I want to improve my dust collection for a small shop - Recommendations

[22h2]

Hi Stacy, I can't take credit for the project, I found it on youtube, but I built a unit identical to the one in the video and it works really well, I believe the filter is rated Merv 14, and it can be cleaned and reused once it gets dirty.

Thanks

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Yes, I saw that the chap cleaned it out just like I do my large drum filters. Take them outside and bang then a bunch then turn the leaf blower on them. It does make a HUGE cloud of dust, so I do it when no one is outside, and the wind isn't going toward the neighbors.

 

[Fixedwing]

My shop inside the curtain is 9' x 13'. I run a WEN shop air filter system and have a vacmaster and a bucket currently. It isn't terrible but it isn't great. So after posting I did a little more research and calling around and I'm pretty settled on adding the Magna-Matic Mag-200 dust collector. The salesman says if I get the 4" inlet it'll easily handle my grinder I'll just have to duct it with cutoffs for both vertical and horizontal grinding. He said have a main duct that can also help filtration of the shop when not using the grinder so that's a big plus! I also plan to upgrade my shopvac to a HEPA dust extractor unit. I'm looking at the Festool CT 15. It has nearly twice the CFM capability of the shopvac and a little more quiet too. I'll use this for general cleanup, mill spoils collection and on the smaller disk and bandsaw box. Should be a pretty rock sold set-up for this tiny space! I'll update down the road once it get it all in place.

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Did you ever install the Magna Matic 200? If so, how effective is it? I'm putting a shop together and this system has caught my attention.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

All of these must work- there is no dust in any of the shop pics!

 

[Signalprick]

Did you ever install the Magna Matic 200? If so, how effective is it? I'm putting a shop together and this system has caught my attention.

It was not a great experience. It caught or caused multiple small fires. One was bad enough to destroy the unit. The company replaced it free of charge because he was terrified of a law suit. I can't recommend it for knifemakers. Airflow isn't great with it either. I recently built a new shop, 27' x 15' and installed the Grizzley unit with ducting for 2 grinders and it is fantastic!

 

[Scott Hanson]

It was not a great experience. It caught or caused multiple small fires. One was bad enough to destroy the unit. The company replaced it free of charge because he was terrified of a law suit. I can't recommend it for knifemakers. Airflow isn't great with it either. I recently built a new shop, 27' x 15' and installed the Grizzley unit with ducting for 2 grinders and it is fantastic!

Which Grizzly model did you get if you don't mind me asking. I've been looking at them.

 

[Signalprick]

Which Grizzly model did you get if you don't mind me asking. I've been looking at them.

I got this one. Its loud but man it has excellent suction! You better have positive control of a belt when changing or that thing will be gone in a flash. Lol. Also bought the 4" ducting they sell for it which is absurdly expensive but very easy to put together and run.

 

[Scott Hanson]

I got this one. Its loud but man it has excellent suction! You better have positive control of a belt when changing or that thing will be gone in a flash. Lol. Also bought the 4" ducting they sell for it which is absurdly expensive but very easy to put together and run.

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I didn't see this one advertised by Grizzly, does it clean the air at the same time it collects dust from your grinders? I was looking at this one from Grizzly as a replacement for my Jet that just stop working. It's capable of filtering down to 0.1 micron at 1400 cfm.
I made one a while back from a U-Tube post I seen here I think it was in this thread actually, I bought a 3000 cfm blower from Vevor and large Wynn hepa filter with a smaller filter on top. It works great but it's loud, I just wheel it next to what ever machine I'm working with and turn it on while I'm working.

 

[jfk1110]

I didn't see this one advertised by Grizzly, does it clean the air at the same time it collects dust from your grinders? I was looking at this one from Grizzly as a replacement for my Jet that just stop working. It's capable of filtering down to 0.1 micron at 1400 cfm. View attachment 3166107
I made one a while back from a U-Tube post I seen here I think it was in this thread actually, I bought a 3000 cam blower from Vevor and large Wynn hepa filter with a smaller filter on top. It works great but it's loud, I just wheel it next to what ever machine I'm worn with and turn it on while I'm working.View attachment 3166116

That's pretty damn cool.......