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All About Dust Collection
December 17, 2012

Learn how to protect your lungs with top-notch dust collection tips and techniques.
Collect Dust When Sanding on the Lathe
October 19, 2012

Sanding a turned piece on the lathe is a messy, potentially dangerous job. To help catch the dust, I made a portable device with a plastic dust hood (amazon.com and…
Quick-Change Dust-Collection Manifold
September 21, 2012

For years, I tried to equip my shop with a convenient dust-collection system for multiple machines. First, I engineered a system with seven machines permanently connected. But each time I…
Boom Arm for a Shop Vacuum
July 18, 2012

To help keep my bench clean, I built this boom arm that lets me reach every corner of the work surface with a vacuum hose while keeping the hose up…
Quick Tip for Cleaning Blades and Bits
May 23, 2011

I’ve been a professional woodworker and CNC operator for years. When we send our blades and bits out to be sharpened, the sharpening service first dips them into a strong…
Fit Any Power Tool to Your Shop Vac
May 20, 2011

A simple adapter makes hooking up portable power tools to your dust-collection system that much easier.
Rockler- Downdraft Table Panels
January 1, 2010

Downdraft panels clear the air
Closet Muffles Cyclone’s Roar, and Backlight Shows When Bucket is Full
October 9, 2009

A cyclone dust collector is great, but it can be noisy and it’s hard to tell when the dust bin is filled without lifting the lid. But if you overfill…
Dust-Proof Any Table Saw
May 1, 2009

Enclose the saw, direct the dust, and you'll clear the air
Drain Snake Brings Blast Gates Within Reach
January 29, 2009

My friend, who is 80 and still an active woodworker, installed a new dust collector in his shop. His system has a remote on/off switch, but he still had to…

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