A lamp & a Cart: Two Shop Projects

Nice set up, I have something similar except I have my cyclone hooked up to a 25 gallon drum, so I don’t have to empty it as much. Mine works great also. Almost never have to clean the filter. I also have a 1hp HF collector hooked up to a 55 gallon drum. Now that baby sucks. I do have to clean the bag on that more, it has a higher filtration and moves more air through the collector. Regards, and nice job.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Thanks for the kind comments. My biggest mess now is from the top of the TS and especially when using a TS Sled.

-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν

-yes! Thanks!! I have been meaning to check some of these out. i really need to take the plunge before i end up attached to a tank!
-one thing i was wondering though -what about the noise? -and what about hand sanding big areas with a grinder? -i read to just have a funnel hose in proximity -?

-- christine

Hey Christine. The noise is pretty aweful. If I had the money… I would take class in hand tools buy hand tools and end the problem. Actually I like power tools too. Second to that, I would install a dust collector somewhere outside if posisible to cut out the noise. But, none of those were possible.

So I took a much ligter hit on the wallet: the dust destroyer (deputy) & the Dust Cutter.

Dust Deputy Info:
Pros:
no more buying shop vac bags.
cleaner than a bag

Cons:
Noise with shop vac is still the same unless you have a low decible vac

Dust Cutter:
Pros:
No more dust on the floor beneath the TS.

These are both good investments if you use machines like the TS alot…especially if you already own a vac.

For something like hand sanding or a grinder… I just give up and clean up later. The Dust cutter could be set up to either be in proximity or you could by or build a down draft table.

Either way, there will always be dust and clean up…this just makes things better and I think saves money in about a year. Plus…I really like watching the saw shavings and dust go around in the funnel (NOT SAfE WHILE CUTTING).

Brandon

-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν

Dust Cutter:

Kind of like a diaper for the TS isn’t it?

-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν

Looking good.
Wish we could get those cyclones in DK.
Best thoughts,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

-hmm, my tablesaw is outside; sanding inside when it is cold or rainy… ,i read one of the blogs of someone who built on a room for it.

-- christine