
Dust Collection
Choosing, using, and maintaining a dust collection system in your woodworking shop is critical for shop safety. Find out all the tips and techniques to tame sawdust in your woodworking shop.
Choosing a dust collector can be anything but simple. We've stripped away the mumbo-jumbo to show you what you really need to know.
It's ironic: Tablesaws create dust with every cut, but that same debris can restrict the saw's ability to tilt, elevate, and make more cuts.

For quick cleanups around the shop without having to drag out the big vac, nothing beats these battery-powered vacuums.

Improve your shop’s air quality by using these helpful tips to gather dust before it becomes airborne.

MOF dust has clogged the bags of my dust collector, and I can tell the machine Isn’t pulling in as much air as it used to. What’s the best way to clean those bags?

Because my shop has several dust-producing machines close to each other, space for, and access to, individual dust-collection blast gates proved problematic.

Setting up a dust-collection system is easier than you think. Here’s how one man made it work, and how you can, too.
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