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   WoodNuub | Feb 24, 2020 05:50pm | #1

   Questions:
   1. Are you using power tools - circular saw, drill motor, random orbit sander, jigsaw, etc., or are you using hand tools?
   2. Do you already own those tools? If you do own the power tools, do they have dust collection ports?

   I suggest a small shop-vac. These are handy for more than just the shop. You can get attachments from a woodworking source (Rockler or Woodcraft or others) that will connect the end of your shop-vac hose to the dust outlet on small power tools. The small shop-vac would be better if it allowed for the use of a dry-wall dust filter. This will help contain dust inside the bag.

   Never underestimate the power of gravity. If your shop is a dedicated space, you may be able to get by with the home vacuum that you have already.

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   Matthew_S_NY | Feb 24, 2020 07:29pm | #2

   @woodnuub
   Thanks for the quick response. My main concern is noise. Mostly I'll be using hand tools, sanding, a dremmel maybe. I think a mini shop vac will be a bit too loud? Maybe even overkill

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   curlybear | Feb 25, 2020 02:58am | #3

   I would suggest if you are looking for low noise, use a small box fan. After you find a box fan, measure to determine what size pleated furnace filter you need to look for. Put the filter on the back of the fan and attach with a small bungie cord. Marie sure the air is being pulled through the filter in the correct direction. Put the fan on your work bench close to the piece you are working on and make saw dust. The only draw back, it doesn't do much with wood chips. But, in a small space you can collect sawdust.

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   muskokalayne | Feb 25, 2020 08:01am | #4

   I have an excellent small quiet air cleaner in my small shop that might work. It’s made by Wen ...got it from Amazon... WEN 3410 3-Speed Remote-Controlled Air Filtration System (300/350/400 CFM). It has a timer so I can leave it on for an hour or two after I finish working and it shuts off automatically. You can feel the difference in the air as soon as you turn it on so it may catch the small dust and you could vac anything larger with a regular small vac - maybe even a very small shop vac designed for cleaning a car? Best of luck!

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   Matthew_S_NY | Feb 25, 2020 03:23pm | #5

   Thanks all!

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   stantheman | Feb 25, 2020 05:29pm | #6

   You can build an enclosure for a small shop vac and drastically cut down the noise. Plywood with insulation stapled around the inside. Not enough capacity in a dustbuster or small hand vac.