Synopses & Reviews
Control the Dust and Breath Easier Wood dust in not only messy and annoying, it can pose countless health and safety hazards in the home workshop. Weekend woodworkers can develop allergies that will only worsen with increased exposure, and any random spark can turn a pile of dust into a serious fire hazard. Getting wood dust-especially the fine dust-under control is a critical and necessary step in any productive woodshop. As part of the Tool Smarts Series from American Woodworker, Woodshop Dust Collection is a must-have book for all woodworkers, regardless of skill level. It covers everything you need to know to set-up a safe, clean, work environment. This helpful guide includes expert information on: " The five simple rules for a dust free shop " Finding the right vacuum for your workspace " How to minimize dust from portable power tools " Dust collection systems, air compressors, and air scrubbers " Practical solutions for making tools work cleaner
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' an excellent guide.' 'Highly recommended!'
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Dust control never sounds very exciting until you're swimming in dust - this book will help you plan ahead. Written in a fun, yet informative style with hundreds of color photographs, it shows you how to get tough with that most persistent of woodworkers' foes. Whether you use an ordinary shop vacuum, or a top-of-the-line collector, you'll learn the shortcuts to getting the most draw from any system, with any tool. It's loaded with clever solutions, like building an inexpensive muffler box for your noisy shop vac, and it will tell you everything you'll need to know when shopping for a dust collector.
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Tired of wood dust coating everything in your garage or workshop? A good dust-control system can eliminate the mess. This small, concise book illustrates several options for the home woodworking shop, from the best use of your shop vac to tool-specific systems and shop-wide air filtration. Great illustrations show how each system works, along with simple installation instructions and clever tips. Highly recommended for any woodworking collection.
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, in this case the new book spurred our item on static electricity which of course prompted our story on spontaneous combustion. In this issue of ShortCuts Book Review, the authors have nailed the subject of dust control perfectly. Most of us woodworkers know of the dangers of sawdust, the toxicity, the static dangers, the mess etcetera. The books' editors have listed an excellent selection of shop vacuums describing the pros and cons of each. A necessary blast gate for portable vacuums is described and machines with tool activated switches are featured as well. Beefing up your shop vacuum and cutting down on the noise are chapters that are a must-read. Determining the size of a built-in dust collection system for your particular shop could be a big money saver along with the chapter on installation tips. This is an excellent book and should be consulted before even considering some sort of dust collection gear.
Synopsis
Improve the air quality in your woodworking shop with this up-to-date manual on dust collection. Learn how to layout and install a central dust unit that will capture dust and wood chips at the source, direct them into a central can for disposal, and then return filtered air to the shop. Other collection methods such as whole shop air filtration and attaching a shop-vac to tools are included. Three plans for different air scrubbers that readers can build themselves are also detailed. These methods make clean up easier, leaving more time for woodworking, and, more importantly, help woodworkers avoid known lifetime health hazards, such as nasal and lung cancer, that are caused by tiny wood particles and abrasive dust. This is a practical and important guide for all woodworkers.
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Avoid known lifetime health hazards, such as nasal and lung cancer, that are caused by tiny wood particles and abrasive dust with this practical and important guide for all woodworkers on improving the air quality in their shop. Get wood dust under control with tips for finding the right shop vacuum, dust collector, and air scrubber. Includes practical solutions for making tools work cleaner.
About the Author
Since 1985, American Woodworker magazine is the premier magazine for woodworking, having featured every top woodworker in the country. Both technical and accessible, the magazine has a circulation of 275,000, with more than 150 issues in their backlist.
Table of Contents
Hazards of Wood Dust Vacuum the Dust *Shop Vacuums *Blast Gate Manifold for Vac Hoses *Shop Vacuums for Portable Power Tools *Soup Up Your Shop Vacuum *Dedicated Dust Collection *Muffle Your Shop Vac Collect the Dust *Central Dust Collection *Those Blasted Gates *Turn Your Dust Collector on its Head *Dust Bag Hangers *Clever Duct Tricks *Dust Collectors for a Small Shop *Cartridge Dust Filters *Random-Orbit Filter Cleaner *Wide-Mouth Dust Collection *Tool Test: Cyclone Dust Collectors *Remote Control for Your Dust Collector Tool Solutions *Dust Collection Tips *Dust-Free Band Saw *Anti-Slip Dust Collection Table *Dust Collection for Routers *Handy Blast Gate Lever *Capture Tablesaw Dust Clean the Air *Tool Test: Shop Air Cleaners *Air Scrubber Trio *No-Hassle Filter Cleaning *Electrostatic Prefilter Advantages Compressed Air *Tool Review: Small Air Compressors *Plumb Your Shop with Air Sources Index