[SML] Shop dust collection

[dale]

No specific brand comments.  All the makers have their really good ones and their cheapies.   The noise issue is a big one.  While you can put a vacuum next to each tool, this is noisier and becomes an attractive borrowing for an indefinite period nuicence. They will be borrowed by various folks and some of them will never come back.     
Put in a big central sucker, with a fan motor that is not in the dust collection paths.    Get a floor sweeping gate someplace convienent and a long vacuum hose with attachments so you can suck up dust not on the floors.  Duct work is cheap in the long run. 
 Well worth the investment is putting the dust vac on your power tools master power bus.  So you can shut off all the power tools and the vacuum with the emergency stop buttons.   An interlock with building fire alarm to automatically stop the system when fire alarm is sounded.  Sawdust can make a dust explosion, which would ruin your whole day.  
Dale



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From: Bill Potter via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> 
Date: 9/21/16  10:20  (GMT-05:00) 
To: stagecraft at theatrical.net 
Cc: Bill Potter <bpotter at sps.edu> 
Subject: [SML] Shop dust collection 

We’re FINALLY adding dust collection to our scene shop and I thought I’d check in and see what folks like.

At this point, I think we’d like to go with one overhead general ambient filter (with a remote) for general dust collection from the air and individual vacs for each stationary power tool. Any specific brands that you like (or ones to avoid) would be great to hear about.

Cheers and thanks in advance,

Bill Potter
Arts TD, St. Paul’s School
Concord NH
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