Hi!
So I used a router for the first time a week ago… I thought… Hey, I just have to use the flush trim bit for a few templates I'm working from. No big deal; no need to drag the shop vac over to hook to the dust port. I have bad allergies anyway (but really love getting into this new addiction!) so I wear goggles, apron, respirator, etc and thought… How bad could it be? 20 minutes later I was drowning in saw dust. Lol I was amazed at how fast it all piled up and made the floor slippery. So, I postponed that part of my project until I got a router table. Awesome! But, a pain to hook up to the shop vac.
I'm told that this is the part where you realize you've really committed to exploring this thing… I bought my first dust collector. Now, it's just the HF 2 HP that a lot of folks get… I couldn't resist them being on sale and 25% off coupon. Anyway, I want to design a simple system that I can hook up a table saw, band saw, router, miter saw and sanding station to.
Now for questions:
1) Anyone know of a good resource that would help me figure this thing out?
2) PVC, metal duct or flex hose? I'm really thinking metal duct then a short run of flex to the tool.
3) Are there any "what ever you do don't do ." That I should know about?
Thanks in advance. My lungs and I appreciate any direction I can get!
So I used a router for the first time a week ago… I thought… Hey, I just have to use the flush trim bit for a few templates I'm working from. No big deal; no need to drag the shop vac over to hook to the dust port. I have bad allergies anyway (but really love getting into this new addiction!) so I wear goggles, apron, respirator, etc and thought… How bad could it be? 20 minutes later I was drowning in saw dust. Lol I was amazed at how fast it all piled up and made the floor slippery. So, I postponed that part of my project until I got a router table. Awesome! But, a pain to hook up to the shop vac.
I'm told that this is the part where you realize you've really committed to exploring this thing… I bought my first dust collector. Now, it's just the HF 2 HP that a lot of folks get… I couldn't resist them being on sale and 25% off coupon. Anyway, I want to design a simple system that I can hook up a table saw, band saw, router, miter saw and sanding station to.
Now for questions:
1) Anyone know of a good resource that would help me figure this thing out?
2) PVC, metal duct or flex hose? I'm really thinking metal duct then a short run of flex to the tool.
3) Are there any "what ever you do don't do ." That I should know about?
Thanks in advance. My lungs and I appreciate any direction I can get!