Dust collection is really important in my home, because my wife has a very serious breathing problem that is aggravated by airborne dust. The main electric tools I use are Festools, so I've been using a Festool vac for dust collection, and that's been fine. But now I went and got myself an 8" jointer, so I need a real dust collector.
I've just finished reading Bill Pentz's web pages about dust collection, and if I understand the info there, nothing but a cyclone collector will do.
That's a problem, because my workshop is in the basement of my home, where the ceiling height is 72" or less...and every cyclone I've looked at requires a minimum of 96". Unfortunately, it's not possible for me to raise the ceiling, lower the floor, move the DC outside, or move my woodworking operations out of the basement. Sending the dust outside is also not an option.
For what it's worth, the jointer and dust collector will be located side-by-side. The other tools that will be used with the dust collector (breadbox planer, BT3100) can be moved next to the dust collector, and only one tool will be used at a time. So ducting and blast gates won't complicate this picture.
What's the best I can do for dust collection in these circumstances? Thanks in advance.