Sorry for making yet another one of these threads, but I've read all the old ones and am still undecided as to what to do, and could use some opinions.
I started getting into woodworking early this past summer and have recently completely taken over my 2 car garage. Now that it's cold I need to work inside a bit and I'm making too much dust to continue without some dust collection.
Right now I am mainly using my circular saw on rails, my router/router table, random orbital sander, miter saw, and assorted other hand power tools like drills and such. I will likely be purchasing a planer and a drill press within the next 6 months or so. At some point I know I will be getting a bandsaw but I don't know when.
I don't even own a shop vac. I am just using some disposable masks (they are NIOSH certified). I'm not willing to spend thousands yet, but a few hundred - maybe.
I have been looking at the 1 1/2 hp Steel City dust collector. Is that overkill for me now, or is it worth getting? I suppose I could roll it around and attach it to my portable tools somehow. Or should I just pick up a shop vac for now and worry about a real system sometime in the future. Or I could spend a bundle on something like the Trend Airshield and just use the vac for cleaning, and maybe get an air cleaner sometime in the future.
Can anyone help steer me in the right direction here? Thanks, any advice you have to spare is welcomed.