I am on a mission to improve the dust collection/ air quality in the shop.
For background, my shop consists of a 2 car garage, (25'x22'), with all of the power tools concentrated to one side. I would LIKE to run approx. 20' of 5" PVC ductwork and keep the DC parked near the garage door for extra ventilation, (and closest to the TS, jointer, and planer). That being said, I am considering moving the DC to the rear of the shop and venting outside, (assuming the HOA wont notice a 5" port on the back of the house - I'm thinking "strategic boxwoods"). Either way, I will be adding a Thien baffle before the impeller, and assuming I do not vent outside, a Wynn filter.
I have skimmed Mr. Pentz website, and while I find the info very useful, and fully understand the benefits of the system, and my assumed risk in choosing not to adopt, I do not have the tool budget, nor do I get enough shop time to justify a full blown cyclone system.
I just bought a Jet afs-1000b, (that thing is awesome) to take care of the airborne issues.
Now I'm onto the DC itself. I would love to keep it around the $300 mark, (cheap I know) but can potentially bump that a bit if a particular unit is an exceptional bang for the buck. I have no problem w/ the used market, but I havent seen many DC's pop up lately, and I would prefer to take care of this sooner rather than later.
So let's hear it folks - experience/ recommendations?
For background, my shop consists of a 2 car garage, (25'x22'), with all of the power tools concentrated to one side. I would LIKE to run approx. 20' of 5" PVC ductwork and keep the DC parked near the garage door for extra ventilation, (and closest to the TS, jointer, and planer). That being said, I am considering moving the DC to the rear of the shop and venting outside, (assuming the HOA wont notice a 5" port on the back of the house - I'm thinking "strategic boxwoods"). Either way, I will be adding a Thien baffle before the impeller, and assuming I do not vent outside, a Wynn filter.
I have skimmed Mr. Pentz website, and while I find the info very useful, and fully understand the benefits of the system, and my assumed risk in choosing not to adopt, I do not have the tool budget, nor do I get enough shop time to justify a full blown cyclone system.
I just bought a Jet afs-1000b, (that thing is awesome) to take care of the airborne issues.
Now I'm onto the DC itself. I would love to keep it around the $300 mark, (cheap I know) but can potentially bump that a bit if a particular unit is an exceptional bang for the buck. I have no problem w/ the used market, but I havent seen many DC's pop up lately, and I would prefer to take care of this sooner rather than later.
So let's hear it folks - experience/ recommendations?