Tools & Materials
Improving a Portable Chip Collector
A few adjustments will boost the efficiency and capacity of your dust collector
Oct 25, 2005
Portable two-bag chip collectors are common in many small woodshops. However, many owners don’t know that just a few upgrades can improve performance significantly.
In this video, we take a look at all of the features and applications of a portable chip collector and share secrets for maximizing collection capacity and serving a greater number of tools in your shop.
Sandor Nagyszalanczy is a writer and woodworker.
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What kind of quick connect is that?
I think you missed one of the best ways to improve a dust collector’s efficiency: add a centrifugal dust separator in-line, which removes the vast majority of dust and chips BEFORE it reaches the filter bags, greatly improving airflow and simplifying clean out.
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