Tool News – Oneida Dust Sentry
Oneida just announced the Dust Sentry, a high-tech way to warn you that your dust collector's barrel is full. An infrared sensor is connected to a strobe light that flashes when dust reaches [...]
Tool News – General International 1-1/2 HP Portable Cyclone
General International just announced the new 1-1/2 HP 2-stage portable cyclone (10-800CF). Mounted on large swivel casters and featuring a low profile design with a maximum height of 70 inches, [...]
Milk Jug Dust Collection
Milk Jug Dust Collection Routing makes a real mess. But, here’s a solution that won’t cost you a dime.Take a 1-gallon milk or windshield-washer container and cut a hole [...]
Upgrades for Dust Collectors
Woodtek’s coupling skirt ($30) makes it easier to dispose of the dust your collector collects. It adapts your 2- or 3-hp dust collector to a metal trash [...]
Next Generation Dust Collectors
The key to effective dust collection is something you can’t see.The tiniest dust particles are the most hazardous to your health, so the best collectors capture the [...]
One-Switch Chop Saw Station
I decked out my chop saw station with a shop vacuum for dust collection and a shop light so I can see where I’m cutting. It worked great except for one thing: I had to [...]
Tool News – Delta 1-1/2 HP Dust Collector
Delta just announced the new 1 1⁄2 HP Dust Collector, the newest addition to their line of premium dust management products. The new dust collector (model 50-786) delivers power and [...]
Tool News – American Fabric Filter Cartridge Filters
American Fabric Filter offers replacement cartridge filter elements for baghouses and dust collectors. Their replacement cartridges fit most OEM units and are manufactured to the OEM [...]
Tool News – American Fabric Filter Collection Bags
American Fabric Filter Co. offers heavy-duty bottom collection bags for dust collectors in either plastic or canvas. The 6 mil thick polybags, available in rolls of 50, are stocked in 2 standard [...]
Anti-Slip Dust-Collection Table
Anti-Slip Dust-Collection Table Here’s a pair of sanding helpers that work great together. The rug pad provides a soft anti-slip surface. The Peg-Board, combined with the holes in the rug pad, [...]
Cartridge Dust Filters
Better filtration for single-stage collectors by Dave Munkittrick The cartridge filter is the first significant improvement in single-stage dust collection in more than 30 years. Cartridge [...]
$1 Blast Gate
Adding a dust collection system to my shop was a great move, but it wasn’t cheap. I did manage to save money by making my own blast gates. The main component of [...]
