wide, soft bristle broom.

Same. I'll do a quick cleanup with compressed air, get the chips out in the open, then sweep.

 

[bc]

My Craftsman table saw is on wheels, too, but they're pretty crappy and the saw is too heavy to be wheeling outside every time I want to rip a 2x4. But I do try to use my other tools outside as much as possible.



At last count I still have all ten fingers. But I'm very respectful of table saws after one of my college classmates lost the tip of his finger in a wood shop class. If I were to buy another table saw, it would be a SawStop.

I nicked a finger playing around in high school shop class one morning. Wrapped it up and teacher sent me to the principal's office. He had me walk the 6 blocks to the hospital for stitches. Walked back to school. Family learned about it when I walked home from school at the end of the day.

 

[Fred Werring]

I have a Ridgid vac and it's loud. Bought the exhaust side muffler from HD. Hardly any difference with it on or off. Also got a Dustoper that fits a five gallon bucket. It works good to separate the sawdust but the orange HD bucket the wife decided I needed is a bit thin. When I stuck the hose a few times the bucket collapsed and cracked. Not all five-gallons are the same.

This guy just doubled up his buckets

Simple Cyclone Dust Collector ● UPDATE !

 

[Caryc]

This guy just doubled up his buckets

Simple Cyclone Dust Collector ● UPDATE !

You see my dust collector in the pic below. You can see why the collector bags are made of cloth. They don't collapse like a plastic bucket would. All the dust collects in the bottom bag. I haven't used my shop since I quit making grips so it has been kind of a collect all. I should get it cleaned up.