Venting Outside

[Selwyn]

How many of you do it with your dust extractors?

I did it over the weekend with two chip collectors on each end of the workshop. One for the planer has a dropbox in between and the other drops stuff into the bag and chucks out the fines which to be honest isn't a lot of stuff.

Wondering why I didn't do it years ago. To be honest the fine dust is so minimal ie most goes in the bag anyway there's virtually nothing outside coating anything.

But my workshop is unheated and not near a washing line!

 

[Bm101]

I do it with my Mrs all the time Selwyn. I go outside and vent like a bast*rd. I come in like a paragon of calm.

 

[MattRoberts]

I'd certainly like to, but I need a decent dust extractor with a cyclone or thien baffle before I do.

At the moment I've only got my table saw hooked up to a small one machine extractor.

 

[Rorschach]

It's something I would like to do in a future workshop. As noted by Matt you must have a cylcone/dropbox type separator to capture as much as possible.
Since I work full time in my workshop though loss of heat in the winter is a big issue so I need to design some kind of by pass system so that in good weather I can vent outside, and when it's cold I can vent internally through the filter.

 

[Woodmatt]

I am planning to vent to outside with my chip collector.I do have a Thien cyclone with a drop box in the system.Selwyn have you completely blocked of the chip collector port on the one connected to your Planer?

 

[whiskywill]

But my workshop is unheated and not near a washing line!

Oh yes you are. My wife has just started complaining about dust on her washing. I thought it was from the Sahara but now she knows, watch your back. :shock:

 

[PAC1]

Yes best thing I did. Massive difference in air quality and cleaning up. Just have to remember to empty the bag

 

[CHJ]

Have done so for years now, coarse filter bag fitted to HVLP extractor housed outside of the shop and vented at ground level, just warn visitors not to stand in front of vent if doing anything excessive in the way of fine dust.

I do live in a rural area and neighbours are not subject to direct or close exposure, field work often produces more significant dust locally.

Fortunate on the heating front as my main work area has 50% south facing glass and has automated 6" cooling ventaxia running most days even in the winter.

The cheap HVLP extractor elsewhere on the Bandsaw, Disc sander and thicknesser has its filter bag on the end of a length of 100mm hose that is placed outside the shop when in use.