Any of the forum user owns/operates a briquette?
At what point did you decide you need a briquette thats connected to your dust extractor?
I am tired of cleaning my dust collection bag every week (there are 2 collection bags, each measures 900mm high x 600mm diameter), I used to sell the wood shavings cheap to locals whoever wants them for their pets/horse (one lady bought 10 large bags of the shavings when I queried, she said her horse is sick and needs to lie on wood shavings.)
The time required to prepare, clean and dispose the dust/shavings is too much in my thinking (need to wear full protection gear, clean the bag house bag with sticks, remove the dust bags, user a trailer to dump the shavings at local disposal yard, re fit the dust bag)
I use untreated, kiln dried timber, so if I want to sell them I guess I can do so.
This maybe an opportunity to upgrade my dust extractor as well, I bought my current extractor second hand for $600USD, it is a 4kw unit. I have been looking at the likes of Nestro NE300 or Alko PU300 (very expensive but very well made) with briquette attached, the investment on a newish (second hand) extractor and briquette is about what I make in a year with my woodwork hobby business.
my workshop is one man workshop and I have a full time job not related to my woodwork.
If you were in my position, would you invest in a new extractor and a briquette?
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