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Incubator Q&A Collecting sawdust in a garage

0 answers · posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭ · edited 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

Question home-improvement woodworking garage dust-management

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matthewsnyder‭ · 2023-10-03T00:07:56Z (about 1 year ago)

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I want to do woodworking in my garage, but when I've done this before it created a lot of sawdust and everything else in the garage got very dusty. This is really annoying when doing polyurethane coats. I also don't really like breathing it in, even if I'm wearing a mask. Currently I solve the problem by doing all the work in the yard, and then carrying everything back in when I'm done.
Many of my tools have dust ports so I figure I can get some kind of vacuum to suck the sawdust as it is created, and keep it from going all over the place.
I've seen cheap shop vacs that advertise 60-80 CFM. More expensive ones advertise up to 150 CFM or so. Then there are also "dust collectors" which seem like an analogous device, albeit with different construction, and advertise 600+ CFM. ~600 sounds a lot better than ~100, plus I've read online that dust collectors are specialized for sawdust so they're better at it.
I've also seen people mount air purifiers, that usually look like a box hanging on the ceiling, to gradually clean the air. [This article](https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodworking-tips-1605may/dtew/dtew1.html) describes one used for cigar bars. There are also home purifiers like [Levoit Core 300](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VVK39F7).
1. Is buying a ~600 CFM dust collector and plugging it to the dust port of my table saw etc. going to make it so that no dust is spread in my garage from working on wood? Mind, I'm not getting the quality ones, but a cheap one for <$200.
2. Is the ~100 CFM shop vac going to be much worse than the ~600 CFM dust collector in the dust port?
3. Does it make sense to buy the air filter first, or the dust collector? Which will have more impact on the dust?
4. Will a home-use purifier like the Levoit linked above be as good as a commercial one like the Rabbit Air?
5. If I install a dust collector and an air purifier both, will my garage now be dust-free no matter how much lumber I saw, route and sand inside? Or am I better off investing in some carts and portable benches so I can continue working outside?

I want to do woodworking in my garage, but when I've done this before it created a lot of sawdust and everything else in the garage got very dusty. This is really annoying when doing polyurethane coats. I also don't really like breathing it in, even if I'm wearing a mask. Currently I solve the problem by doing all the work in the yard, and then carrying everything back in when I'm done.
Many of my tools have dust ports so I figure I can get some kind of vacuum to suck the sawdust as it is created, and keep it from going all over the place.
I've seen cheap shop vacs that advertise 60-80 CFM. More expensive ones advertise up to 150 CFM or so. Then there are also "dust collectors" which seem like an analogous device, albeit with different construction, and advertise 600+ CFM. ~600 sounds a lot better than ~100, plus I've read online that dust collectors are specialized for sawdust so they're better at it.
I've also seen people mount air purifiers, that usually look like a box hanging on the ceiling, to gradually clean the air. [This article](https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodworking-tips-1605may/dtew/dtew1.html) describes one used for cigar bars. There are also home purifiers like [Levoit Core 300](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VVK39F7).
1. Is buying a ~600 CFM dust collector and plugging it to the dust port of my table saw etc. going to make it so that no dust is spread in my garage from working on wood? Mind, I'm not getting the quality ones, but a cheap one for <$200.
2. Is the ~100 CFM shop vac going to be much worse than the ~600 CFM dust collector in the dust port?
3. Does it make sense to buy the air filter first, or the dust collector? Which will have more impact on the dust?
4. Will a home-use purifier like the Levoit linked above be as good as a commercial one like the Rabbit Air?

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matthewsnyder‭ · 2023-10-01T03:00:33Z (about 1 year ago)

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I want to do woodworking in my garage, but when I've done this before it created a lot of sawdust and everything else in the garage got very dusty. This is really annoying when doing polyurethane coats. I also don't really like breathing it in, even if I'm wearing a mask. Currently I solve the problem by doing all the work in the yard, and then carrying everything back in when I'm done.
Many of my tools have dust ports so I figure I can get some kind of vacuum to suck the sawdust as it is created, and keep it from going all over the place.
I've seen cheap shop vacs that advertise 60-80 CFM. More expensive ones advertise up to 150 CFM or so. Then there are also "dust collectors" which seem like an analogous device, albeit with different construction, and advertise 600+ CFM. ~600 sounds a lot better than ~100, plus I've read online that dust collectors are specialized for sawdust so they're better at it.
I've also seen people mount air purifiers, that usually look like a box hanging on the ceiling, to gradually clean the air. [This article](https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodworking-tips-1605may/dtew/dtew1.html) describes one used for cigar bars. There are also home purifiers like [Levoit Core 300](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VVK39F7).
1. Is buying a ~600 CFM dust collector and plugging it to the dust port of my table saw etc. going to make it so that no dust is spread in my garage from working on wood? Mind, I'm not getting the quality ones, but a cheap one for <$200.
2. Is the ~100 CFM shop vac going to be much worse than the ~600 CFM dust collector in the dust port?
3. Does it make sense to buy the air filter first, or the dust collector? Which will have more impact on the dust?
4. Will a home-use purifier like the Levoit linked above be as good as a commercial one like the Rabbit Air?
~~5. If I install a dust collector and an air purifier both, will my garage now be dust-free no matter how much lumber I saw, route and sand inside?~~

I want to do woodworking in my garage, but when I've done this before it created a lot of sawdust and everything else in the garage got very dusty. This is really annoying when doing polyurethane coats. I also don't really like breathing it in, even if I'm wearing a mask. Currently I solve the problem by doing all the work in the yard, and then carrying everything back in when I'm done.
Many of my tools have dust ports so I figure I can get some kind of vacuum to suck the sawdust as it is created, and keep it from going all over the place.
I've seen cheap shop vacs that advertise 60-80 CFM. More expensive ones advertise up to 150 CFM or so. Then there are also "dust collectors" which seem like an analogous device, albeit with different construction, and advertise 600+ CFM. ~600 sounds a lot better than ~100, plus I've read online that dust collectors are specialized for sawdust so they're better at it.
I've also seen people mount air purifiers, that usually look like a box hanging on the ceiling, to gradually clean the air. [This article](https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodworking-tips-1605may/dtew/dtew1.html) describes one used for cigar bars. There are also home purifiers like [Levoit Core 300](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VVK39F7).
1. Is buying a ~600 CFM dust collector and plugging it to the dust port of my table saw etc. going to make it so that no dust is spread in my garage from working on wood? Mind, I'm not getting the quality ones, but a cheap one for <$200.
2. Is the ~100 CFM shop vac going to be much worse than the ~600 CFM dust collector in the dust port?
3. Does it make sense to buy the air filter first, or the dust collector? Which will have more impact on the dust?
4. Will a home-use purifier like the Levoit linked above be as good as a commercial one like the Rabbit Air?
5. If I install a dust collector and an air purifier both, will my garage now be dust-free no matter how much lumber I saw, route and sand inside? Or am I better off investing in some carts and portable benches so I can continue working outside?

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matthewsnyder‭ · 2023-10-01T02:57:24Z (about 1 year ago)

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Collecting sawdust in a garage

I want to do woodworking in my garage, but when I've done this before it created a lot of sawdust and everything else in the garage got very dusty. This is really annoying when doing polyurethane coats. I also don't really like breathing it in, even if I'm wearing a mask. Currently I solve the problem by doing all the work in the yard, and then carrying everything back in when I'm done.

Many of my tools have dust ports so I figure I can get some kind of vacuum to suck the sawdust as it is created, and keep it from going all over the place.

I've seen cheap shop vacs that advertise 60-80 CFM. More expensive ones advertise up to 150 CFM or so. Then there are also "dust collectors" which seem like an analogous device, albeit with different construction, and advertise 600+ CFM. ~600 sounds a lot better than ~100, plus I've read online that dust collectors are specialized for sawdust so they're better at it.

I've also seen people mount air purifiers, that usually look like a box hanging on the ceiling, to gradually clean the air. [This article](https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodworking-tips-1605may/dtew/dtew1.html) describes one used for cigar bars. There are also home purifiers like [Levoit Core 300](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VVK39F7).

1. Is buying a ~600 CFM dust collector and plugging it to the dust port of my table saw etc. going to make it so that no dust is spread in my garage from working on wood? Mind, I'm not getting the quality ones, but a cheap one for <$200.
2. Is the ~100 CFM shop vac going to be much worse than the ~600 CFM dust collector in the dust port?
3. Does it make sense to buy the air filter first, or the dust collector? Which will have more impact on the dust?
4. Will a home-use purifier like the Levoit linked above be as good as a commercial one like the Rabbit Air?
5. If I install a dust collector and an air purifier both, will my garage now be dust-free no matter how much lumber I saw, route and sand inside?

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