Ahoy hoy!
This is my first post and I'm super excited about it. I've had a Shopbot 8'x4' CNC router for a couple years and my Trotec Speedy 400 is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. When I first got the router I purchased a harbor freight dust collector which was very noisy and ineffective. I think it blew as much dust around my shop as it collected, so I got rid of it and have been using no dust collection with my router.
Well, the laser must be vented outside. So my thoughts are that this is a good time to get a cyclone for the router and connect the two machines exhaust together with one blower and a little ducting. The router would be blowing out only the tiniest particles left over from routing, and the laser will be spitting out wonderfully toxic fumes. The only place the two lines will meet is a Y-connector right in front of the blower and then the few feet of ducting out of the building. Is this a terrible idea? Anyone ever tried it?