My Health Problems Started with Headaches, Coughing and Dizziness. Sudden coughing attacks, constant headaches and dizziness plagued me every time I went into my shop. My health continued to get worse and cramping in my back made it impossible to work for any length of time. Also, the wood dust made me sick; I developed … Continue reading Improve Dust Collection (Part One, Identify the Problems)
In addition to collecting dust a good miter saw station needs level cutoff supports on both sides of the saw. “With a few modifications to the tops of my two metal tool cabinets, they made excellent cutoff supports. Since I already owned them, using them for the cutoff supports saved me a lot of space … Continue reading Miter Saw Station with Dust Collection and Cutoff Support.
The first step in controlling wood dust is to capture it at the source. A typical shop will have a shop vacuum and a dust collector with its duct work, collection hoods and filters. Many shops will also include a wood chip Seperators. The following article discusses how I worked with each of these to … Continue reading Stay Healthy, Improve Dust Collection, Part 3
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