[cobalt]

I dont know about people on this site but i seem to be forever cleanig up dust in my workshop drives me mad.

So i am looking around for a simple dust extractorwith the aim to fit it to my band saw and hopefully rig some sort of contraption when i use the rotary cutters to reduce the sawdust during working with it.

I usually wear a dust mask to prevent getting the saw dust on my lungs and always wear a leather apron for saftey.

So any ideas on this??

just a pic to show the workshop its small every thing at arms lenght but a haven for me.

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[cobalt]

I was considering a vac .

Did you construct a cabinet for the vac whilst using a rotary tool? people have mentioned it to me basically a small box open at the front but not tried it yet

 

[cobalt]

thanks for that decided to try things with our vac cleaner , will have to pinch before the wife notices it just to try it out., i will rig a small open fronted box up to see how efective it will be then make a decent one with perspex to ensure i get a good light.

I can only see one problem noise dam things are so loud,so mayby a exta long hose and feed it thro the windowto try it out space is at its premium.

cheers

thanks for your comments

 

[cobalt]

Yes your right about hearing loss i am now deaf in 1 ear due to industrial damage, the last thing i want is to choke up my lungs as well getting old take more care . but to get a quite vac is a problem

dam keys on this keyboard they stick and sure they move thats my excuse

 

[cobalt]

• A site well worth a visit thanks for that , plenty to look at and develop items to fit into my work shop very useful
• Some great ideas will spend some time looking at it
• A new site to me
• and yes massive amount of ideas

 

[cobalt]

nice

handy but like most dust extractors pricey

 

[cobalt]

more interesting ideas

more research lol

 

[cobalt]

Found a add on to a vacum cleaner its called a ash vac .for cleaning out fireplaces? never seen one before .went mad and bought it you stick the vacum inlet to the thing then stick the hose from the ash vac on the equipment,I havnt used it yet need to get some adapters for the hose.The filter on it looks fine and will save the vacum cleaner isuppose,the wife will go mad for pinching the vac cleanert