Dust Collection 'Obvious, Not so Obvious, And 'smack me in the face' Obvious.


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The obvious: Air Filter. Powermatic PM1200.
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Picked this up last week, and can't believe what a difference it makes. For extra cleanup, my electric leaf blower gets the layer of particulate airborn, and the filter sucks it up. Worth every penny.

The not so obvious:
The Roomba
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That's my workshop workhorse. He never complains, doesn't ask for a raise, always happy to clean, and doesn't talk back. No matter how clean I think the floor may be, he manages to seek out dirt and dust. He's even equipped with a HEPA filter.
No, I didn't buy this just for the shop, but he spends most of his robolife down there.

The not so obvious, yet incredibly obvious solution:
Make the mess outside!post-15261-14071285008591_thumb.jpg

Here I am, trying to think of the best way to get the dust from my router table, to the chip collector, to the air filter, and out of those large double doors to the yard....wait..... large...double...doors....yard.....

The router table isn't bolted to the floor, so out the door we went and flush trimmed hardboard templates with reckless abandon. The electric leaf blower cleaned up the mess in short order.

Sometimes, the best solution is right under your nose.


...or, it's a robot.

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