So, I was cutting a couple of MDF circles with my router today and although I wasn't doing alot, the fine dust made its way into our basement and some into the house. This gave the family a bit of a sneezing fit. When LOML complained, I told her I needed a dust collector to remedy that. She said, "Just do it."
So, that being said, I thought the Harbor Freight 2hp collector would be my choice based on the rave reviews on WoodNet and the price, of course. (I wouldn't consider the HF if it hadn't gotten such raves on WoodNet.)
My Question: - If I get it and buy replacement (better) bags, will this help with the fine dust? I've heard about dust collectors spreading very fine dust everywhere when run. Is there some way to remedy this?
My shop is separated from our main basement by a small window-like opening, which I will cover soon. But my shop is pretty small, so I'd like to see about locating the dust collector in the basement, near the opening and running DC pipe through it and into my shop.
With the DC in the basement, I have to be able to keep the DC from making its own mess in there.
Any help or guidance would be appreciated.