Hey everybody,
I have a relatively small, two car garage workshop running a DP, Lathe, Table Saw, Bandaw, and a lot of hand tools. I work with a lot of exotic woods, carbon fiber, epoxy, and other super-toxic materials. I am planning on getting a cyclone-style Dust Collection system that vents outside (I live in Southern California so temperature is not a problem).
Generally speaking, I prefer overkill, and don't really wanna use one of the portable systems that usually vents some fine dust even through their fancy cartridges. Also, although I'm not running any machines with huge demands, I need strong airflow to catch really fine dust (especially the toxic stuff).
I included a picture of my workshop setup. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. I'm still trying to figure out which brand I need, how many HP I need, etc.
I tried to figure out my needs at my longest run, but my results didn't make any sense, so I'm reaching out.
Important Factors:
1. Intake Port and Exhaust Port can be adjusted/rotated (necessary). I want to be able to exhaust at about a 90 degree angle to the intake, and don't want to install a system only to find that it is not configured how I need it.
2. Powerful enough to catch really fine dust from most operations.
3. Volume. The quieter the better.
a. In this same vein, I am planning on exhausting outside, and want to come up with a way to keep the noise transferred outside as low as possible (I have neighbors with small kids). I was thinking about running an exhaust pipe lined with some sound-dampening material along the inside of my garage and then having a joint take it outside.
4. Size. - Without the filters, it seems like I will be able to fit most systems in the corner of my garage, though it will be a tight fit. I'll rig up a mobile base for my DP and Bandsaw so I can pull them out to open space if necessary.
Also, I plan on using 6" S & D ducting with gradual bends (or 2 45degree bends) at each dropdown. Most of the dropdowns, including the longest run to the tablesaw will be split into two 4" ports.
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