Dust Collectors

Thanks Fish, I sure will give them a look.

I'm getting close to deciding as the electrical inspections are done, and the power company should be here in the next week or so. Insulation goes in today!
 
get a cyclonic separator, and use metal wherever you can. Having had one dust collection fire in my basement, it's not something that is very fun. I only use the dust collector for metal, I use my shop vac for wood dust.

Get yourself a latching on/off pedal for your collector too, it makes it MUCH more convenient to use.

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Justin, I really like the look of the base wall of stacked stone in your shop. Is that a basement of your house? Looks like you've got dust collection cornered pretty well. I tried a dust deputy once, but once I tried a clear vue cyclone, I will never look back.
 
Justin, I really like the pic you posted. IT gives me a great look at the pieces used to transition form small to larger diameters. Awesome example. thanks
 
Fish30114 said:
Justin, I really like the look of the base wall of stacked stone in your shop. Is that a basement of your house? Looks like you've got dust collection cornered pretty well. I tried a dust deputy once, but once I tried a clear vue cyclone, I will never look back.
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That's my basement wall. My house is real old >_<
 
I talked to Bill Pentz recently and one of the ideas that came up was to build a clear plastic box (e.g. using plexiglass from Home Depot) pretty tight around the grinder and vent it directly to the outdoors with a strong fan. The clear plastic panel on the front of the box would have two large holes cut in the front with large rubber gloves attached so that the material inside could be manipulated. The box would have an inlet hole for clean air to come into the box, and an outlet hole that leads to the outdoors via HVAC ducts. The fan would be in the ducts between the box and the exterior wall of the shop, so that the fan sucks the dusty air out of the box directly to the outdoors. The idea is to allow as little dust as possible to get into the ambient air in the workshop in the first place (and if it did, a dust collector like the ClearVue would filter that dust out). Anyone done this? I'm wondering if building a box around the grinder is practical for knifemaking.
 
So basically put the grinder inside a sand blasting cabinet. Seems a bit overboard tbh.

Ted01 said:
I talked to Bill Pentz recently and one of the ideas that came up was to build a clear plastic box (e.g. using plexiglass from Home Depot) pretty tight around the grinder and vent it directly to the outdoors with a strong fan. The clear plastic panel on the front of the box would have two large holes cut in the front with large rubber gloves attached so that the material inside could be manipulated. The box would have an inlet hole for clean air to come into the box, and an outlet hole that leads to the outdoors via HVAC ducts. The fan would be in the ducts between the box and the exterior wall of the shop, so that the fan sucks the dusty air out of the box directly to the outdoors. The idea is to allow as little dust as possible to get into the ambient air in the workshop in the first place (and if it did, a dust collector like the ClearVue would filter that dust out). Anyone done this? I'm wondering if building a box around the grinder is practical for knifemaking.
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Justin.Mercier said:
So basically put the grinder inside a sand blasting cabinet. Seems a bit overboard tbh.
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I don't think building a cabinet around the grinder is very common, but for those who might need a little extra dust protection, I was wondering if anyone had tried it and found that the panel in front with 2 gloves was too restrictive for day-to-day grinder use. It might be OK because the cabinet gloves are pretty big.
 
Quick question. I understand the risk in using the same dust collector for wood and metal. What about other handle material like Micarta and G10. I am not too worried about wood dust in the garage, but I really want to collect these other materials. Is it a danger to use my metal dust collector hooked up to the grinder when using those other materials? Thanks.
 
I'm building a new shop, roof is finally on and Its time to start thinking about floor plan and machine placement N...etc. and I want to get a dust collector.....I'm looking for recommendations as to what type, company etc.

I'm finding various brands from 100 bucks to many thousands..... any advice or opinions from makers or machinists would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Bigjohn
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Have you ever tried cyclone dust collectors?
 
Justin.Mercier said:
get a cyclonic separator, and use metal wherever you can. Having had one dust collection fire in my basement, it's not something that is very fun. I only use the dust collector for metal, I use my shop vac for wood dust.

Get yourself a latching on/off pedal for your collector too, it makes it MUCH more convenient to use.

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I'm more interested in the cute surface grinder in the background on the left. Need, want.
 
Hey, man. Don't worry, because it's clear, the nobody knows everything what for such forums exist. It goes without saying, that not only you have met problems during choosing dust collector. Frankly speaking, I want to recommend you to buy the cyclone one, because of its improving of the working conditions which highly affect your breathing and health in general. You can view the list of models on [spam removed] and make your own conclusions about them. Hope I could help you, man.
 
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