To each their own! But if you are really PARANOID about wood dust, go for it with one of THESE:
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To each their own! But if you are really PARANOID about wood dust, go for it with one of THESE:
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[/SIGPIC]Necessisity is the Mother of Invention, But If it Ain't Broke don't Fix It !!
I think TREND makes one like that, but ... with their own brand identity, instead of that silly "NASA" stuff, which -- frankly -- is for posers, anyway
I have been thinking of a micro-sized Thien baffle for each nostril. Each inhale would first circle the baffle before the fines drop out into my mustache.
The Sheen Baffle. You pretty funny, Neil.....
"Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."
- - Thomas Gray
I have a big fan in the back wall of my shop that I use to pull a good flow of air through the shop to keep the dust moving away from me and to the outside. Of course that is easier to do in Georgia than in some other parts of the great white North!
My Freud biscuit jointer only plugs up after about 4 slots when using the dust bag, and it only takes a couple of minutes to clean it out. So, use it for one minute and only spend two minutes cleaning it out........Obviously, I am being sarcastic. I hate the dust bag.
I couldn't have said it any better. If you feel better using dust collection when you use your biscuit cutter so be it. But Norm was pretty saftey conscious. I get so sick of you have to use the guard for this, you have to wear ear protection, you have to capture every dust particle. Our society is becoming a bunch of "pansies". Safety conscious is going over board. Pretty soon, it wont be recommended to leave the house.
Most of us rode in cars that were very very unsafe considering what we drive today, and as children were rarely in a child seat. Dont get me started about lawsuits. For some reason there is no such thing as an accident anymore, someone always has to be at fault.
I am not saying you are wrong for trying to be safe. If it makes you feel better, go for it, you will may live longer than me. But I refuse to worry about things as simple as chips from a jointer, planer, hand plane. I am more worried about sanding dust, dust from saws, and large amounts of really fine dust.
On second thought I dont know if I ever saw Norm use the guard on his table saw. I sure think that is more dangerous than not using proper dust collection on a biscuit jointer.