You may have heard about a dust extractor for cleaning up after a woodworking project, but is there any reason to use one over the Shop Vac you already own?

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Needless to say, it was out of the question. He started by purchasing a new more efficient dust extractor and an electric log splitter, and then he built an ingenious feeder system.

An extraction hose is connected to the blade guard via a shroud and a wet-vacuum is connected to the other end. During cutting, water is delivered inside the blade guard, mixing with dust to ...

Now that you know a bit more about how these devices are different, you can probably already see some of the reasons why dust extractors are better for most woodworking applications. I've used a ...