dust collectors

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do you guys know where to get 1 micron bags for dust collectors? i can't find them, or 1/2micron if they exist, i like my lungs so i'm serching for the best one possible.
 
Magnum
Woodworkers Supply has a dust collector bag
that is 98% efficient for particulates larger
than 0.1 micron.
$25 to $50 depending on size.
1-800-645-9292
The latest issue of Wood Magazine has plans
for a whole shop air filtering system.
You might want to check it out.

Take care
Charles
 
Something to consider, I took a small hobby type oil-less air compressor, rigged it up with a small hose then plumbed it into a 3M disposable dust mask, placed the compressor outside the work area, it creates a positive air supply, it also keeps yer glasses from fogging up and keeps your lungs happy. I had to do something, my wife Audra, apprenticed in Ed Fowlers shop and inhaled way too much sheep horn dust(real nasty stuff!)her lungs were getting in pretty bad shape. This contraption keeps her working without too many problems, she's now taking Claritin and Singulair and packs an inhaler with her... take care of your lungs...We have installed a dust collector, and an air filter system, combined with this positive air supply and have made the work place a lot safer. On a side note, if you forge, invest in a carbon monoxide detector, the ones with a read out that up-dates every couple of minutes, this stuff sneaks up on you, and can kill!! almost found that out the hard way, but thats another story, take care..
 
thanks mike, i'll make sure to take care of em' my brother is always worring about this, i think he's nuts, but he has persauded me to buy one. he works the handles most of the time, i have been recently though, becuase of the different work times. he's going to buy use one massive dust collector. and air filtration.
 
Magnum,
You can get a great filter system from woodcraft. Its on their website www.woodcraft.com (its in their online catalog under safety) . They have dust collectors and bags too, but you'll have to order their catalog. I'll try and find a woodworkers store catalog and get their number. They have stuff to build custom dust collecting systems and add on to what you have. I can't find the catalog right now though.

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Hey you young guys (man that makes me feel old) I've been a woodworker for 20 years or better, started when I was very young. protect your lungs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once that stuff gets down there it aint never going to leave. I wish I had been as smart as you guys.


John Yeackley


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thanks for the advice, i plan on buying a good $200 respirator with face sheild, just don't have the money to spend on it right now.
 
grizzly importer has apretty fair looking line of dust collecters i think the web address is grizzly industrial I'll keep watching since I just moved and am setting up shop in house for the first time so dust is going to be a even hotter item for awhile merry Christmas Gary
 
There's a respirator in the woodcraft catalog too. It has a full face shield and the air circulates down from the top by your forehead so you don't feel like darth vader.The blower hangs on a belt and is battery powered.

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i like breathing like darth vader. it sounds cool. it has a blower? what hp is the grizzly? thanks guys.
 

It has a beltpack that filters air and blows it through a hose to the visor/face shield.It just keeps fresh air blowing down from your forehaed out of the mask. That way the shield doesn't fog up and you don't have to wear anything over your mouth and nose.

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I am looking for a dust collection system. Can a wood working system work for our needs?
I would think that the hot metal might catch the bags or filters on fire. I am looking for something small and quite that I could move from tool to tool as needed. Any suggestions?
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Regards,
Glenn
 
I was wondering about the sparks with a dust collection system designed for wood working shops too. I would really hate to have to rebuild and replace a bunch of equipment. Does anyone have any info on the type system a knifemaker needs? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks
Tom
 
If your just going to move it from tool to tool, use a shop vac. Get one with a lot of power and buy adaptors to let the hoze get a good fit up with the dust collection hole on your tool. I wouldn't worry to much about the sparks. I don't think they're big enough chunks to hold heat all the way through the hoses and into the bag. And most of the stuff should get caught in the bag before it reaches the filter. You could also add a cyclone canister to your system. Its pretty much a metal trashcan that has the in and out hoses going into the top through the lid so that they form a cyclone in the can. Its used to catch the bigger pieces before they reach the bag.That way bags last longer. The steel dust from grinding is probably heavy enough to get caught in one and never reach the bag.

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Matt,
Thanks for the info. That was a simpler solution than I had imagined. Can you get shop vacs with decent filters though? Are the adaptors readily available? I would think that some of the dust would just be blown back out though a shop vac.

Regards,
Glenn
 
The stock filter on shop vacs aren't always the best. If you get a name brand though, some companies make better replacement filters for them. I think I even saw HEPA filters for craftsmen.
Also, most of the tools
I have are just a 2 1/4" fit up for the dust collection hoses. All you have to do is find a reducer like you use to put small attachmants on, it may even come with the shop vac.
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[This message has been edited by Matt Shade (edited 28 December 1999).]
 
Dust Collectors:

I have several shop vacs hooked up to different tools.

I replaced the factory filters with the super fine size lifetime filters. They even catch the tiny dust from ash and sheet rock. They are available at most home centers and most tool supply houses.

When they get clogged [you can hear the vac straining] you simply take off the filter and blow it off [outside] with your compressor. They are also washable, but they take FOREVER to dry.

The lifetime filters usually last me 4 or 5 years.

The shop vacs move enough air to cool the contents enough not to burn the filters.

These are cheap [I think about $24.00 last time], effective, easy and LOUD.

Good Luck
Dave
 
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