Don’t fall for some of these Dust Collection gizmos!

A lot of good info , but I was really hoping you would shed some light on the dust collection for like the DeWalt planer

The Makita Dust Box deep dive was awesome. Thanks for taking the time. I still love Makita.

Tape a small cardboard box, by one of its flaps on the wall right below your hole on the wall. When you’re done, just throw the box away…….

for driling a hole in the wall - i use painters tape. Just stick a peace in kinda U shaped nest under the hole and most of the dust sticks to the tape. By mindfully pealing the tape off you can leave 99% of the dust on the tape.

Does the dewalt separator fit in the versatile workbench or is it too tall still with the casters off?

Question - How much peak HP is required for a small dust collection system? For one of those a Rigid shop vac connected to a Cyclonic Dust Separator that sits on top of a bucket. I've seen most woodworking shops bring out the huge NXT 6.0 HP BUT do you really need all that HP. Plus I have read that hp maxes out around 1.5 HP when connected to standard 120 outlets (Is that true? I’m not sure).

Subbed. You missed a great chance for some redneck mullet jokes

i've been using that six gallon Dewalt separator for a few months now, and it's perfect for my DIY garage workshop. Using it with miter and table saws, the 735 planer, router table, sanders. I use it for everything, was a solid purchase. Loaned it to neighbor that uses his own table saw frequently, and now he wants to buy his own.

If you get more than one person in your shop you can say goodbye to your stupid remote.

Auto switch is good for Piller drills sanders and power planer but agree on the on off remote

my question to you is my shop vac has a low capacity if I were to use the wet vac a wet filter could I use a dust collector as an addtional storage in case of a flooded baseement thoughts please thank you

BTW, that Dust Right separator, which would be a great buy if I were in the US, sells for 300 freakn Canadian dollars, which jokes aside, is waay more than the $120USD after conversation.

Where's #8? A 3D printed Shop Nation™ cylone dust separator you can add to a metal garbage can from Home Despot or other large vessels that attaches to a 4" shop dust collector (ie NOT a shopvac)? The Despot sells a bucket lid separator for 90 freakn dollars! Which to me seems like a rip off, plus it only works with 5G buckets. I want something I can add to a $20 metal trash can or a drum; that I'd pay $90 for not problem. Oh... and speaking of "good quality hose", I have that one! It fit perfectly with the stock Bosch dust port. It fit's ok, not great cause friction fit, with the SN™ after-market Bosch dust collector. I want the stock port adaptor!

I've had a Dust Deputy for many years and have yet to change the bag in the shop vac that it's attached to. The vacuum hose and adapters look quite nice. This is something I continue to fight with but figured I might just have to deal with it. Perhaps not anymore.

I prefer the auto switch. If it kills my vacuum, I'll buy a new one. The convenience and reduced noise while measuring is worth it for me.

One of the reasons Festool is so expensive is they pay their workers a living wage. Full time work with benefits ,and union wages.I know , I know, it reeks of socialism and you prefer cut throat capitalism .but hey,Just saying. The workers can afford to buy the tools they make.

you good !

The automatic vacuum works great on a table saw.

Aaah, he said "Good buy", not "Goodbye", this makes a lot more sense now.

Factor meals are fantastic for anyone thinking about trying them. I’m 3 weeks in and every single one has been delicious. I got them so I can make something quick instead of grubhubbing takeout on the nights I don’t feel like cooking. I also work from home and got tired of the same sandwich for lunch every day so I eat a factor meal instead.

That Delmar is just a cheap knock off of a Dustopper. I use the Dustopper PRO with a 14-gallon drum and don't need anything else for dust collection. Just wheel it around with my vacuum. I get the vast majority of the dust collected before the filter, so no complaints here. That DeWalt is expensive!! My setup is half the cost with more collection space and efficiency.

Wicked video. Super helpful. For future ones throw a price up on the screen it would be helpful (I know you gave rough estimates of prices) just makes it easier to see the value. And I wish there was a way to USA and Canada links (without you having to post two separate links in your description) anyways loved the videos. Keep em coming so creative. I love woodworking but funny enough I bought a 3D printer and have been loving all of your 3D stuff. The fact you do woodworking videos is a solid bonus.

I'm surprised you weren't printing your own solution

Been using the “Dust Right’ for 10 years. Just got the Dewalt unit recently.

Do you still use the Wen dust extractor that was under the original table? Recommend it as an affordable upgrade over shop vacs or is it about the same?

#4 wall dust....I just tape an envelope to the wall under the hole

When I'm drilling a one-off hole in (a vertical surface of) the house I use some blue tape and a sheet of paper to build a catch trough below the hole. If you've ever tried something like this by taping an edge to the wall curved to make a scoop shape, you know it only delays the mess until you try to remove the paper. The trick is to fold it lengthways about 1/4 of the way on both sides and then tuck a corner halfway down each side (like wrapping corners of a gift) so what you're left with is sort of like a corner brace that might reinforce a 2x4 butt joint (but lacking a crease at the corner). Tape one side to the wall and the mess will gather in the trough created by the other sagging side.

This trick will also work for larger access holes, which I make circular because the repair job afterward is easier and comes out better.

Incredibly Beautiful...

So your product placement is obvious

Probably the most misunderstood subject in woodworking. There is a big difference between dust collection and chip collection.

The DeWalt cyclone separator is a direct rip off of the original Oneida Air Systems Dust Deputy. Oneida did it first, and now other companies are profiting off a product they didn't design. Oh well.

Thank you for so much information so well presented with a nice bit of clowning.

I wish I bought the anti static version of the Centech hose. I use it a lot but several times I’ve felt it generate a strong static field. Something worth considering.

I bought some plugs that will respond to my Alexa. I just say "Alexa Dust" and it turns on the dust collector, and "Alexa off" turns it off. The plugs are inexpensive.

$10 for a rubber accordion dust slinky?

Thanks for the vacuum hose suggestion.

I use the blue tub from a Rockler dust cyclone as my wood scrap bucket. It was that useless. I got a Dust Deputy from Oneida that works really well. However, I’d jump on that Dewalt unit in a heartbeat!

I have one of those bucket cyclones separators. I got it at Home Depot - it’s a small gadget that fits on top of the Home Depot bucket. I don’t know why you’re saying they’re not good because mine keeps all the dust and chunks out of the vacuum cleaner filter - except, of course, for the very fine particles which are filtered out by the HEPA filter in the vacuum. The only problem I see with them is that they need to be emptied more often than the larger units - of course. I have used mine now for over six months and the vacuum filter still looks almost new. Not sure where you are getting your information but the effectiveness of one of those bucket filters has been empirically demonstrated to be extremely effective (to my total satisfaction). As a matter fact, it’s really quite surprising how well it works. I would probably not recommend it for a high-volume commercial service because of the bucket’s capacity. I’ve only emptied mine once and it really didn’t need it - it was just a show somebody very well it works.

ALSO - I do like the fact that you have separate units for separate workstations, such as saw and router etc. That’s really a good idea and would actually lend itself to using the bucket type even more.

Dust catcher- just 3D print a nozzle for your hand vac- I use a Bosch 12v mini-vac, and use a nozzle that fits around the hole. See Thingiverse for the download.
Vac connect- I standardized on the DeWalt Air-Lock system. You can easily make the tool end connectors out of waste pipe adapters, or just 3D print them. Best system on the market- locked on but can rotate.

At $10. the non-vacuum dust collector is a gimmick......at $3.99 it's a good-buy.

I absolutely love my DeWalt Cyclone Separator. I neglected it long enough to become completely full and still had almost nothing in the shop vac. 🙂

I have both the Dust Deputy and the DeWalt. The DeWalt is far superior to the dust deputy. The dust deputy captures about 50% and the DeWalt is probably around 90%. Amazingly the cost is nearly identical even though the dust deputy didn't come with a bucket. DeWalt is a great value and it's highly effective.

That 3M system is over $1600.00 dollars. $600 for a sander and $1100.00 for the vac. Thats rounding to the nearest dollar. Who can afford that in this economy? Talk about over priced.

Come on, there was fine dust, the sawdust killer, all over the vac portion of the 3M dust collector, and the bench. Did they give you that unit is that why your suggesting it? Sure it maybe better than a shop vac, but its not worth the high cost when you can get something more efficient and not as costly.

I have a shop vac based dust collection system in my small shop. I was originally using a dust topper from home Depot, and it works pretty well. Then my buddy gave me his dust deputy, and the improvement in performance is definitely noticeable.

I got an Oneida Air Systems Dust Deputy 2.5 cyclone separator last week and paired it with my Rigid shop vac. After cleaning a 6 month pile of sawdust from behind the table saw and vacuuming the rest of the shop floor including crumbling concrete, the shop vac is virtually empty and the filter only has a little dust on it! Never believed it would work so well. It is somewhat difficult to drag around so I may get the 32’ hose for that vac and park the thing in a corner. For what shop vac filters cost, and pain cleaning them this type of separator is a necessity!

Gimmick for the non vac dust collector for drywall holes. Just use a envelope taped up with painters tape below the hole location.