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Tool: Filter Shaker Shop Now  Manufacturer: Meyer Woodworks MSRP: $199+ I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: my dust collection system is one of my favorite things in my shop. It could [...]

Three weeks ago, I decided to check the small shop vac I had hooked up to my Delta bandsaw. To my surprise, it was packed full of sawdust—years’ worth of fine shavings quietly captured since I [...]

Tool: FitsAll Hose Kit with Bushings Shop Now  Manufacturer: Mullet Tools MSRP: $100 I was a bit skeptical when I saw the Mullet FitsAll Hose Kit. Not that it wouldn’t be good, but that the [...]

This dust collection cart houses a vacuum and cyclonic dust separator for an efficient, clean workstation. Project #2509 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 2 Days • Cost: $180 Every inch of space in [...]

Do the clothes really make the man? Try taking a tip from turners and dress up for dust. Wear a jumpsuit and a face shield when you can’t collect sawdust at the source. This is the outfit turners [...]

This fence is designed to be used at a drill press or router table, and features built-in dust collection for keeping your shop, and lungs, clean. Project #2505 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 2 [...]

I have a couple tools from which I frequently remove the dust collector hoses. I got tired of getting out my screwdriver and cranking out the adjustment bolt every time. After a bit of [...]

Tool: OSHA-Compliant Dust Extractor Shop Now  Manufacturer: Hercules MSRP: $349.99 I continue to be impressed with the leaps and bounds that Harbor Freight has made in the power tool [...]

While lounging at the pool one afternoon, I had an inspiration. I “borrowed” one of my kids’ floating pool noodles, cut it into sections and used the pieces as universal connectors for vacuum [...]

Follow these best practices to get the most out of your dust collection system. I don’t think that there has been something that’s increased my enjoyment in the shop as much as getting a good [...]

Hoses and dustports come in so many different diameters that you can go crazy trying to match them up. Sometimes, you can find a hose or adapter that will fit inside a dustport, but its smaller [...]

After hooking up my new dust collector to my contractor’s saw, I found that it just didn’t pull as much air as I’d like, even after sealing up the most obvious leaks. After further inspection, I [...]