shop question

[larry@stinescorner]

I spent today cleaning and organizing my little shop in the basement here in Nj
I used to do a little woodworking there,,but kinda stopped because of the dust the tablesaw
makes,

I had thought the woodshop in the barn in PA would work for me,,but plans have changed.
Its over an hr away,,and my wife and daughter really dont want me to go there by myself during the
week,,and on weekends when we go we do other stuff.

I Want to continue doing a little woodworking,
There is plenty of room for my little playing around

My question is,,what is a simple way to control dust etc from the tablesaw
the bandsaw is not bad,,but once in a while I use the tablesaw

I have the two windows nearby,,is there a simple vent system that would help? The bedroom is up
above,,and smell sometimes if the tablesaw is cutting

I roll the tablesaw out when its needed

Give me some ideas for dust control,,not real difficult and expensive if possible?

Thanks in advance

 

[leroy in ne]

Maybe a shop vac sucking under the table? Exhaust fan in window and move saw below it when sawing? More from others I hope. Leroy

 

[Pete in Holland MI]

1) No dust collection is perfect. There will be some dust around.

2) A shop vac generally doesn't pull enough CFM to help out on a table saw. If you do opt to try, get one of the Dust Deputy cyclones to use ahead of the shop vac. Keeps the filters clean an CFM's up.

3) A table saw makes sawdust that is shed down below the blade, and some that comes out on top. That top stuff will be the stuff that's hard to capture.

4) A small dust collector with a blower and bag that kinda lays on the floor will do a decent job on your table saw. Make it such so the hose can be moved from machine to machine. Empty the bag frequently.

5) Install a small squirrel cage blower (with about a 4" blower wheel) and with a dryer duct kit, hang this blower in the ceiling and exhaust to outside. This is NOT a dust collector, but it DOES keep the shop room a bit negative pressure, so airborn dust is reluctant to wander into the rest of the house. Also keeps fumes frome finishes from escaping to the rest of the house.

6) There are dust purifiers that hang from the ceiling with a blower and several filters. They will clean the air but ya have to keep the filters clean.

My shop is about 12 x 25' in my basement of a ranch style house. I do have a bigger dust collection system, but it isn't 100%. There often is a lot of dust that needs sweeping after a hard day's work, and the occasional trail that follows me up the stairs. The blower in item 5 DOES work and highly reccommend it. Basement shops are nice, as they are always warm, and right there to jump into for a few minutes. Just have to keep a few nice products coming out of it to keep peace with your other half.

Have fun !

 

[DoubleO7]

Google

DIY table saw dust collection

All kinds of collection methods.
Even one that collects what flies up from the blade.
One to catch what ends up on the motor in back.
A tapered bin for underneath, etc.

 

[Russ from MN]

I use my shop-vac for the table saw, jointer, shaper, and radial arm. For my thickness planer I have a homemade system using a clothes dryer fan and a big filter bag, and I mostly use it out in the driveway. If I'm going to just plane one board I have used the shop-vac, but it will fill it up pretty quickly.

 

[MarkB_MI]

I have a dust collection system on my table saw, plus I picked up a huge air filtration system for cheap on eBay. Even with those two dust collectors, the table saw still puts out a lot of dust, enough that I try to do most of my sawing outside with a skil saw.

Your table saw is not that big; can you roll it outside when you need to use it?

 

[Ivan in Mich]

I have a dust collector in mine now. When I lived downstate I had a filter unit mounted at the ceiling that did a good job. I think I got it at menards. It was nothing more that a box with a fan pulling air thru 4 furnace filters . There use to be plans to make one on the internet

 

[oldproudvet]

I agree with what Pete said below. A squirrel cage in the window easily controled by pulley size or a rheostat on the motor. That Will clear the air to outside right now. They are very effective air movers. Simple, cheap and very common.

 

[Stephen Newell]

Harbor Freight sells a pretty good dust collector for around 200 bucks. It will catch most of the dust but you would have to rig a piece of PVC pipe over the blade to do better. What some people do is supplement what the dust collector does with a room air purifier.

 

[Janicholson]

The under side of the saw frame is likely to be open. Purchase a 4.5 HP shop vac with a 2.5" hose or larger (ignore that if already owned). Drill a hole in the wooden deck under the location where the saw dust comes down off of the kerf being cut that fits the suction hose. fasten the hose in the hole. If the cutting smell is also a problem, put the vac exhaust int a second hose and pipe it out through the box sill above the block wall. Check the vac tank once in a while. If the saw base has big openings where air can enter (adjustment slots or belt openings) block them off with polyethylene flaps made from antifreeze jugs. Small sheet metal screws can be used to hold them in place. Jim, Jim

 

[rustred]

I would hang sheets or shower curtains around the saw and have it away from the actual working area if possible. Plus wear your dust mask. I sure don’t want any noisy shop vac by me when I am working.

 

[evilboweivel]

shop vac hooked up to tablesaw
box fan with a furnace filter taped to it
price goes up from there
good luck
Ron

 

[bc]

(quoted from post at 20:40:07 11/19/20) I would hang sheets or shower curtains around the saw and have it away from the actual working area if possible. Plus wear your dust mask. I sure don t want any noisy shop vac by me when I am working.

What he said. Plus if there isn't a large hole underneath the table then you need one with a trash can with a bag propped up close to the bottom of the shelf your saw is on. Even then some will go out any hole or the crank slot, etc. but you will get most. Since you aren't likely cutting large sheets of plywood or ripping 8 foot long 2 bys, then some plastic draped around will catch the flying stuff. Duct tape off any openings under the table. A plywood style blade with 40 teeth that is sharp might help.

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 17:45:46 11/19/20) Harbor Freight sells a pretty good dust collector for around 200 bucks. It will catch most of the dust but you would have to rig a piece of PVC pipe over the blade to do better. What some people do is supplement what the dust collector does with a room air purifier.

When I was making grips, I used that Harbor Freight dust collector and it worked great. I had enough hose that I just switch the hose every time I switched machines. I never had any dust in the shop.

Don't fool yourself into think that some kind of blower blowing air out a window is good enough. Especially if you have various wood working machines. You need to hook to each machine while working on it. Before that dust gets blown out the window, you're breathing it in at the machine you're working on. Breathing in saw dust can give you serious lung problems.

 

[dahlin]

We use a cyclone hooked to a shop vac. cyclone takes out the heavies and the dust goes to the shop vac works well for us. Randy

 

[Crazy Horse]

Sorry Larry .... you've been reported to the YT Worker Safety Board .... Where is that saw blade guard? They're on their way, better get it on !!!

 

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