[Jim Gillen]

Just starting to look into some type of additional air filtration to get rid of some of the fine dust that comes from our solid surface and cabinet business.  I feel we are getting good dust collection…..Also have gone to a few Festool sanders…. but some processes my guys just don’t seem to use the vacuums and/or they are too bulky to use or certain apps.  We also build/machine cabinets and trim here.  Wondering what type of additional dust purifiers are being used out there?

[Andy Graves]

There are room filters you can purchase that will cycle the air and clean the airborn dust that get by the tool vacuum. I think you are right about capturing the dust around tool rather than letting it get into the air.

[JasonCarr]

This month wood craft has a Rikon Air scrubber on sale for 269.99. Its good for smaller shops but this company and Jet both make a larger model that will scrub up to 2000 sq ft down to 1 micron. The filters are easy to clean and they come with a remote so you can just walk around turning them on in the morning and off at night.

[JasonCarr]

and yes woodcraft is expensive  but If you want to go touch something adn play with it before you buy it  its a great place to shop…

There are other  places online that sell way cheaper

[KCWOOD]

Jason, when I was mass producing thousands of wood components, dust was a major problem. Having the right cfm at each tool is a must. I know what you mean about sometimes you can’t sand where there is a vac. 

I built a simple downdraft table, 30×96 , put pegboard on top, hooked a couple 3″ lines to it. We were amazed at how a simple table would create a draft surrounding the area, and almost all the dust was suck in. 

Of course they make some nice downdraft tables, for many$$$ but what I used for years was cheap and functional. 

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