Air filtration

ridnovir

ridnovir

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Gents,

I am nowhere even close to my own shop but I plan to move sometime next year and maybe just maybe start something small in a garage.
In meantime I try to educate myself, research and get a general idea of what is needed to set up a shop.
For those of you who grind what do you use for air filtration

The way I envision this is:

a grinding area would be in a separate, ideally somewhat enclosed area in the shop where I would only grind and shape handles and keep blasting cabinet in.
even though I would where a mask I still would what some kind of industrial vacuum or air filter that would catch and contain as much of the dust as possible.
I have no idea what they are or how much they cost.
Any suggestions pics of your own set up are welcome.

THX
 
If at all possible, don't filter the air...get rid of it. Exhaust the air from the shop outside, and bring in fresh air from a vent that is three to four times the size of the exhaust port. Dust from the grinders can be collected with a large shop vac....which should have its exhaust vented outside, too. A 1HP to 1.5HP shop vac system with a cyclone trap that is exhausted directly outside ( no filter bag) will move much more air and remove much more fine particulate that any bag/filter system. Having a properly sized air inlet vent is very important to avoid negative air pressure.

In a shop that must be more sealed, either due to close neighbors, or cold weather, use a cyclone filter system on the dust collector and a fine filter bag on the main collector. A hanging, self contained shop air filter with a timer can run while the shop is in use, and for a few hours after you leave. These are very affordable from places like woodcraft.
 
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Greetings,
I second Pentz site. I am currently building this system right now. At 5000 feet per minute though a 6" duct it is quite an impressive system.

Dennis
 
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