Dust extractor

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!

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!

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...

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…

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

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…

A simple guide to finding the best dust collector for your woodworking shop and a great tip for making these machines work better.

A dust free shop makes for healthy lungs, here's what you can do to ensure both.

Improved two stage dust collector mod I wanted a dust collector for my garage workshop. A single-stage collector just wouldn't do it: I had to have a...