Learn the difference between a dust collector vs shop vac vs dust extractor so you can choose the right one to suck up sawdust in the workshop!

A 2 stage dust collector is essential in a workshop! It separates larger chips from the finer dust so the filter AND your lungs stay clean!

This beginner-friendly guide explains the different types of dust collection systems and helps you determine which one is best for your workshop.

In an effort to improve the dust in my shop, I decided to get a dust collector. My vacuum cart with a dustdeputy does a great job; however, I needed a larger volume of air moved to remove more dust. I thought about an individual cyclone separators such as one by Grizzly, but it was getting expensive and I think my wife would not be happy. With that, I started searching the internet and decided to really soup up a Harbor Freight Dust collector. Below is the final picture and a schematic of…

Making a Cyclone Chip Separator for a Dust Collector: A dust collector should be one of the first major purchases for any woodworking shop. Not only do they help keep things clean and tidy, they also protect your lungs from harmful airborne dust. A dust collector is only as good as it's fil…

The dust extractor features Table 1-compliant dust management solution for 1-1/8-inch SDS Plus rotary hammers Clear, durable dust box of DEWALT dust extractor ensures users can see when dust box needs to be emptied Replaceable dust nozzle to quickly change to new nozzle Drill up to 1-inch Diameter, 8-inch useable length, 10-inch overall length bits Fits into tight spaces on scissor lifts and between overhead pipes and duct work Easily adjustable depth guage for accurate anchor drilling

Tearing up a perfectly good (new) Harbor Frieght dust collector My shop has always been unorganized. Every time I would get a new tool I would just find...

Mini Cyclone: You can use a cyclone dust extractor to prevent sawdust from clogging the vacuum cleaner's filter while woodworking. I have created a mini cyclone that is perfect for small shops and is also portable. The test results have been very promising as 99%…

Here is a video on a cyclone dust collector/separator that I built in 20 minutes using a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and some spare wet-dry vac parts and hose...

Drywall Sanding Dust Collector/Separator: Drywall sanding produces lots of dust no matter how dust free your joint compound claims to be, Drywall dust will quickly clog your shop vac filter and shorten the life of your vacuum. There is a wide selection of drywall dust separators on the mar…