Having started to establish a "proper" workshop complete with bench I am
now turning my thoughts to dust extraction. I shall probably go the whole
hog in the near future but for now I have a surplus domestic vacuum
cleaner (one of those otherwise useless drag about things on wheels, not
an upright one). As we shouldn't be advertising here, all I can say about
it is that Mr Dyson knows what it is.

I intend to connect the vacuum direct to the dust outlets on the circular
saw/router/sander etc as I use them, once I have sourced suitable sized
connectors.

Does the team have any advice on my proposed use for this surplus vacuum,
and any thoughts on a more permanent dust extraction system. All my power
tools at the moment are portable but that will not always be the case.

Many thanks in advance.

Malcolm Webb

Malcolm Webb wrote:

....
...I have a surplus domestic vacuum
cleaner (one of those otherwise useless drag about things on wheels, not
an upright one). ...

I intend to connect the vacuum direct to the dust outlets on the circular
saw/router/sander etc as I use them, once I have sourced suitable sized
connectors.

It may help for clean up, but it is far too small capacity to use
directly on a machine other than, possibly. the sander. I'd recomend not
wasting the time to make the adapters for attaching it and go directly
to at least a decent sized shop vac for a saw/router, etc. as they'll
make far more chips than it will be able to handle.

"Malcolm Webb" wrote in message
o.uk...

Does the team have any advice on my proposed use for this surplus vacuum,
and any thoughts on a more permanent dust extraction system. All my power
tools at the moment are portable but that will not always be the case.

One of the best websites on dust collection is
http://billpentz.com//woodworking/cyclone/index.cfm. I suggest you begin
there.

Bob

The vacuum cleaner will not work well. Woodworking dust collection
needs to move a lot of air and an area to collect a large volume of
chips. Take a look at Grizzly or PennState DCs.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:13 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Malcolm Webb) wrote:

Having started to establish a "proper" workshop complete with bench I am
now turning my thoughts to dust extraction. I shall probably go the whole
hog in the near future but for now I have a surplus domestic vacuum
cleaner (one of those otherwise useless drag about things on wheels, not
an upright one). As we shouldn't be advertising here, all I can say about
it is that Mr Dyson knows what it is.

I intend to connect the vacuum direct to the dust outlets on the circular
saw/router/sander etc as I use them, once I have sourced suitable sized
connectors.

Does the team have any advice on my proposed use for this surplus vacuum,
and any thoughts on a more permanent dust extraction system. All my power
tools at the moment are portable but that will not always be the case.

Many thanks in advance.

Malcolm Webb