Agree on both counts. I have a limited number of machines in my basement workshop and do mostly hand tool work, but the first machines I've installed are the 5HP Clear Vue CV1800 cyclone dust collector and the air cleaner per Bill Pentz's design. It always amazes me how much dust gets into the air just with hand tools, so the air cleaner is a must. The 5HP cyclone with 6" ducts to the source captures the vast majority of dust that the machines throw off. I consider these the most important machines in my shop....I had a 2hp motor and that barely sucked in half the dust from the planer, and it couldn't handle the dust from the tablesaw blade guard. I went with a 5hp clearvue and still think it's the best investment I made for keeping my shop clear. Also, I built the air cleaner per Bill Pentz design, that helps too.
The 5HP cyclone with 6" ducts to the source captures the vast majority of dust that the machines throw off.
I'll own up to being busted on this one, Jeremy! This is my "sense" of the results coupled with my reading on the topic. I don't have a Dylos particle meter to check the results here, but others have done so. At the same time, I don't notice the odor of the dust in the air that I notice after doing a fair amount of hand planing and that disappears after running the air cleaner.Just to play devil's advocate, how do you know you are collecting the vast majority of the dust that the machines throw off? We know that micro-dust particles aren't visible, so how are you measuring the dust concentration to know what you are and are not collecting. Another user, gmakra (George) has me questioning some of the "conventional wisdom".
Amen, the odor goes away after an hour or two of the air cleaner in operation.I'll own up to being busted on this one, Jeremy! This is my "sense" of the results coupled with my reading on the topic. I don't have a Dylos particle meter to check the results here, but others have done so. At the same time, I don't notice the odor of the dust in the air that I notice after doing a fair amount of hand planing and that disappears after running the air cleaner.
Amen, the odor goes away after an hour or two of the air cleaner in operation.
Jeremy that's not what I said,look I can see your point of view but the reality is that there is so much chatter about this subject matter that is not grounded in real life practice.When you say "we live in a sea of dirty air" that almost implies that we shouldn't worry about it at all. Just cut a bunch of MDF with no dust collection and no respirator, because you know, the air is dirty already so it is no big deal.