dust collection at your grinder

[Bernie May]

Do you use your central dust collector at your tool grinder or do you just let the filings fall freely? Any fears of hot metal going into your collector?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Bernie - I have my grinder mounted on a homemade pedestal which raises it about 4' off the floor. I do not use the dust collector at the grinder - instead I wait until I am done with the turning and then use the shop-vac to clean up the grinder area.

[Bernie Weishapl]

I wouldn't put a DC on my grinder because you are liable to start a marshmellow roast in your DC. I do like Steve does and use the shop vac at the end of the day when I know they are cool.

[Steve Clardy]

Shop vac, after the sparkies have had a chance to cool off

[Ken Fitzgerald]

No DC near my grinder for the reasons stated above......You could end up with a smoldering fire in your DC.

[Matt Meiser]

There are dust collectors designed for metal, but no way I would vacuum them into my DC or shop vac hot.

[Tyler Howell]

No DC!!!! I have a dedicated shop VAC with a home made water bath seperator (designed for sanding sheat rock).

[Jack Savona]

I usually try to use the shop vac when I'm dressing the wheels to keep the glass (or sand) particles coming off the wheel out of the ambient air. Dangerous stuff!

Jack