Homemade Woodworking Dust Collection Systems

The basic dust collector is a simple cloth bag attached to the dust port.

Homemade woodworking dust collection systems. I know how much dust woodworking produces even with hand tools and i love to read and hear other ideas on dust collection systems. Red barn woodworking 245 333 views. Quickly you ll begin to realize that this is a pain though. A two stage or cyclonic dust collector is a must have machine for any diy woodworking enthusiast or a professional carpenter.

Diy shop vac dust collector. I looked at the commercial dust collection systems and did not like the look of the 4 hose laying all over the shop. Simple approach for dust collection ducting. Very cheap to build as it only requires your existing shop vac hose one more h.

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. I show how i added dust ports to the router table drill press table saw. In your beginning woodworking days you can use a shop vacuum to create a centralized dust collection system at a discount. 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.

Diy dust collector system with homemade blast gates and automatic start stop function duration. How to turn a shop vac into a diy dust collector a basic shop vacuum can power a budget dust collection system with parts you can buy off the shelf from your local home center. Like a lot of people after retirement i built a woodworking shop. It will suck up most sawdust.

You simply cut the soft rubber with a utility knife to fit the dust port on the tool and the vacuum hose for a woodworking dust collection system. Not only is it time consuming but you still have the challenge of sawdust covering everything. April 4 2012 by paul mayer filed under shop improvement. The best strategy for a diy dust collector is to buy a universal adapter which is available at home centers and other stores that sell shop vacuum accessories.

Because certain types of wood dust can be toxic a dust collection system is important to have in any workshop. Continuing off with my diy dust collector cyclone system i added all the duct work to hook up dust collection to my tools. Mike tholl december 26th 2018. I like to know more to see if i can design my own systems.

Dust collection systems capture wood dust and chips at the source of the woodworking machine. Cheap easy diy dust collector. The wet dry vacuum.